When I was about 14-16 years old I helped a vet work cattle for our and several other farms (vaccinations, dehorn, and “cutting the bull calfs”). Never liked the cutting method - razor blade for the bottom of the sack and a cutting tool to detach. We always put a purple medicine on/in the remaining sack. Also, we had to work them the right time of year because of flys. The only good thing with the cutting method was the mountain oysters fry after all the cattle were worked. The banding method looks to be a better approach. It allows a bull to be older when worked - we would never cut a bull calf that was older. The chute system looks to be a great system (watched your video on that). Most people don’t understand what it takes to raise cattle.
This is excellent. I saw a guy use a cordless drill. It grossed me out. Ripping the bulls testicles right out of the sack. They say it's painless I doubt it. This is the best I ever seen.
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Banding definitely works; but Its not better than someone that knows how to knife cut them. Done right, there is very little blood. Also, a band is not 100% pain free, they still will lay around afterwards. I had a good cattle veterinarian tell me that with banding, the scrotum has to die, then fall off, then the healing begins. With knife cutting, the healing begins as soon as they leave the chute.
this was done a week ago...the largest bull's testicles are about to drop off...the newly banded steers went right back to grazing. Much higher risk to perform a surgical procedure v/s banding the cattle. No knife, no blood, less risk for infection and the testicles simply drop right off
making Rocky mountain oyster a sharp knife used to do the same thing and open range cattle ranching at branding culling market beef. My grandfather used big rubber bans or a length of heavy twine tied in a clove hitch. If you don't know what a clove hitch is watch my videos on tying knots and splicing.
My dad used zip ties 15 years ago it worked but I look back at it now it’s pretty funny but crazy. I personally like cutting better then bands for many reason but bands stunt growth where cutting actually does not. I’ve taking calf’s don’t half banded half cut biggggg difference
@@triplehfarmsllc7348 With with cutting to get them Rocky mountain oysters my dad used to love to eat when I was a kid. He also liked pickled pigs feet, broiled calf brain, real veal. Grew up farming ranching Minisota/ Montana.
I’m growing macadamia trees on my farm. Pruning a tree to shape it has it own form of stress but it’s nothing like restricting the blood flow for bull calves. I remember helping my dad fix rubber bands around calf testicles when I was a boy. He had a device sort of like a pair of expanding pliers with two arms. Each arm had two posts. A thick rubber band was fitted around the posts then pulling in with device’s hands would expand the arms and stretch the rubber band. The band was placed over the bull’s testicles. We did this on calves a bit younger than the fellows in this video.
Josh, put something temporary on the top of where you're leaning in to the holding pen. One sudden jerk from the bull or steer, and I see you banging your head on the steel. I'm thinking one of those pipe insulators put on there, should do the trick. Just to guard from getting unnecessarily hurt. Good job, I must say!
I'm very happy with the customer service and effort that Calicrate gave us all for education here...I'm most certainly a loyal customer for life now my friend
Yep....here we have no blood, no knife, no glue, stiches or mess. Pretty happy with the bander...testicles taste like another organ meat...nothing all that special. We would have to call out a Vet for a bull the size of the 11 month old. I'm pretty happy with the simplicity of the bander
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I've been a meat cutter for 40 years and besides being delicious they're also high-dollar. 8 to 10 bucks a pound. I don't blame y'all for doing it the easy way but when you're slaughtering 10 to 20 bulls daily and get 3 to 5 pounds per head, you save the nuts. Plus hearts, livers, tongues, tails ,head meat, beef lips and tripe. Worth an extra couple hundred dollars per head. And whether people know it or not they're probably eating some of the offal. Thanks for the reply. 🇺🇸
If the ratchet is on the right, it seems like it might have been easier to hold the band with your left; the same way you might cast a fishing rod with your left if the reel is on the right. Looks like you were getting twisted up trying to switch hands. Just a suggestion. Anyhow, nice video Josh! Cattle are a lot of work! They look tasty though 😅.
Josh is that a plastic crimp on the bander? I am familiar with the ones you have to crimp to hold the band then cut. I am looking for a new bander thanks for the video.
no crimp my friend...the band gets pulled tight and "locks" into place around the rubber. No crimping ..everything is pre-crimped ready to go. Just ratchet and cut. I put a link in the description for ya if you'd like to get one. Better act fast...looks like I've just about sold them out on Amazon! Crazy how showing like this on the channel and it quickly sells out
Fun times. My grandfather always told me, when your banding the first thing you do is warm your hands. It minimizes kicking. I am pretty sure he was full of it. 😵💫😵💫
I personally like cutting them because you forsure get them as well as it doesn’t stunt growth.. a banded cafe will stunt and not eat and it takes along time.
