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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Hillview Farm on February 11, 2015, 06:55:38 pm

Title: sorry about this..... Tagging question but very brief
Post by: Hillview Farm on February 11, 2015, 06:55:38 pm

One of my bought in pedigree ewes has lost a tag and it has her pedigree number and code on it. Am I allowed to order a replica? Not sure if I'm allowed to order it as it has someone else's Flock number.

And another of my lambs from last year has lost his shearwell breeding tag. Am I correct in thinking they offer Free replacements?

Thanks  ;D

Title: Re: sorry about this..... Tagging question but very brief
Post by: shep53 on February 11, 2015, 07:37:41 pm

Yes you can order a duplicate           for free replacements you needed to have purchased 200 pairs of  EID  tags

Title: Re: sorry about this..... Tagging question but very brief
Post by: SallyintNorth on February 12, 2015, 12:09:59 am

Quote from: shep53 on February 11, 2015, 07:37:41 pm

for free replacements you needed to have purchased 200 pairs of  EID  tags

and not chosen the 15% discount (or it may have been 10%, I can't remember now) instead.  We lose very few of their tags, so took the discount ;)

Title: Re: sorry about this..... Tagging question but very brief
Post by: Anke on February 12, 2015, 06:54:44 am

Yes for pedigree animals you can order replica tags - I have done so from Shearwell for both my goats (regularly) and sheep (as bought in ewes always seem to loose one or both of their tags, but the ones I insert stay in!).

Just make sure your numbers are correct - they will check against the DEFRA database - one of my pedigree certificates had the wrong flock number on it and the DEFRA lady had her knickers in a mighty twist... several phone calls later it was resolved (and I got a new pedigree certificate :))