Author Topic: Infected ears after tagging (Read 6854 times)

shep53 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2018, 12:07:34 pm »

Happy to tag lambs when ringing , never any problems . Try not to tag anything older may- oct or if raining . Sheep to be sold are tagged the day before going onto a trailer/lorry

Womble · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2018, 12:37:22 pm »

^ Cool. I think that's what we'll do from now on then Shep53. It would fit best with our system anyway.

Backinwellies · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2018, 01:11:01 pm »

Interesting as last time a thread on tagging lambs ….. it was decided to tag later …. as they tended to get stuck and lose tags if tagged early! ……………… comments?

Womble · « **Reply #18 on:** June 21, 2018, 01:49:20 pm »

You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't!

Welcome to smallholding!!

Sbom · « **Reply #19 on:** June 21, 2018, 02:02:31 pm »

Tagged all mine in first few days this year.....8 weeks on and all still present and correct. Although most of my fences are electric so limited opportunity to get heads stuck

shep53 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 21, 2018, 02:39:45 pm »

Suppose my fields are fairly big and I rarely get heads stuck in netting , I have found lambs done at ringing have the least lifetime problems with tags even better than doing my ewe lambs in January which can develop an infection around the pin leading to an enlarged pin hole in the ear . I maybe get 1 torn ear per year but I put the tags as near to the head as I can get them, the ear is thicker and stonger

Shire1980 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 15, 2018, 09:35:59 pm »

I tagged mine last month but brought them in last night to check them over and noticed one had puss around the tag.
Will it come alright after a good spray of Terramycin or should i have cut the tag out and sprayed it?
Next time i tag i'll make sure to do it when it's colder outside and they are a lot younger.

Womble · « **Reply #22 on:** July 15, 2018, 10:04:00 pm »

I think you'll probably find that it won't come right as long as the tag is still there. That's because the tag will keep moving about and opening up the scab all the time. Maybe if there's no improvement soon, then cut the tag out?