But don’t take my comment the wrong way if you ain’t one to cut that is 1# of the best banding setups I’ve ever seen. I just personally don’t like how banded stunts growth. I can cut one and no more then 2 days you wouldn’t know he had even been cut.
yep...I'm not taking you the wrong way brotha....if you remove the testicle you remove the hormones...whether banding or castrating. These young bulls went right back to grazing 10 mins after being banded. Maybe look into one of these my brotha...most certainly you have to be sure you have 2 testicles in the bander...and I agree...a day old calf banded is not as good for the animal as a 6 month old bull banded
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer yeah forsure. I definitely like this bander. I remember banded years back before I started cutting them and I’ve had calf’s run out and lay down And not get up for a day. And I’ve never had one after cutting. It could be how this one works it doesn’t cause the shock of the old style setups
Cow: bovine animal in this case....we are raising cows or cattle. Don't get hung up on sarcasm and terminology my brotha....I'm sure you know what I'm saying lol 👍✌😉
Humans and cattle do not feel pain in the same way, nor do cows and cats or dogs and chickens. This was done about 1 week ago and the testicles are about to drop off...cows never stopped eating and didn't even flinch. LOL...I don't guess I'm old enough to sit on mine yet bhahahhaha
this is farming/ranching...I'm sure its youtube friendly...no less youtube friendly than watching a surgical procedure. Yep...after about 15 days they just drop right off. I too winced...it's not a fun thing to do...however it's important that folks know about farm life
Yikes. I guess it’s not all driving tractors and playing in the dirt. 😂😂 This one doesn’t seem all that fun. I’m sure the cow isn’t thrilled either. Lol If I was the type to have those truck nuts hanging off of my hitch I would put a band on it. 😂😂
There is an old timer that does all the deer processing for the local hunters. He has a bull with no penis, because the guy who castrated the bull took the balls and the penis.
again....I'm not gonna band at birth and cheat my animals out of the hormones they need to grow the way nature intended. Conventional farming practice is to castrate at birth...then put a hormone implant in the steer's ear...seems silly when nature does it for us right?
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer josh i hope your well and I agree there are some benifits but I also raise cattle and band at birth. I give absolutely no hormones in any of my animals. No medications period except to save life of animal. All of my steers have grown to normal size and are very comparable to uncastrated bull calves even with early castration. Maybe run an experiment with one castrated early and one late you will see that there's very little difference. Actually there is a lot of data out ther that indicates that late banding has a negative effect on bull feeders. They go through a tough time adapting after there testosterone is cut of suddenly later in life. Just saying trying things for yourself in comparing the two is not a bad idea instead of following the leader. Oh buy the way thank you for being a nurse thats a tough job I have allot of respect and love for nurses for saving lives daily.
Welcome to farming....bulls can be aggressive, breed the other cows when not desired and taints the beef..giving it a "gamey" taste. Running a cattle operation like this requires attention to details....we want our cows to give birth in spring when the grass is at it's peak growth...can't just have bulls roaming around fighting oneanother and breeding our cows all year long. Remember..a bull can grow to over 2500lbs....that's a huge destructive animal that can kill you
Tammy, what good can come from insulting someone? I mean, really...I'm a real person. We all have to learn and grow as people on this earth, or we could simply sit on the couch. I don't think this kind of insult is who you are deep inside my friend. Please be kind, we all learn and grow every day...I don't think I deserve to be put down by anyone
this video is not a cattle terminology lesson my friend....please don't cuss at me. When I say cow...I'm referring to cattle. That's all bro....ease up...I'm not your enemy ...no sense in cussing at me buddy. I'm not your enemy
Neat...a bovine terminology lesson....again bhahhaa. Yep...I get it buddy....I'm sure you understand that we're referring to cows or cattle as a bovine animal
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer it was just in jest , I love watching your channel, didn’t mean to ruffle any feathers, yeah I knew what you meant , keep up the good fight
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I’m a pretty big fan of you bringing experts in to better explain their products and techniques of working livestock. More of this please.
His “Woo” was perfectly appropriate for the situation!
His woohoo automatic ooohh
Love the pun, "your going to think I'm nuts" :):)
I purchased one about 15 years ago and been using it ever since I've had no issues with it
I have used one for almost 20 years now best thing made😁
We had ~100 head of cattle on our farm and didn't see this done until my Jr year in high school. This bander make it simple... nice job.
