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kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Lost ear tag
« on: November 22, 2016, 02:35:04 pm »
One of our ewes has lost an ear tag.
Remember reading somewhere  when you replace them it has to be red, is this correct ?
If so where do l get the red one from ?  :sheep:

Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: Lost ear tag
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2016, 03:18:08 pm »
You can use red tags, in which case you replace both. All of the suppliers will do red replacement tags. However, if you only need one tag, you can also get a 'replica' tag which will be exactly the same as the one she's lost.

If you've got a new-ish movement book, there's a flowchart just inside the front cover that explains it all.
« Last Edit: November 22, 2016, 03:19:56 pm by Womble »
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Foobar

  • Joined Mar 2012
  • South Wales
Re: Lost ear tag
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2016, 04:39:05 pm »
If the ewe is home bred then you can just re-tag with a new number from your own tags.  It's only if she was born elsewhere that she needs reds or replicas.

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Lost ear tag
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2016, 05:31:25 pm »
If the ewe is home bred then you can just re-tag with a new number from your own tags.  It's only if she was born elsewhere that she needs reds or replicas.
  YOU can use replica tags on home bred sheep as well .   As said red replacement pairs are for  sheep that have been purchased or  use a replica tag to replace the missing one .        As said for sheep born on your holding then  either   a replica tag or replace with a pair of your own tags    , and remember to record in your holding register missing tag number and new tag number even if you use a replica and thus both numbers are the same . :farmer:

TheSmilingSheep

  • Joined May 2013
Re: Lost ear tag
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2016, 05:27:21 pm »
how wrong is it to replace tags on home-grown sheep with red tags - since matching and much prettier? :innocent:

shep53

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • Dumfries & Galloway
Re: Lost ear tag
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2016, 05:36:07 pm »
Totally wrong ! but since they have tags in no one will care too much  :thumbsup:

kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: Lost ear tag
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2016, 06:13:23 pm »
Many thanks will order tags  :thumbsup:

 

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