Eartags 2022

System · 28-01-2022 1:46pm #1

This discussion was created from comments split from: No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11.

Jim Simmental · 26-01-2022 10:27pm

Has any of you recently ordered tags ?

decided to switch over to cormac tagging this year with the EID tagging. Tags ordered over 2 weeks now any one else in a similar position?

Grueller · 26-01-2022 10:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118537775#Comment_118537775

Ya they are violently slow this year.

orm0nd · 26-01-2022 10:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118537775#Comment_118537775

about 2 and a half weeks from Cormac but I had sheep tags and replacement cattle tags all in the one order. if you're genuinely stuck for them, give them a bell and they might bump you the queue

Tileman · 26-01-2022 11:27pm

Do u need to have 2 tags for lambs going to direct to slaughter at this time of year or will one slaughter tag still do?

some thing in my head about having to have all lambs tagged by 12th of December but can’t find the exact detail.

Kevhog1988 · 27-01-2022 12:08am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538028#Comment_118538028

I sent some last week with just one. Only need 2 if the lamb is a year old isnt it?

patsy_mccabe · 27-01-2022 12:23am

Neighbour orered the new EID Tags from Mullinahone. He went to tag a calf and realised the old taggers, both types won't do for the EID ones. There is a new type tagger for them. So that's 3 different type of taggers to date.

I have old tags myself still. Is it worth switching to Cormac? Are the tags that much better?

Base price · 27-01-2022 12:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538276#Comment_118538276

Are you sure about that?? I ordered a couple of single replacement tags from them during the week and I looked at their website to see if I needed a new tagger when I start using the EID tags and there is no mention of it. They advertise three different EID tag readers from €300, €670 and €1136.00 respectively.

minerleague · 27-01-2022 12:50am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538276#Comment_118538276

Didn't realise that, was too late ordering the old type, so now another tagger 😫 All night uploading pictures for bord bia inspection ( give me the wildest saler/lim cross suckler calving a huge ch bull in the middle of field with hail / sleet pouring down over anything more complicated than logging on here )

whelan2 · 27-01-2022 7:26am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538276#Comment_118538276

You can use the yellow taggers to tag the eid tags. You'd need to put the pin, which is in the handle of the taggers, in each time though and take it out to put in the bvd tag. I just bought a new taggers so I can tag the 2 tags in 1 go.

whelan2 · 27-01-2022 7:30am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538374#Comment_118538374

Had my remote inspection a week or so ago. I started uploading photos a week or so before it. Did a few each evening. The medical records took a good while to upload though

whelan2 · 27-01-2022 7:31am

I learnt from a few years ago to order my tags in November. Got them within 2 weeks from Mullinahone.

patsy_mccabe · 27-01-2022 10:07am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538644#Comment_118538644

Are you sure the yellow tagger will tag the EID ones? I tried it with the pin in place and it wouldn't work. He ordered a new one anyway.

Here's the new EID tagger at Mullinahone COOP. It says to remove the blue insert for the new EID tags,

Mullinahone Co-Op (mullinahonecoop.ie)

whelan2 · 27-01-2022 10:15am

I rang

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them and asked and the girl sent me this photo

Mooooo · 27-01-2022 10:16am

I like the cormac tags, self closing bvd. Sent out a free tagger on first order as well. New calf tags will still take the 3 to 4 weeks this time of year. Replacements tend to be out fast alright. Ringing the department to up the number is a tad annoying alright

straight · 27-01-2022 10:33am

Ordered my tags off Cormac in the first week of January. I'd say they came in 2 or 3 weeks. Very happy with Cormac. 5 years and no tag lost yet. 1 taggers which they sent me with my first order 5 years ago. Can I claim a subsidy on the EID tags this year. I read something about it before.

patsy_mccabe · 27-01-2022 10:57am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118538957#Comment_118538957

No the new EID tags are different. They are white and wider where they fit into the tagger. I'll get a pic later.

Anto_Meath · 27-01-2022 11:11am

Ye a neighbour feeds a few heifers and any year he always has 1 or 2 that prove incalf, he had 1 calved at Christmas there so he ordered tags 3 weeks ago from Mullinahone & got them last week. Asked me on Saturday to stick them in. Couldn't get the white tag to fit either tagger, so but in the bvd 1 and I have ordered a new tagger. Seen after that you can remove part of the yellow tagger for them but I don't want doing that all the time because it's handy to have the two taggers loaded when you have the calf caught and less chance of mixing up the tags.

Years ago I bought a cow & calf in the mart, when I was bringing out the calf noticed one ear had 26 in it the other had 29, the card I had was 29 but the cows number was different. Such a pain in the ass to get sorted.. the right number was on card 26 but such a job the mart had to explain that to the farmer who bought that pair that they needed the card back plus the lad who sold cows & calves didn't want anything to do with it either. So I am always double checking now to make sure all tags are correct at tagging.

Hard Knocks · 27-01-2022 11:12am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118539138#Comment_118539138

On the yellow bvd taggers take out the yellow plastic piece where the white female tag goes, might need a screw driver

Same with the red non bvd taggers, take blank plastic part

whelan2 · 27-01-2022 11:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118539138#Comment_118539138

That's the tags I have now. Will try them with the insert in the yellow taggers later. I assume the girl in Mullinahone knew what she was talking about

whelan2 · 27-01-2022 12:25pm

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It just about lines up

ABitofsense · 27-01-2022 12:45pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118539034#Comment_118539034

Same as ordered 1st week January off Cormac & arrived last week. Father would have previously being Mullinahone & I'd say at this stage I've nearly them all replaced with Cormac in last 3 years. Haven't lost a Cormac one yet.