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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1782064" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>The brand will grow with the calf, so it's going to "cover" the same amount of area of the animals body when grown as it does when you put it there. In my experience, the calf hide is more delicate so by holding too long you can more easily "burn too deeply", but they also "heal" more quickly. When we did it on calves, we ended up with alot of "bare brands" in the center of the brand, with just white hair around the edge, vs. branding on an older animal (like a yearling). I personally think it's better to do an older animal, because the animal will generally be "fleshed out" better, with a smoother body condition. That translates into more consistent contact with the iron, which translates into a more consistent brand quality, especially if trying to place it on the ribs... Harder to find an area big enough for the iron on a calf too (unless you're using alot smaller irons), and they tend to jump around more (harder to hold them steady to get good continuous iron contact for the duration of the branding process).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1782064, member: 39018"] The brand will grow with the calf, so it's going to "cover" the same amount of area of the animals body when grown as it does when you put it there. In my experience, the calf hide is more delicate so by holding too long you can more easily "burn too deeply", but they also "heal" more quickly. When we did it on calves, we ended up with alot of "bare brands" in the center of the brand, with just white hair around the edge, vs. branding on an older animal (like a yearling). I personally think it's better to do an older animal, because the animal will generally be "fleshed out" better, with a smoother body condition. That translates into more consistent contact with the iron, which translates into a more consistent brand quality, especially if trying to place it on the ribs... Harder to find an area big enough for the iron on a calf too (unless you're using alot smaller irons), and they tend to jump around more (harder to hold them steady to get good continuous iron contact for the duration of the branding process). [/QUOTE]
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