OLF":74taqd1y said:This years calves are 901W, 902W, 903W...
Heifers get a white tag in the left ear, bulls/steers get a blue tag in the right ear. Sire and dam are also on the tag.
The 900 and W are a little redundant. W is the Hereford year code (W=2009) and 900 is also for 2009. I use W because their Herefords and the 900 because it helps keep cattle listed by age on our computer filing system. Cattle are listed 805U, 806U, 905W, 906W instead of 5U, 5W, 6U, 6W...
Calves that are registered get tatooed OLF in right ear for the farm and their number (901W) in the left ear.
dun":1uxwula8 said:OLF":1uxwula8 said:This years calves are 901W, 902W, 903W...
Heifers get a white tag in the left ear, bulls/steers get a blue tag in the right ear. Sire and dam are also on the tag.
The 900 and W are a little redundant. W is the Hereford year code (W=2009) and 900 is also for 2009. I use W because their Herefords and the 900 because it helps keep cattle listed by age on our computer filing system. Cattle are listed 805U, 806U, 905W, 906W instead of 5U, 5W, 6U, 6W...
Calves that are registered get tatooed OLF in right ear for the farm and their number (901W) in the left ear.
If you put the letter first they'll still be in year order.
OLF":ftxbnxkc said:dun":ftxbnxkc said:OLF":ftxbnxkc said:This years calves are 901W, 902W, 903W...
Heifers get a white tag in the left ear, bulls/steers get a blue tag in the right ear. Sire and dam are also on the tag.
The 900 and W are a little redundant. W is the Hereford year code (W=2009) and 900 is also for 2009. I use W because their Herefords and the 900 because it helps keep cattle listed by age on our computer filing system. Cattle are listed 805U, 806U, 905W, 906W instead of 5U, 5W, 6U, 6W...
Calves that are registered get tatooed OLF in right ear for the farm and their number (901W) in the left ear.
If you put the letter first they'll still be in year order.
You're absolutely right, I only realized that a few years after starting my current system. If I switch now, the system falls apart. I guess it wouldn't fall apart because the letter first cows would be listed after the number first cows, but I'm just too stubborn to change now. The zeros will mess it up a little next year, but I guess the A's would also in a few years. Oh well.
Thanks for pointing out my flaw.