Hello, I have some lambs and shearlings I need to tag - a long delay involving very boring stuff to do with tag and plier availability explains why I haven't done it earlier. I know that tagging in warm weather is not a good idea because of the risk of fly strike and/or infection, but I'm reluctant to delay as I'm supposed to be selling them at some point this year.
Are there precautions I can take which will minimise the risk? There must be some tagging which happens during the season as ewes/lambs lose their tags from time to time and the Defra website says to retag within 30 days which does suggest that you have to occasionally do it in summer. Any thoughts?