Author Topic: Another boring eartag question sorry (Read 3466 times)

andywalt · « **on:** July 02, 2012, 05:26:45 pm »

I can understand that if both ear tags come out they are both replaced by the red replacement tags, but what happens if only one falls out, i,e the eid you replace with a red eid one, and the non eid you replace with a non eid red one? so then you mark in the flock book of the replacement even tho only one has been replaced? what does everyone do please? thanks

SteveHants · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2012, 05:31:48 pm »

I think I was told if they are your own bred stock, and haven't been sold etc, you can just replace with a different number tag (both ears) and note a faulty tag in your flock book.

My Trading Standards are quite helpful on this, but its these areas where the whole thing gets confusing....

andywalt · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2012, 05:35:24 pm »

and if they were bought in from onother flock?

hexhammeasure · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2012, 06:01:26 pm »

the same I think, if you know the old number you can give the animal a new tag but there must be a record of the old number and the relevant changed number

Haylo-peapod · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2012, 06:03:24 pm »

I believe that if you know the number, you just get a replacement tag with the original number. You only need red tags if you don't know the original ID no to go on the tag.

If you speak to the tag supplier they will advise you what you need to do.

VSS · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2012, 06:04:23 pm »

If it is a home bred animal you can order a replacement that matches the one she still has.

TheCaptain · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2012, 06:28:07 pm »

If you know the number that your replacing, home bred or not, you can replace them with the same tag number i.e. no need for a red tag

andywalt · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2012, 07:27:39 pm »

so the tag supplier will make a tag with another flock number on from another flock? if the sheep was brought in?

Hazelwood Flock · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2012, 09:39:42 pm »

They should do, I have meticulous records of all my tag numbers so if one is lost I can order a replica - identical to the lost tag. I do this with bought in sheep too, saves a lot of faffing about matching identities to retag records during an inspection!

Anke · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2012, 09:53:04 pm »

Quote from: andywalt on July 02, 2012, 07:27:39 pm

so the tag supplier will make a tag with another flock number on from another flock? if the sheep was brought in?

Yes otherwise any sheep/goat/cow that is pedigree and registered under their first ear tag number will loose its identity. But the tag supplier will check if that number (and in particular) the herd number exists... and if one of the numbers is wrong (as was in my case on the registration papers...) you will get a frantic call from DEFRA...