When I was about 14-16 years old I helped a vet work cattle for our and several other farms (vaccinations, dehorn, and “cutting the bull calfs”). Never liked the cutting method - razor blade for the bottom of the sack and a cutting tool to detach. We always put a purple medicine on/in the remaining sack. Also, we had to work them the right time of year because of flys.
The only good thing with the cutting method was the mountain oysters fry after all the cattle were worked. The banding method looks to be a better approach. It allows a bull to be older when worked - we would never cut a bull calf that was older.
The chute system looks to be a great system (watched your video on that). Most people don’t understand what it takes to raise cattle.
Hey Josh, when i heard his “whoo” that you inserted in your end song i burst out laughing
little things in life can be the most fun can't they lol..thanks Frank!
That seems like a really nice tool and method. Thanks for sharing 👍
Cool to see more of the operation Josh. You looked like a pro! Wooooo!
Very interesting. The rep sure knows his stuff. 👍
This is excellent. I saw a guy use a cordless drill. It grossed me out. Ripping the bulls testicles right out of the sack. They say it's painless I doubt it. This is the best I ever seen.
Josh, this was a fun video to watch. Time to watch those mountain oysters fall to the ground!🤣
Lol his Woo was great. Another great video keep up the good work
Very educational video Josh, keep up the great work.
I will never forget seeing it done the surgical way,
this banding method is so much better for the animal.
I like the updated model but I still like the older 1
Always wondered where meatballs came from - now I know. lol
That is really cool. I wish I had one of those when I was banding cattle. Thanks for the video.
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Excellent video!
that bluegrass at the beginning sounds like some ol doc watson wooo!!
Wow!! That's Awesome!! Good Job 👍 😀❤⚘
I'm going to stick to vegetable farming.
I speak for all of the bulls bless you dear.
Hey Josh thank you for the video woo
Great video Josh 🇺🇲 WOOOOOO 🇺🇲 we did this on the farm years ago
One of your most ballsy videos yet.
I know...I was nutts for making this huh
💥 Hope this can become one of those Tic-Tok challenges soon. I’ve got some students I can send your way.
*Keep on tractoring!*
Dude is a ball cutting pro!!! 😂🎉
Love the dad jokes!
Banding definitely works; but Its not better than someone that knows how to knife cut them. Done right, there is very little blood. Also, a band is not 100% pain free, they still will lay around afterwards. I had a good cattle veterinarian tell me that with banding, the scrotum has to die, then fall off, then the healing begins. With knife cutting, the healing begins as soon as they leave the chute.
this was done a week ago...the largest bull's testicles are about to drop off...the newly banded steers went right back to grazing. Much higher risk to perform a surgical procedure v/s banding the cattle. No knife, no blood, less risk for infection and the testicles simply drop right off
I do enjoy watching the videos. I hope you have a good Thanksgiving
Ohh Josh to bad you couldn’t use some of the song AC/DC Big Balls for background music for this vlog 😂😂😂
Actually he needs "Big Balls in Cowtown" by Asleep at the Wheel.
making Rocky mountain oyster a sharp knife used to do the same thing and open range cattle ranching at branding culling market beef. My grandfather used big rubber bans or a length of heavy twine tied in a clove hitch. If you don't know what a clove hitch is watch my videos on tying knots and splicing.
My dad used zip ties 15 years ago it worked but I look back at it now it’s pretty funny but crazy. I personally like cutting better then bands for many reason but bands stunt growth where cutting actually does not. I’ve taking calf’s don’t half banded half cut biggggg difference
@@triplehfarmsllc7348 With with cutting to get them Rocky mountain oysters my dad used to love to eat when I was a kid. He also liked pickled pigs feet, broiled calf brain, real veal. Grew up farming ranching Minisota/ Montana.
rocky mountain oysters are sheep testicles aren't they?
I’m growing macadamia trees on my farm. Pruning a tree to shape it has it own form of stress but it’s nothing like restricting the blood flow for bull calves.
I remember helping my dad fix rubber bands around calf testicles when I was a boy. He had a device sort of like a pair of expanding pliers with two arms. Each arm had two posts. A thick rubber band was fitted around the posts then pulling in with device’s hands would expand the arms and stretch the rubber band. The band was placed over the bull’s testicles.
We did this on calves a bit younger than the fellows in this video.
Yep, been there, done that.
