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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: davet on February 16, 2018, 12:26:15 pm

Title: not enough ear
Post by: davet on February 16, 2018, 12:26:15 pm

One of our ewes has torn her ear tag out, and it's made quite a mess.  If there's not enough ear left for a replacement tag, what do you do?

Title: Re: not enough ear
Post by: bj_cardiff on February 16, 2018, 12:31:34 pm

Put two in the other ear? If their the looped tags make sure you snip the loop and they don't catch as badly.

Title: Re: not enough ear
Post by: Fleecewife on February 16, 2018, 12:34:55 pm

Torn ears can be repaired with Superglue if done when the wound edges are still fresh.


I would leave replacing the tag until she is going somewhere, as long as she has a tag in the other ear.