How to dehorn a goat (Incstructions included)

[danrelle07]

thanks I will be doing mine in Feb and march. Never done it. will watch again and possibly wear ear plugs.

thanks again for the education. I have a box that I think will restrain better.

what kind of dehorner do you use? I don't have any electricity except a generator.

[wintrrwolf]

@danrelle07 ditto though I actually think having a good holder is better than a box especially if you have different sized goats. Very good video and I for one thank you for it. There will always be people who argue about dehorning, I have both horned and dehorned goats, prefer dehorned besides my registered stock cant be shown (4-H or ADGA) shows with horns.

[EErinP87]

poor lil babies. i've never done that with my goats, seems kinda mean but i have had one of my other goats gored to death so i can see it as beneficial too. you must have thick skin, i could never do anything like this.

[treasuredroperX]

@EErinP87 They are just objects to me :-)

[EErinP87]

@treasuredroperX just objects? wow. i love my goats, they're my pets....not objects. 

[TheMrsVolfie]

Thanks So much for the instructional video..we did NOT debud ours..and already at 6 months it is becoming a aggression problem..now we have to cut then down and burn them..should have done it when they were younger..How old were they when you did this?

[treasuredroperX]

@TheMrsVolfie You should debud bucks in between 3 and 4 days old, and does in between 5 and 7 days. Depending on the growth of the buds. The earlier you get them disbudded the less chance of scurs in the future. Another option (if they already have horns) would be to band the horns with testicle bands.

[TheMrsVolfie]

@TheMrsVolfie I have testicle bands..I should try this! Thanks!

[Saltysteele]

and, those that think it is cruel - which is more cruel? to give 30 seconds of pain, or hours of stuck in a fence because the horns went through but won't come back out, only to die of a broken neck?

and those that have animals that say it is cruel - get over yourself. who do you think you are that you "are smarter than the rest?" honestly you're just showing your naivety. how ignorant to think your method will work for every breed, animal, farm.

[longtail4711]

@Saltysteele Blah blah bladdy blah. I've worked with goats all my life that have had horns, and never had that happen. Good fencing makes the probability of them getting stuck pretty much nil. It's NOT THE NORM. I don't see the point in damaging part of the skull of an animal just because many humans are too lazy to create proper environments for their animals. Try being in goat rescue, you'll start loathing having to treat painful infections all the time from broken horn scurs.

[youshouldallexpire]

@longtail4711 I am inclined to agree but unfortunately that is a battle you are not going to win. I've decided to disbud the dairy kids but leave the cashmeres with their horns. I am only doing the dairy kids because it is easier to sell a disbudded goat than a horned goat.

[Saltysteele]

and, those that think it is cruel - which is more cruel? to give 30 seconds of pain, or hours of stuck in a fence because the horns went through but won't come back out, only to die of a broken neck?

and those that have animals that say it is cruel - get over yourself. who do you think you are that you "are smarter than the rest?" honestly you're just showing your naivety. how ignorant to think your method will work for every breed, animal, farm.

[Saltysteele]

and, as far as vets? good luck finding one that knows much about goats, let alone dehorning. we have a dwarf nigerian buck with scurs; he was dehorned by a vet.

[Saltysteele]

thanks for your video. we've been farmers for over 30 years, but have never had goats that needed to be dehorned (had goats, just always bought them)

we were hog farmers, farrow to finish for the best part of 30 years, clipping teeth and tails, and castrating at a day old. get it done early, as a baby animal will heal much quicker, won't remember it ever happening and will be a lot easier to handle and less complications.

those new to/never had animals - i wouldn't expect you to understand

[livinghomesteadlife]

We're dehorning our baby gygmys today. Why? 4-H won't allow my daughter to show them with horns and also because when I was a young teenager we had a delightful little weather who just loved to play by throwing his head back and trying to hook you with his horns. It wasn't his fault, he thought it was fun, but after trying unsuccessfully to curb the behavior, we had to sell him after he almost poked my little cousins eye out. Its a personal decision, but I will always have dehorned goats.

[vjhunny66]

I have a nasty little pygmy goat who sticks her horns into anything she doesn't like, including roosters, hens, other goats, dogs, stall doors, you name it...and I have had it up to here with her nastiness. I have always been against dehorning any animal, but she is coming real close to losing hers.

[janabors88]

I have had goats for 5 years, a herd of 23 with 3 Bucks.. None of my goats are disbudded save 1 who I bought that way and it was a BOTCH job.. I have had more problems with her scurs than anything. My goats have never killed anything let alone try to kill me. My farm is anti-disbud, it is a CRUEL AND SELFISH practice. I chose my herd with care and I spend time with them.. only the lazy de-form animals to make them feel safer... Grow a pair and man up, this girl isn't afraid of horns or hard work

[witchapparatus]

Poor babies! Is there nothing you can give them to dull the pain?

[ricklorieba]

This way is much more humane than with a hack saw that I see some people do it. Also, when a goat has horns they tend to get stuck in every fence around. You will spent your day freeing fence stuck goats. Also #2, nothing calls in every preditor with in 3 miles that a fence stuck goat yelling. BIG TROUBLE. Dehorn and get it over with and save your self a lot of trouble in the future.

