In fact, tag suppliers won’t print you a duplicate tag of an official scrapie tag that’s already been made once. The next concern is, if a sheep loses its official tamper-proof scrapie tag, the law requires that you replace it with a new, uniquely numbered scrapie tag. So, I’m convinced to start with small tags,and replace them with large tags later. And bigger tags seem to make an enlarged hole in the ear, and sometimes look like they might tear out completely from their own weight. Big tags make their ears droop for a month or two (which is just an aesthetic thing, I admit). Thus, I want to move to a bigger adult tag.īut I don’t want to put huge tags in lamb ears. So then I have to use a Border Collie to help me catch and hold them, so I can get close enough to read their tags. Most of my sheep aren’t friendly or tame. I don’t like the size of the tags I’ve been using (the Easy Tag 2 from Premier), I can’t see the numbers from a distance. But, the drawbacks to this system, I find, are several so I’m going to change. So, I can, and have been getting by with a single tag that says, e.g. So, for example, our flock ID with the registry is KMC, and our flock ID with the state is WAKMC. This makes your life simple, and you can just use one tag. If you get your flock initials from the registry before you sign up for a scrapie ID, the state allows you to use the same initials.
I used to agree with a lot of folks who like the simplicity of using one ear tag for everything- for the registry ID, scrapie ID, and general flock identification. This year I’ve decided to change my sheep ear-tagging strategy.
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