what is it

[dewy]

what are they used for....thanks dewy

 

[Mike M]

clamp in the nose holes to lead cattle around. Caution wife may use them on you ! lol.

 

[Russ from MN]

It seems to me they are to lead a hog, you put it in their nostrils. I have never used one, and my only experience with hogs was 55 years ago on the farm.

 

[RusselAZ]

Bull leads and I suppose the smaller one could be a calf lead. You haven't lived until you have a excited bull snorting and blowing snot around one.

 

[jeffcat]

We had one of those on the farm. If the calf didn't like it ...off they go !!!! After they put two and two together they will just walk along. Need to hurt their nose a couple of times.

 

[centash]

Called a humbug. Used to lead a bull around, or to tie a cattle beast up for treatment. Tension kept on it will make the bull pull backwards which in turn applies more tension to it. Works OK til the bull charges forward, then a ring in his nose with a stout stick works better.

Ben

 

[Brian Dan]

They were called a nose leader. They were only used when the vet had to give a cow a Iv. You did not lead a cow or a bull around with them.
If you led a bull around you used a steel pole that hooked into a bulls nose ring.
Brian

 

[dewy]

THANKS ,I could not figure it out ...wealth of info on this forum...thanks again..............Dewy

 

[Keith Molden]

I've found it's easier to back a hog than lead one. Put a bucket over their head and they will back up. You just have to be fast enough to keep up with them. LOL

 

[Russ from MN]

I think I remember my dad doing that!

 

[PJH]

Around here it is called a nose pinch.

I have one of both kinds, but I always thought the one with the rope in the picture worked best. If a cow gets too wild, she will tear a chunk of flesh out of her nostril.

 

[Tony in SD]

It was always a fun day if we had to use one.........not really. LOL

 

[Part Time Pete]

When I was a kid we had a first calf heifer that was a real witch when you were trying to milk her. More than once I took a nose lead with a six foot piece of rope and tied it to her back leg - kept her from kicking pretty well...