Josh, put something temporary on the top of where you're leaning in to the holding pen. One sudden jerk from the bull or steer, and I see you banging your head on the steel. I'm thinking one of those pipe insulators put on there, should do the trick. Just to guard from getting unnecessarily hurt.
Good job, I must say!
Interesting video!
How long does it take for the ball to fall off?
10-14 days normally
If the banner was motorized, kids would be able to do it. Great product though!
After the green rubber band is placed around the balls, do the balls fall off?
yes
Hello after you band them do their testicles just fall off in the field?
yepp
Heck banding is easier than getting married either way you loose them.
Strange that this has not caught on for human s oh wait we call it vasectomy.
Why does this video make me want to cross my legs? 😁
lol
Josh you need to check into the California bander. Way more compact and easier to use.
I'm very happy with the customer service and effort that Calicrate gave us all for education here...I'm most certainly a loyal customer for life now my friend
We ALWAYS castrated. Bull fries are too damn good to pass up. 🇺🇸
Yep....here we have no blood, no knife, no glue, stiches or mess. Pretty happy with the bander...testicles taste like another organ meat...nothing all that special. We would have to call out a Vet for a bull the size of the 11 month old. I'm pretty happy with the simplicity of the bander
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I've been a meat cutter for 40 years and besides being delicious they're also high-dollar. 8 to 10 bucks a pound. I don't blame y'all for doing it the easy way but when you're slaughtering 10 to 20 bulls daily and get 3 to 5 pounds per head, you save the nuts. Plus hearts, livers, tongues, tails ,head meat, beef lips and tripe. Worth an extra couple hundred dollars per head. And whether people know it or not they're probably eating some of the offal. Thanks for the reply. 🇺🇸
First there was a Tiger by the Tail.
Then a Bull by the B....!! 😂😂😂😂
So banding the bulls help them to grow healthier?
Are the balls going to fall off after a while?
“This video is all about testicals. You are going to think I’m NUTS.” Lmao!!!
Oh Balls! :)
If the ratchet is on the right, it seems like it might have been easier to hold the band with your left; the same way you might cast a fishing rod with your left if the reel is on the right. Looks like you were getting twisted up trying to switch hands. Just a suggestion. Anyhow, nice video Josh! Cattle are a lot of work! They look tasty though 😅.
Beef not to mount oyster s
Ky up the great video work. Thank you.
Try the California bander. Much simpler and faster.
Josh is that a plastic crimp on the bander? I am familiar with the ones you have to crimp to hold the band then cut. I am looking for a new bander thanks for the video.
no crimp my friend...the band gets pulled tight and "locks" into place around the rubber. No crimping ..everything is pre-crimped ready to go. Just ratchet and cut. I put a link in the description for ya if you'd like to get one. Better act fast...looks like I've just about sold them out on Amazon! Crazy how showing like this on the channel and it quickly sells out
Fun times. My grandfather always told me, when your banding the first thing you do is warm your hands. It minimizes kicking. I am pretty sure he was full of it. 😵💫😵💫
bhahha...yep
Rocky Mountain Oysters....
I personally like cutting them because you forsure get them as well as it doesn’t stunt growth.. a banded cafe will stunt and not eat and it takes along time.
But don’t take my comment the wrong way if you ain’t one to cut that is 1# of the best banding setups I’ve ever seen. I just personally don’t like how banded stunts growth. I can cut one and no more then 2 days you wouldn’t know he had even been cut.
yep...I'm not taking you the wrong way brotha....if you remove the testicle you remove the hormones...whether banding or castrating. These young bulls went right back to grazing 10 mins after being banded. Maybe look into one of these my brotha...most certainly you have to be sure you have 2 testicles in the bander...and I agree...a day old calf banded is not as good for the animal as a 6 month old bull banded
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer yeah forsure. I definitely like this bander. I remember banded years back before I started cutting them and I’ve had calf’s run out and lay down And not get up for a day. And I’ve never had one after cutting. It could be how this one works it doesn’t cause the shock of the old style setups
Having’ a ball today!!
Cows being banded? Thought only bulls are banded. Let's see that close up.
Cow: bovine animal in this case....we are raising cows or cattle. Don't get hung up on sarcasm and terminology my brotha....I'm sure you know what I'm saying lol 👍✌😉
How do I do this to my rooster?
good luck buddy
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That's a lot of Bull. That something that was needed to be said :)
Will you come back later and cut it off?
Tell me it is pain and stress free, you ever sat down on yours? Makes you wonder what could be worse.
