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Disbudding iron

Posted by Amy Bell on May 17, 2012 at 5:22pm in Goats 101

I would like to buy a new tip for my disbudding iron. Right now I have the nigerian tip but I still think the diameter is too small for the bucklings. What do you go with-standard size or the large tear drop shaped buck tip? I disbudded my last buckling at 5 days and he still had small scurs just anterior to my burn site, so I had to go back again.

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  • Amy Bell May 18, 2012 at 9:03am

    Thanks Rachel.

  • Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres May 17, 2012 at 6:53pm

    I think most NDG owners agree that a regular sized tip is the one to go with. Deb has mentioned that she does a "figure eight" burn on her bucklings to get the best disbud.

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