Can rotobrushing too much cause hair loss

[farmboy]

pretty self explanatory. ive been using it wet and dry running 3 batteries a day dead on my drill. i love rotobrushing. its the lazy mans comb  8)

 

[shortyjock89]

It's grown more leg hair for me than any other single piece of equipment out there.  I do the same as you, and after it gets the dead hair out, it trains and helps grow hair like crazy!

 

[farmboy]

indeed it does, i noticed when i run a comb through roto'd hair, it doesn't catch any where at all like little knots

 

[OH Breeder]

Love the roto brush. I wish I had invented it. It SOOO cuts the training time in half. We have had calves that liked it on their body and would lean in to it.

 

[farmboy]

yea  except when you get in the tail and they kick the  <cowboy> out of you lol

a wise old cowboy once told me to put a tube sock over it. makes life easier

 

[zak]

I have two march prospects. If i start using the rotobrush in the first of July. Will i have enough time to get the dead hair out and grow new hair by the middle of august?

 

[farmboy]

you wanna get dead hair out, use a grill brick or a curry comb

 

[zak]

No, what i mean is will i have enough time to grow new hair by thooses dates?

Zak

 

[shortyjock89]

It depends on a lot of different things.  Probably won't get a TON of hair though, it takes at least 90 days to get what I call "great" hair.  The Roto brush will definitely help train what hair you have though, and will help grow more if you are doing the right things as far as daily care.

 

[stangs13]

How much difference have you seen with the roto brushes over your standard combs on the leg? I have heard good things about it and I am making a sullivans order for this new heifer we have, and I was wondering if I should add it to the list.

 

[farmboy]

buy it, you will not regret it. best 30 dollars i ever spent

 

[shortyjock89]

I agree.  It really really helps getting the hair trained.  Once you have the hair trained, you could use the roto brush less and get away with it, but I'm not sure why you wouldn't use it just as much, it's a great tool.  It's really a must with getting hair trained on little calves.  Use it when they're wet, and then comb them until they're dry.  That, with Kleen Sheen and a good brush, and you should have some nice hair in a pretty short amount of time.

 

[simtal]

does anyone use a roto brush on the body?


We've used it just on legs

 

[Jill]

We have actually use it as much on the body as we do on the legs

 

[shortyjock89]

We have actually use it as much on the body as we do on the legs

The drill we use must be a wuss, cause it's pretty hard to use it on our heifer's bodies now.  When they're calves we use it all over the body.  It's great for getting those difficult Herf tailheads to stand up and straighten out.

 

[Cattledog]

We have actually use it as much on the body as we do on the legs

The drill we use must be a wuss, cause it's pretty hard to use it on our heifer's bodies now.  When they're calves we use it all over the body.  It's great for getting those difficult Herf tailheads to stand up and straighten out.

I would love to have that problem.  Our heifer this year actually has some hair for an angus but nothing compared to what a shorty or clubby bred female has.

 

[shortyjock89]

One of our gals is just naturally shaggy, but the other two shed out to almost slick, and we've had to bust our tails to get hair on them, but once they start growing hair, it's much easier to keep it growing.  Use that Roto Brush all over those Angus, and if you get real squirrely, buy two of them.  Use one only when they're wet, and before you use it, rub conditioner in their legs, Roto Brush, then rinse the conditioner out, then RotoBrush with the "conditioner" brush again. 

 

[zak]

SO what is the exact recipe for using the roto brush on a calf's legs.


Zak

 

[farmboy]

just make brush go up against the leg hair, i rub it all over the leg going really fast.

 

[shortyjock89]

SO what is the exact recipe for using the roto brush on a calf's legs.


Zak

Use the RotoBrush whenever you would normally use a brush or comb.  I still use the regular brush, but the Roto deal is a really good tool.