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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: BlitheringIdiot on May 17, 2022, 04:33:28 pm

Title: Sheep ear tags
Post by: BlitheringIdiot on May 17, 2022, 04:33:28 pm

Hi all

I want to take my lambs to market to sell as stores. Do I need both blue and yellow ear tags, or will just one yellow slaughter tag be ok? Not knowing the rules, I have always done both to be on the safe side, but now that I’m running out of blue tags I wonder whether I really need to order more.

Many thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Sheep ear tags
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on May 17, 2022, 04:57:13 pm

sorry to jump on the post:

could i add to it :-)

I have some 13 month old lambs/hoggs to go to the butcher in a couple of weeks they are tagged with 1 yellow EID tag, do need to add to another tag or will the one be ok?

Regards

Title: Re: Sheep ear tags
Post by: shep53 on May 17, 2022, 05:41:14 pm

If you look up the rules ,they say a single slaughter tag can be used in any animal slaughtered before 12 months of age but older than that and you must remove the single tag and replace with a pair , but i thought end of june was considered the cut off point unless they have lost their lamb teeth then they are considered an adult . So in both cases i would speak to the end point for advice BWH may get away with a slaughter tag, but depending on how finished they  are eg can be finished in the next month Blitheringidiot may need doubles if not ready or single tag if almost prime

Title: Re: Sheep ear tags
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on May 18, 2022, 01:50:05 pm

thanks Shep53

much appreciated

Ryan