Tagging

arctictree

Thinking of getting some management tags this year for the lambs.

What do ye lads use and where do ye get them?

Username John

I get these type ones

Then write the mothers tag number on em, and the lamb number... (1/2 or 2/2)

Can also write something on the underside of the tag if you want...

Ewe lambs are tagged on one ear, rams tagged the other ear, so you can see what's what easily.

They are big tags to be putting on small lambs all right, but I found too many lambs were losing these small tags...

That's what I do, others am sure have a better method / system...

arctictree

Username John wrote: »

I get these type ones

Then write the mothers tag number on em, and the lamb number... (1/2 or 2/2)

Can also write something on the underside of the tag if you want...

Ewe lambs are tagged on one ear, rams tagged the other ear, so you can see what's what easily.

They are big tags to be putting on small lambs all right, but I found too many lambs were losing these small tags...

That's what I do, others am sure have a better method / system...

Thanks - Sounds like a good system - Where do you buy those tags?

MayoAreMagic

I believe Cormac Tags do a tag similar is style to those but smaller. They are a kind of halfway house. Those looped tags get caught on things easily.

Username John

arctictree wrote: »

Thanks - Sounds like a good system - Where do you buy those tags?

http://www.stockhealth.ie/sheep-management-tags-plain

Think I might have gotten the pig ones before...
http://www.stockhealth.ie/pig-tags

razor8

I use the flexitags from mullinahone and find them great, would only lose one in a 100. They can print whatever numbers you want on them and do a few different colours 30c a piece I think they are

Cran

Use shearwell management tags here, find them vey good

roosky

Username John wrote:

They are big tags to be putting on small lambs all right, but I found too many lambs were losing

Had same isdue here moved away from the big tag but at weaning over half the lambs had lost their tags......also about half of the remainders had the writing wiped off.......as if the plastic couldnt absorb the ink

Sheep breeder

Cran wrote: »

Use shearwell management tags here, find them vey good

cran what type of tags are these,

Cran

Sheep breeder wrote: »

cran what type of tags are these,

http://www.sheeptags.ie This website, saying that waiting nearly 2 weeks for tags.

I also use Cormac tags here (equal opportunity tag user) great turn around time always only day or two