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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: ScotsGirl on January 21, 2014, 07:21:17 pm

Title: Tattooing
Post by: ScotsGirl on January 21, 2014, 07:21:17 pm

Where is the best place to buy reasonably priced tattoo kit for doing the pigs?

Title: Re: Tattooing
Post by: mattjen on January 21, 2014, 07:28:24 pm

If I remember rightly I bought the whole kit from Fearings, can't remember the price though sorry! :thinking: :pig:

Title: Re: Tattooing
Post by: Bodger on January 21, 2014, 07:29:02 pm

Snap.

Title: Re: Tattooing
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on January 21, 2014, 07:33:39 pm

I've got one from Fearings, but the characters are tiny and fiddly to use - and I've had to repair it twice!
Ketchums make nice strong ones. I bought a set second-hand and they're much better and easier to use.

Title: Re: Tattooing
Post by: gheath90 on January 26, 2014, 07:53:01 pm

I've just got mine from Ketchums it was £130 that includes the shoulder tattoo, spare ink and ink pad

Title: Re: Tattooing
Post by: shygirl on January 26, 2014, 08:04:05 pm

mine cost a good £100 too, my numbers are small but all in a long line which is a pest as the pigs etc have to be quite old to have ears big enough to fit the long tattoo on, and it wouldnt fit my goats or anthing. im sure others are more more square in design as iv bought pigs with 2 lines.

Title: Re: Tattooing
Post by: Tudful Tamworths on January 27, 2014, 10:25:36 pm

Quote from: gheath90 on January 26, 2014, 07:53:01 pm

I've just got mine from Ketchums it was £130 that includes the shoulder tattoo, spare ink and ink pad

You're mixing up slap markers with tattoo kits. You've bought a slap marker.