Humans and cattle do not feel pain in the same way, nor do cows and cats or dogs and chickens. This was done about 1 week ago and the testicles are about to drop off...cows never stopped eating and didn't even flinch. LOL...I don't guess I'm old enough to sit on mine yet bhahahhaha
Fresh mountain oysters are better than store bought.
Like fishing for balls 🎣
Are those things still edible after they fall off?
if you like eating necrotic tissue...personally I'll take a burger from the freezer lol
Hey Josh, are you loosing weight? Looking good!!!!
Glad you go the "Pro" version. This isn't a job for amateurs... :)
lol
I clicked on this thinking it said, "branding"...
I very quickly learned my mistake
lol
I would be lying if I did not say I winced the entire time. I am sure it is not TH-cam friendly, but what is the end result? I assume "they" fall off?
this is farming/ranching...I'm sure its youtube friendly...no less youtube friendly than watching a surgical procedure. Yep...after about 15 days they just drop right off. I too winced...it's not a fun thing to do...however it's important that folks know about farm life
How would this work with pigs
uh...it won't pigs testicles are located on the rear of the animal my friend
Yikes. I guess it’s not all driving tractors and playing in the dirt. 😂😂 This one doesn’t seem all that fun. I’m sure the cow isn’t thrilled either. Lol
If I was the type to have those truck nuts hanging off of my hitch I would put a band on it. 😂😂
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Thanks Terry..god bless you too buddy
No Oysters. ; (
There is an old timer that does all the deer processing for the local hunters. He has a bull with no penis, because the guy who castrated the bull took the balls and the penis.
sounds like a genius to me lol
That's Ballsy! :)
OUCH
Josh your best bet is band them at birth so much easier. One day one or two. Minimal risk once u get them away from mom.
again....I'm not gonna band at birth and cheat my animals out of the hormones they need to grow the way nature intended. Conventional farming practice is to castrate at birth...then put a hormone implant in the steer's ear...seems silly when nature does it for us right?
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer josh i hope your well and I agree there are some benifits but I also raise cattle and band at birth. I give absolutely no hormones in any of my animals. No medications period except to save life of animal. All of my steers have grown to normal size and are very comparable to uncastrated bull calves even with early castration. Maybe run an experiment with one castrated early and one late you will see that there's very little difference. Actually there is a lot of data out ther that indicates that late banding has a negative effect on bull feeders. They go through a tough time adapting after there testosterone is cut of suddenly later in life.
Just saying trying things for yourself in comparing the two is not a bad idea instead of following the leader. Oh buy the way thank you for being a nurse thats a tough job I have allot of respect and love for nurses for saving lives daily.
I would think Cody would be beefer and more impressive more meat
cody is about 800-1000 lbs at 11 months...pretty nice sized beef. He'll be processed in June 2022
I just hope the cows would be as kind to us regarding castration if things were reversed-
Why?
Welcome to farming....bulls can be aggressive, breed the other cows when not desired and taints the beef..giving it a "gamey" taste. Running a cattle operation like this requires attention to details....we want our cows to give birth in spring when the grass is at it's peak growth...can't just have bulls roaming around fighting oneanother and breeding our cows all year long. Remember..a bull can grow to over 2500lbs....that's a huge destructive animal that can kill you
OVER $450 bucks?!!!! Holy hell! NO thanks
lifetime tool purchase my friend
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Cows don't have Testicles!
40th person to say this! WOoooooO!
For cows with larger testicles....no.
yes
Poor bulls
cityslicker trying to play rancher. smh.
Tammy, what good can come from insulting someone? I mean, really...I'm a real person. We all have to learn and grow as people on this earth, or we could simply sit on the couch. I don't think this kind of insult is who you are deep inside my friend. Please be kind, we all learn and grow every day...I don't think I deserve to be put down by anyone
Hate to tell you this but cows don't have nuts
yep....COW=Bovine animal Bull has testicles. Not so much a terminology lesson my friend
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer What the hell are you talking about?
this video is not a cattle terminology lesson my friend....please don't cuss at me. When I say cow...I'm referring to cattle. That's all bro....ease up...I'm not your enemy ...no sense in cussing at me buddy. I'm not your enemy
You lose good eats.
Cows don’t have testicles
Neat...a bovine terminology lesson....again bhahhaa. Yep...I get it buddy....I'm sure you understand that we're referring to cows or cattle as a bovine animal
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer it was just in jest , I love watching your channel, didn’t mean to ruffle any feathers, yeah I knew what you meant , keep up the good fight