[Jacob-list] Re: Jacob-list Digest, ear tags

[Victoria da Roza]

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> When the State of Ca. vet was here she said the
sheep only need tags if they are leaving your place. 
If they come with a tag you need to keep the tag with
the rest of each sheep's records so they can be traced
back to the original flock if they stay on your farm
or go with the records if sold.  She said to just tag
again when they leave the farm to go to another flock.
 Since most diseases they are concerned about are
passed at birth from the ewe, they do not even worry
too much about rams anymore or wethers, at least in
Ca.
   We tag with the smallest Scrapie ones you pay for
from Premier and they go in very slick and make a
smaller hole than the buttons and they can have your
flock name and number on them. I have put in both and
the tags are much less traumatic to the sheep than the
buttons.  So far not a problem with any of the tags
ever pulling out. We are on the program where after 5
years your flock is declared scrapie free.  
   Now they are going to start a new program with
metal ear tags that every sheep in the U.S. will have
to have soon because they want to trace every sheep in
the US to make the whole country scrapie free. Because
we are on the tye of program where we are inspected
once a year, we will just continue with the kind of
tags we already have.
   Personally, I find 3 different kinds of ear tags
programs kind of confusing to follow.  Especially in
buying from another flock.  If you get a sheep from a
flock that has been on the program (at least the one
where your flock is declared scrapie free after 5
years)less years than your flock, you have to put the
whole flock status back to the lower year number.  It
quickly restricts the flocks you can buy from without
losing your years in the program.  I do think it is
worth it though to have a flock that is declared
scrapie free.  It is a little thing that I can do to
make the public more comfortable  about sheep not
being disease vectors.
   I realize this kind of program is more challanging
the bigger your flock.  So it is only a personal
choice with my 6.  Victoria
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>    1. Help the tag has ripped her ear
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>    2. Re: Help the tag has ripped her ear (Katrina &
> Dave)
>    3. Re: Help the tag has ripped her ear (Linda)
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> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 14:55:33 -0400
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> ear
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> I have just gotten 3 Jacob ewes, this morning while
> feeding them I noticed ones tag was gone and her ear
> was ripped from the middle out.  What do/can I do?
> 
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> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:02:24 -0400
> From: "Katrina & Dave" <davekat at copper.net>
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> her ear
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> Ripped ears is what I hate about ear tags!  It
> happens way too often. 
> Unfortunately, sort of stitching it up ....which
> could be very 
> complicated....  there is not much you can do. Just
> make sure the ear heals 
> ok and no infection sets in.  I would spray it with
> blue coat or use diluted 
> iodine...although be careful not to get iodine in
> her eyes.
> 
> I have had this happen to several of our ewes and
> they healed up nicely with 
> a nicely split ear to show for it!
> Of course you can always replace the ear tag on the
> other side if you want.
> Hope this helps....best of luck!
> - Katrina Lefever
> ___________________________
> 
Katrina, Dave, and Eli Oberholtzer Lefever
> Pigeon Hills Place
> 7890 Gnatstown Rd
> Hanover, PA 17331
> (717) 637-6670
> davekat at copper.net
> http://chicoryjacobs.com
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> Subject: [Jacob-list] Help the tag has ripped her
> ear
> 
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> I have just gotten 3 Jacob ewes, this morning while
> feeding them I noticed 
> ones tag was gone and her ear was ripped from the
> middle out.  What do/can I 
> do?
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:12:49 -0400
> From: Linda <patchworkfibers at alltel.net>
> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Help the tag has ripped
> her ear
> To: Katrina & Dave <davekat at copper.net>,
> <Neeets at netscape.net>,
> 	<jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
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> Iodine is what I'd use.
> 
> I've got some old ewes that look like they have two
> ears on one side because of the split where they
> pulled out an ear tag.  And one dainty little ewe
> lamb that needed to be eartagged for her health
> certificate.  She managed to pull the first tag
> halfway through her ear before the vet came.  I
> retagged her and the vet came.  The new tag is now
> halfway through the enlarged hole.  Hopefully, she
> can keep it semi attached until the buyers get her
> home to Florida.  I am not at all fond of eartags,
> but with all the regulations about transporting
> sheep, I guess it's something we can't avoid.
> 
> Linda
> What's New at Patchwork Farm?
> 
> On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:02:24 -0400, Katrina & Dave
> wrote:
> > Ripped ears is what I hate about ear tags!  It
> happens way too
> > often. Unfortunately, sort of stitching it up
> ....which could be
> > very complicated....  there is not much you can
> do. Just make sure
> > the ear heals ok and no infection sets in.  I
> would spray it with
> > blue coat or use diluted iodine...although be
> careful not to get
> > iodine in her eyes.
> >
> > I have had this happen to several of our ewes and
> they healed up
> > nicely with a nicely split ear to show for it!
> > Of course you can always replace the ear tag on
> the other side if
> > you want. Hope this helps....best of luck! -
> Katrina Lefever
> > ___________________________ Katrina, Dave, and Eli
> Oberholtzer
> > Lefever Pigeon Hills Place 7890 Gnatstown Rd
> Hanover, PA 17331
> > (717) 637-6670 davekat at copper.net
> http://chicoryjacobs.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Neeets at netscape.net>
> > To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 2:55 PM
> > Subject: [Jacob-list] Help the tag has ripped her
> ear
> >
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Victoria
Castle Rock Farm
Jacob Sheep & Nigerian Dwarf Goats
www.castlerockfarm.net

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