The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: ScotsGirl on April 29, 2014, 10:05:11 pm
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I am trying to source tags small enough for my black welsh. I would also like to use twin tags if possible as I think there is less chance of tearing the ear.
What do people do regarding colours? I'm not very organised but would like to have a colour coded system. I need have batches for commercial type sheep, black welsh and goats plus now we need EID slaughter tags.
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I used Shearwell EID SET Tags for all my BWM. Tagged at birth. Yes they do make their ears a bit floppy to begin with but they soon straighten up.
I was hoping to do a different colour each year, but I always get leftovers, so I've given up on that. I'm on purple at the mo...it does go very nicely with the black :).
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My colour coding has gone awry too. The orange Shearwell Set tags look smart on my black Shetlands ;D . They are loops but I have not had any trouble with them tearing.
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I also use the Shearwelll SET EID tags for both sheep and goats. I cut the loop for the gats but it is normally ok for the sheep with the loop kept. I don't tag until they are about 6 months old. I have had excellent retention rates for the sheep, for the goats I have to order replacement tags at least once a year...