Author Topic: tagging (Read 4027 times)

firemansam · « **on:** October 12, 2012, 01:52:46 pm »

I have 6 new sheep, they are tagged from the previous owner.
Do I tag them with my own tags?

Foobar · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:02:24 pm »

Nope. Sheep are tagged with their holding of birth. Those remain with them forever, unless they lose those tags then they get replaced with tags from the current holding.

colliewoman · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:42:41 pm »

Nope leave them be.
If your ewes lose their tags you replace them with identical ones if you know the details, if you don't you replace them with RED replacement tags with your flock mark.
Each ewe should have (depending on age) a normal ear tag with uk # and individual #
AND a yellow EID tag. Lambs could be moved on a single slaughter tag, but if you are going to keep them you need to double tag

Mallows Flock · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:44:30 pm »

I just double tag all my lambs as that way when I decide I am gonna keep them all after all I can! LOL!

colliewoman · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:48:00 pm »

Same here, with the small numbers I have it doesn't make much difference to me to have the extra cost of 2 tags

Mallows Flock · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:56:41 pm »

Oooh now you have 4.5 acres as well you can have hundreds!
If I had the amount of land you have now, it would be really, really dangerous!!! LOL

SteveHants · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2012, 04:27:50 pm »

I always reckon its worth double-tagging anyway - I don't think you could sell your stragglers as stores if they hadn't got two tags..

firemansam · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2012, 04:39:10 pm »

And is that the same with goats, tagged for life?

woollyval · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2012, 05:24:41 pm »

Quote from: firemansam on October 12, 2012, 04:39:10 pm

And is that the same with goats, tagged for life?

YES

Anke · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2012, 07:30:48 pm »

Quote from: woollyval on October 12, 2012, 05:24:41 pm

Quote from: firemansam on October 12, 2012, 04:39:10 pm
And is that the same with goats, tagged for life?
YES

I wish.... not yet had a goat that still has got ots birth tag after a couple of years....

woollyval · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:00:58 pm »

Quote from: Anke on October 12, 2012, 07:30:48 pm

Quote from: woollyval on October 12, 2012, 05:24:41 pm
Quote from: firemansam on October 12, 2012, 04:39:10 pm
And is that the same with goats, tagged for life?
YES
I wish.... not yet had a goat that still has got ots birth tag after a couple of years....

He meant same number not same tag.....

Brucklay · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2012, 08:08:12 pm »

[size=78%]I wish.... not yet had a goat that still has got ots birth tag after a couple of years....[/size]

He meant same number not same tag.....

Totally thinking like Anke - wish mine would manage a year or so - although I do have a five year old female with her original tag (2 days before double tags)