Thank you for using this method of branding. :-) Freeze branding does not hurt the cattle, but most people don't do it because it is expensive! Thank you so much for taking this kind of care for your cattle, they are very lucky bovines!
@@MinhNguyen-VA yes, I am aware, however the thickness of skin hardly matters how thick your skin is affects how much it takes to cause harm to the vulnerable tissue underneath, causing more serious and permanent issues. However both the dermis and epidermis (the two main layers of skin) of humans and cows alike are still full of nerves, which is why even the slightest prick with a needle hurts. Along with this, the heat from the hot metal brand burns far past the dermis, causing heavy second degree burns which would still burn underneath the skin, just not causing permanent damage, so cows still are in a lot of pain when being heat branded, but it doesn’t last too long and is necessary when you have more than a thousand cows to brand, having a cheap and quick way to brand (as it only requires some fire and a couple of seconds) is much more effective.
Even though this method obviously WAY more humane and better in almost every way, the main issue is that dry ice isn’t cheap and (as he said) it takes a while, so if you own a ranch with hundreds of cows you probably don’t have the money, nor the time to spend towards freeze branding them so hot branding them is a lot cheaper (since fire is basically free) and a lot quicker (since it just takes less than 5 seconds a letter) I know it’s sad, but ranchers have to make money and supply a demand. The pain doesn’t last long. However, if someone can afford it (so if they have much less cows) then they should absolutely freeze brand their cattle.
Can you do it on a red cow as well? And I have out brand on out iron no numbers can I still just do it the same way I’m guessing? First gen farmer and we just started out beef herd.
Ear tags fall out all the time, cows scratch their ears and it gets caught in fences, branches ect. However they are good to identify who the cow is for treatment or to pair calves and that sort of thing so you still need ear tags. We actually stopped using ear tags on our bulls because they ripped them out so often. Now we just freeze brand their number onto their flank and it works way better. Its not economical for all cows but for a couple dozen bulls it works great
That's not a relevant question. Any gas used in this procedure has no direct contact with the animal for branding. The supercooled brass metal is what does the branding. The reason freeze branding 🥶 leaves a brand is that the metal is so cold that it destroys the skin underneath in a way that produces a white color on the skin/hair afterwards, but that ❄️ practice is more humane than hot branding 🔥 because it produces much less pain than burning the animal's skin with heat, which often causes blistering or raw skin and sometimes agitation, inflammation, bleeding, infection or sepsis (if not treated carefully and effectively).
The gas you're seeing is condensation from the supercooled brass metal cooling the nearby air molecules and reducing the energy state of the boiled water 💨 molecules from a gas to a liquid in the form of water vapor 💦. (It's harder to see, but there is also enough reduction of energy (coolness) to even solidify the water in the air into water-ice 🧊 where the air is in direct contact with the supercooled brass metal.)
ITS DRY ICE!!! Which is becoming quite rare to find. U can get it at a good price at the right places but imagin having to buy it in hundreds of thousands of pounds for your cattle. Also the alcohol is just normal alcohol so its cheap.
obviously a humane cheap and effectiveway to brand cattle. unfortunately some people or that you made or was understand the concept to begin with much less inact it
Im sorry but if you're running a REAL cattle operation you don't have time for this. In my my extensive experience when you do it right most animals don't react that much to a hot iron. And all of them get over it within a few minutes and it's like nothing ever happened. I hate needlessly hurting a living thing just as much as anyone, but remember they are animals.
I have no experience with cattle huh? Ok. Just bought 200 unbranded cattle and we branded them as a herd. And when they are all or most are done calving in 2 months we will vaccinate, castrate, and hot iron brand the calves all together in a few hours. Im done having this conversation with you. Hope your operation goes well, goodbye.
Thank you for that. Think I’m gonna switch to that!!!
The cow isn't crying out - this is excellent. Humane. Well done.
Thank you for using this method of branding. :-)
Freeze branding does not hurt the cattle, but most people don't do it because it is expensive!
Thank you so much for taking this kind of care for your cattle, they are very lucky bovines!
Until they go to the slaughterhouse
What's so expensive about it? It looks like he's just using dry ice and high concentration rubbing alcohol. All that stuff is cheap as hell to source.
@@TheDoctorWitchi bought 500ml of rubbing alcohol for U$10. is that cheap?
@@jasonMB999 sounds like you got ripped off my guy. 99% is a dollar and some change at every pharmacy
Such a nice way to brand your cows, good job!
Soooo much better than hot branding. Don't have to make them suffer just to ID them.
agreed
This is much better! :) people don't understand..What if they had to touch a hot steal?
Well some people do get themselves branded.
