Anyone have experience with these?

Do you actually cut anything? I've heard differing takes on what to actually cut, and how, and when.

chris1515 said:

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Anyone have experience with these?

Do you actually cut anything? I've heard differing takes on what to actually cut, and how, and when.

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We sell lots of these and they are very popular. Nothing to cut and easy to use.

I worked for a couple ranches that used them, both for cattle and goats. One place (owned by a cat lady) decided that after we banded their calves (big stout ones), we needed to run them through the chute a couple weeks later to cut of the now dried up and smelly scrotums. Same with the goats. Not a fun place to work.

Other ranches just turn the calves out to pasture and let nature take its course.

I think it is a good practice to do a couple of relief cuts to allow for drainage, but I don't guess it's 100% necessary.

I'm not particularly a fan but some people like that method.

I don't know dude, anythng with the word California in it....especially on the subject of the cajones.....makes me nervous....

I've never heard or seen these. We use a regular old band with a spreader tool. Then we let it do its thing. Are these better? Any reason to switch? I've always found the other style to be fine?

Jason_InfinityRoofer said:

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I've never heard or seen these. We use a regular old band with a spreader tool. Then we let it do its thing. Are these better? Any reason to switch? I've always found the other style to be fine?

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I think the "california banding" is typically used on larger calves that the smaller bands won't work on. It's the same idea.

Jason_InfinityRoofer said:

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I've never heard or seen these. We use a regular old band with a spreader tool. Then we let it do its thing. Are these better? Any reason to switch? I've always found the other style to be fine?

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Same concept of course. The California is better for older calves who've got bigger ball sacs and once you get the hang of the tool they are fast. There's a lot of preferences and different opinions out there. Know a lot that still say do it young and quick (i.e., surgical). It's like anything agriculture - ask 100 people and get 100 different answers.

Tecolote said:

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Jason_InfinityRoofer said:

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I've never heard or seen these. We use a regular old band with a spreader tool. Then we let it do its thing. Are these better? Any reason to switch? I've always found the other style to be fine?

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Same concept of course. The California is better for older calves who've got bigger ball sacs and once you get the hang of the tool they are fast. There's a lot of preferences and different opinions out there. Know a lot that still say do it young and quick (i.e., surgical). It's like anything agriculture - ask 100 people and get 100 different answers.

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Thanks for the good laugh this morning!

I have a Calicrate Bander & surgical tubing bands for sale.

Great for bigger calves, let the testosterone build up a frame, castrate - then finish on winter rye & oats.

O.G. said:

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I don't know dude, anythng with the word California in it....especially on the subject of the cajones.....makes me nervous....

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Well, they oughta be pretty good at removing them.