Friday, June 4, 2010

Ouch!



This is the Castornater 2010. I jokes, I'm not sure what it is called. What you do is, slip a band over the top prongs and open it up, slide it up and around the testicles and then close it. It leaves the band behind. In a few weeks the testicles wither away.


Is looked simple enough as the goat lady was showing me how to use it. (On her fingers) Now that I'm home, I don't see how I'm going to hold a squiggling little goat and get the band around little boy goat parts! I might have to have my friend Kellie come over and give me moral support while I do this.

Also I still need to check to make sure that neutering Basil is what I need to do. I might find somebody that wants a buck for breeding.
The goat lady says that it does not hurt them. That they just walk around funny for a few days!

10 comments:

  1. Oh my word! I sure hope you find someone that wants a buck......

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  2. You'll need help to do it properly. I have to hold the goat when Dave does it. It's kinda funny when you let them go. They actually do walk funny for a few hours.

    Just make sure that you don't have the nipples under the elastic and that both testicles are in the scrotum. Sometimes they slip out. Just a word of advice.

    Good luck

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  3. I thought goats were all about milking. All this other "stuff" seems too difficult. Are you sure you want to handle this private parts stuff....yikes?

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  4. It's a two person job for sure! I usually put the kid on his back in my lap, head on my chest and then hold his back legs up toward me. This leaves everything easy for my husband to get to. Even so you have to slowly let the 'pliers' close and then roll the band off the pliers... it's pretty fast and ours don't seem to mind too much, but they are rather sore for a bit. Even so they are back playing within a few moments. The sack dries up pretty quick and then eventually falls off.

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  5. eeewwww. I think you will need moral support for this one. Remember making your first batch of soap and how cranky you got? I think a wiggly goat in your lap and trying to put the rubber band on and placing it over the bits and then releasing it will all be too much. Like trying to clip toenails on a feral cat.

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  6. I'm on my way whenever you say the word! Do I get to hold the wiggly beast or run the bander?

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  7. FUnny, was just visiting my friends little two week old colt and wondering why you can use the banding method on horses?

    Good luck with that! lol I wouldnt have a clue.

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  8. Definately a two person job. Several times when castrating sheep I have had the most difficult time getting both testicles in the scrotum so I can band. I have resorted to using a piece of string to tie things in place to I can get the band on properly.

    Be sure that you put the band on the tips of the elastrator, as close as you can get without it falling off. I made the mistake of putting it all the way at the bottom and almost didn't get the band off the equipment.

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  9. My dad used to do that with the lambs.. he did the tails too. It was funny when the tail died and it flopped around till it fell off. Have fun! I'm sure Chyann or Caden would love to help!
    Rose

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  10. Poor Basil. I would feel aweful about pinching his poor little privates.

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