@@flargarbason1740 Human skin is 2mm thick while cows are about 45mm thick therefore it doesn’t hurt the cows that much
@@MinhNguyen-VA yes, I am aware, however the thickness of skin hardly matters how thick your skin is affects how much it takes to cause harm to the vulnerable tissue underneath, causing more serious and permanent issues. However both the dermis and epidermis (the two main layers of skin) of humans and cows alike are still full of nerves, which is why even the slightest prick with a needle hurts. Along with this, the heat from the hot metal brand burns far past the dermis, causing heavy second degree burns which would still burn underneath the skin, just not causing permanent damage, so cows still are in a lot of pain when being heat branded, but it doesn’t last too long and is necessary when you have more than a thousand cows to brand, having a cheap and quick way to brand (as it only requires some fire and a couple of seconds) is much more effective.
Unimaginable!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Custom Freeze Branding Service
0:18 - Step 1 - Freeze Branding Prep
1:05 - Step 2 - Apply Freeze Brand
2:55 - Step 3 - Freeze Branding Clean Up
Probably a stupid question, can u freeze brand yourself? And if so how would it turn out?
Yes you can! I saw a dude get the playboy bunny symbol on his chest through freeze branding!
@@nightynightshade thanks!
i’m wondering the same thing haha. freeze branding i’ve seen has turned out WAYYYYY better looking than burn branding
Even though this method obviously WAY more humane and better in almost every way, the main issue is that dry ice isn’t cheap and (as he said) it takes a while, so if you own a ranch with hundreds of cows you probably don’t have the money, nor the time to spend towards freeze branding them so hot branding them is a lot cheaper (since fire is basically free) and a lot quicker (since it just takes less than 5 seconds a letter) I know it’s sad, but ranchers have to make money and supply a demand. The pain doesn’t last long. However, if someone can afford it (so if they have much less cows) then they should absolutely freeze brand their cattle.
Idk shit about taking care of cattle and the laws or protocols about it but this seems 100x better than hot iron branding 🙏🏽
Can you do it on a red cow as well? And I have out brand on out iron no numbers can I still just do it the same way I’m guessing? First gen farmer and we just started out beef herd.
How long should you leave the iron in the mixture
Not a farmer so I don’t what I’m talking about but why can’t you tag the ear or is that bad too?
Ear tags fall out all the time, cows scratch their ears and it gets caught in fences, branches ect. However they are good to identify who the cow is for treatment or to pair calves and that sort of thing so you still need ear tags. We actually stopped using ear tags on our bulls because they ripped them out so often. Now we just freeze brand their number onto their flank and it works way better. Its not economical for all cows but for a couple dozen bulls it works great
We are interested in hiring someone to brand our cattle using this method. Are you available for hire? Our ranches are in Oregon.
what kind of gases inflict the least amount of pain? do i need a certain kind of license to possess the gas?
That's not a relevant question. Any gas used in this procedure has no direct contact with the animal for branding. The supercooled brass metal is what does the branding. The reason freeze branding 🥶 leaves a brand is that the metal is so cold that it destroys the skin underneath in a way that produces a white color on the skin/hair afterwards, but that ❄️ practice is more humane than hot branding 🔥 because it produces much less pain than burning the animal's skin with heat, which often causes blistering or raw skin and sometimes agitation, inflammation, bleeding, infection or sepsis (if not treated carefully and effectively).
The gas you're seeing is condensation from the supercooled brass metal cooling the nearby air molecules and reducing the energy state of the boiled water 💨 molecules from a gas to a liquid in the form of water vapor 💦. (It's harder to see, but there is also enough reduction of energy (coolness) to even solidify the water in the air into water-ice 🧊 where the air is in direct contact with the supercooled brass metal.)
how is it expensive? ice and alcohol is cheap right?
Not when you have hundreds or thousands of head of cattle.
ITS DRY ICE!!! Which is becoming quite rare to find. U can get it at a good price at the right places but imagin having to buy it in hundreds of thousands of pounds for your cattle. Also the alcohol is just normal alcohol so its cheap.
Will it work on my human skin?
It just takes time to get to know how long...i go 55 seconds each letter
LOL, my exact thoughts.
if I were to do this to my head would my hair grow back white
I'm not sure friend. :) That is certainly not recommended.
Yes it would
talk about brain freeze
Can you freeze brand me?
Does breathing that Alcohol vapor all day bother Your lungs?
obviously a humane cheap and effectiveway to brand cattle. unfortunately some people or that you made or was understand the concept to begin with much less inact it
Fire whoever mixed this and decided to put the background music higher than your voice
i wanna freeze brand my head
That is certainly not recommended. 🙃
Extremely impractical
Im sorry but if you're running a REAL cattle operation you don't have time for this. In my my extensive experience when you do it right most animals don't react that much to a hot iron. And all of them get over it within a few minutes and it's like nothing ever happened. I hate needlessly hurting a living thing just as much as anyone, but remember they are animals.
I have no experience with cattle huh? Ok. Just bought 200 unbranded cattle and we branded them as a herd. And when they are all or most are done calving in 2 months we will vaccinate, castrate, and hot iron brand the calves all together in a few hours. Im done having this conversation with you. Hope your operation goes well, goodbye.
Congrats
Murph Kilter It's actually quite practical.
Murph Kilter ur an animal as well-brand you.