[Jacob-list] ear tags

[Bill Thompson]

Hi--I will jump in here with what little I know,  from experience, I will
never let a lamb go undocked again.  She was born out of season for us, I
did not take the time to band, and by spring, with her long fuzzy tail, we
had to clean her up by hand, which included taking a shears and cutting away
poop, hair and what ever else was in the way.  We then washed her all
stretched out on a board, (too chilly at that time to let her get all wet).
When our vet came for shots, etc. when we did our normal lambing in the
spring, he docked her for us.  I was so thankful that it was winter when
this happened and not summer.

Because it is so cold in Iowa during the winter, we use plastic ear tags,
small ones, 1/2 inch X 2 inch from Midstates in Kansas.  I know the sheep
don't feel the tags, but I guess I feel better about it.

Lou Anne in S.W. Iowa
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Przylepa and Rich Moore <kellyandrich at earthlink.net>
To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject: [Jacob-list] ear tags


> What is everyone's preference in regards to eartags (plastic vs. metal;
> swivel vs.snap ?) Are any ear tagging applicator devices that work better
> than others?
>
> How about devices for docking? Or even to dock or not to dock? Is
> marketability affected if one chooses not to dock?
>
> Kelly
>
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