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I’ve decided to switch to bald freeze branding from now on. Same setup with liquid nitrogen, just longer contact time so the mark stays hairless instead of white. I have my combined 3 letter brand and have purchased 3 individual brands that I am going to use for touch up. I have two steers...

The look of the freeze brand or the clipping? Hair grows back fast. That is why you do it before winter hair growth and in the spring before the summer coat.

Clipping does not take but a few minutes, then it is important to clean the area with 99% isopropyl alcohol.

Deuteronomy 28:47 Because you didn’t serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything, 48 you will serve your enemies that the Lord will send against you, in famine, thirst, nakedness, and a lack of everything. He will place an iron yoke on...

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Lol. Many have asked about that chain. That chain helps my wife hold he gate tight against the cow. She was taking pictures so she was manning the chain. We will find out on the brand. Mistakes were made lessons were learned. Feedback from various sources has been appreciated.

I did my first round of freeze branding this fall using liquid nitrogen. Clipped right down to the hide with a #40 blade, wiped with alcohol, and held the iron about 50–60 seconds. The hair fell out after a couple weeks and now it’s starting to come back white. I built a small Igloo cooler setup...

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700 hours on my Kubota, oil changes and 1 fuel filter. Love it.

Dexter Cattle raiser on the Southern High Plains