It was a Wadsworth XL bander. I disbud very early too, but I would certainly try
John's method if I bought anything in that had horns..marion

--- In dextercattle2@yahoogroups.com, Charles Townson <cd_townson@...> wrote:
>
> yes, I read that and it was a good article - I could not tell what brand
bander he was using.  I normally dehorn at an early age, using an electric
dehorner.  It is just a lot more traumatic as the cow gets older.
>  
> charles
>
> --- On Sat, 7/18/09, neta47ca <mar_clem@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: neta47ca <mar_clem@...>
> Subject: [Dexter Cattle] Re: Bander Recommendations?
> To: dextercattle2@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 7:16 PM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> There is a great article written by John Potter on band dehorning, with lots
of detail, on the ADCA website...marion
>
> --- In dextercattle2@ yahoogroups. com, "cd_townson" <cd_townson@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Instead of using the vet, I am looking to castrate any bull calves myself
and wonder what bander folks like and recommend? Any recommendations and
experiences would be helpful. Also, has anyone used their bander for dehorning
as well?
> >
> > charles
> > beavertree farm
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>