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sokel · « **on:** April 30, 2013, 06:55:08 pm »

As you know we have a couple of stray Swaledale ewes that have moved in, One has been here since January the other last month.
Today we have a newborn Lamb from the January one !
They do not belong to anyone local infact we have been told they are from the other side of the fell but the owner moved away 2 years ago.
What can we do about tagging ? As we dont have any of our own lambs we dont have tags other than the goat tags with our herd number on
As its a male could we use one of these as it would not be staying

ScotsGirl · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2013, 08:19:54 pm »

If it were me I would just put in slaughter tag. As long as you log it in your flock book as a gift from god I'm sure animal welfare will be fine!

Anke · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2013, 09:23:53 pm »

Well goats and sheep come under the same herd number, so goat tags are absolutely fine for sheep too. and as he was born on your holding, he will need tags with your numbers on!

zarzar · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2013, 09:25:23 pm »

do you know what we seem to of inherited 2 soay type ewes too lol both none tagged no one local keeps the breed so i think they where dumped by us and just followed our sheep.

sokel · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2013, 09:37:37 pm »

Thanks for the replys
I will stick one of our tags in it then, One of the ewes is untagged aswell and apparantly is the lamb from the older one

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