[PSNMarksmanSniper]

dehorning is to animal as circumcision is to human lol

[longtail4711]

I think after seeing this it puts me pretty firmly in the "will not debud" camp.

[treasuredroperX]

@longtail4711 And after the process of letting your goats grow horns, they will kill anything that they dislike, including you. Better to be safe then sorry. PETA

[longtail4711]

@treasuredroperX I volunteer at a goat sanctuary. Over 1000 rescued goats have gone through with and without horns and never ONCE has ANY goat with horns ever tried to hurt anybody with them. Not even the aggressive bucks we get. We do often have to treat problems from horn scurs from bad debudding jobs though.

[treasuredroperX]

@longtail4711 Very nice, but when you have goats that are being milked twice a day, it can be very irritating to have them rush out of the door in a hurry slamming you as they come out, then there is also the problem with putting them in the milk stand, where their head gets stuck. 20 seconds of pain, for a 15 year painless life for everyone. Sounds worth it to me.

[dappledbaybeauty]

@longtail4711 I'm getting mine done tommorow but by a vet who is useing a sedation and a anisthetic.

[northstarsporthorses]

This is why we are all working towards breeding a polled goat breed. This is not fun to have to do to them. I personally hand over my $20 for the vet to use anasthetic and make it as painless as possible. I have been doing most of my own vetting for most everything else but for this I would rather not.

[treasuredroperX]

@northstarsporthorses Yeah, I just got done doing mine this year. They are just fine. The pain, instantly when you take the dehorner off goes away.

[northstarsporthorses]

This is why we are all working towards breeding a polled goat breed. This is not fun to have to do to them. I personally hand over my $20 for the vet to use anasthetic and make it as painless as possible. The poor babies.

[Mrplace001]

@northstarsporthorses Costs us $50 to get kids done with anesthetic.

[THE14ALLIZ4U]

You people are courageous (putting yourselves out there for possible criticism) but most sensible people realise that momentary hardships in life can often produce great long-term benefits. We are about to get our first goats. Thanks for the great videos.

[treasuredroperX]

@THE14ALLIZ4U Hey just to point out. It takes only about 5 seconds for the pain to go away, thats why I don't necessarily have a issue with doing this anymore. It's 10 seconds of pain, then it's all gone. I dehorned a second batch of goats yesterday and they are doing very well!

[sprawlmessiah]

Animal cruelty: starving, making fun of, pointlessly beating them.

[treasuredroperX]

@sprawlmessiah Troll?

[kalewaal]

hell fire is waiting for those evil ppl

[TheRancherbob]

Very informative. Thank you so much for the video. You gained my confidence to do it myself.

[MrShawnpow]

this is a great instructional video, I wish I could see it done in person...

I just disbudded mine and not sure I got the bud or just got the skin... I got the copper ring, but only seemed like tissue came off, seems like there is still a nub on there.... do I reburn to get rid of the nub or is the copper ring what I am looking for to be a success ?

zboyzlpi@yahoo.com if you care to answer this for me... or anyone for that matter

[peachey2021]

i have to say. out of all of the videos that i have seen this one is by far the most humane! you should be proud of yourselves i can really rell that you care for your animals! this video explains the process really good, now when we get our nubians we will know what to do. ofcourse we will have help the first few times!! lol great video thanks!

[sweetswantonbombs]

so sad. its so cute... its cry is heart shattering. it has to be done tho. at least its done while its young

[sooneybear]

What kind of dehorner do you use? I am thinking of breeding my pygmy goats..

[mustangmagick]

I still don't think it's worth the cruelty to the animal. But, oh well. Think what you want.

[sergeantsailorman]

Their cries sure do tear at your heart don't they? I grew up on a working cattle ranch, so all my early life I witnessed, and participated in all the terrible things we do to our animals so we can raise them successfully. I hate it, but it is a necessity the town folks will never understand. What surprises me the most, is how quickly the animals forgive us for being such brutes in their eyes. Wonderful creatures.

[bigj687]

@treasuredroperX I understand that your a farmer, and this is what you need to do, but why do the goats need to be de-horned? so they don't stab people?

[Videos4USArmy]

@bigj687 I really shouldn't have to explain. But yes. That is why. Having a goat as a pet with horns is very dangerous. Also when we Milk them, we wouldn't be able to with the horns because they would be stuck. 

[agoat]

That looks painful.

[skeptic01234]

@agoat - I wonder who will be screaming in pain, if that tool happen to slip and hit that hand with no gloves.

[ksmathers64]

thanks for the video, this is the best I've seen for explaining the process plainly. Need to disbud my first buckling this evening and a doeling in a day or two when I can feel her buds.

[waynebobis666]

I have goats to it looks cruel but this is just what you have to its like a kid get a shot as a baby it hurts for just a second but it has to be done

[candydandy400]

I agree, I love my goats too, I hate disbudding, but must be done. I know how you feel.

[samzsnakez24]

How would you like it if i did that to you lot.

[treasuredroperX]

Dude, if you're offended by it don't watch it. I put a warning sign up. Do you live on a Farm? No, I doubt it, so be quiet and let the farmers do what is suppose to be done. I don't even like doing this.