Use a rope noose around the base of BOTH horns to help
control the head-- This is what a lot of the local goat and
sheep people do, as well as some of the cattle owners.
If you need to manhandle the animal, A good grip on the
horn area, along with a solid grip of the lower jaw helps
keep that
I've always just held the rams by the horns while someone else trims the
hoofs, standing up, like a horse. If I have to do it myself, I run a rope
through the horns and tie him up by them in a corner so I can push him
against a fence on one side to hold him still and then proceed to trim,
again
Hi Barb,
I love the handles that come with horned rams, so I don't disbud. We use to
disbud our goat kids...a requirement for showing 4-H goats...but I hated the
process. Even when done properly, smoke will come out of their noses, so you
have to wonder what the heat is doing to their brain
When we trim hooves we pen the rams and catch by the horns like everyone
else. Then my husband picks them up and puts them on their backs between my
legs while I am sitting on the ground and I cradle them between my legs
and hold on to their horns.I talk to them and rub their faces and chin
