You're probably right. But mine get Inforce 3 and First Defense when I tag. Sometimes Nursemate ASAP if the calf is from a first calf heifer.Process? Most don't I believe.
You're probably right. But mine get Inforce 3 and First Defense when I tag. Sometimes Nursemate ASAP if the calf is from a first calf heifer.Process? Most don't I believe.
Well the brand new ones are but if mom did her job and they are 10-12 hours old there is not much difference between them and a 3 day old.Cuz they're slimy.
Most operations tag calves, it comes in handy if they have to be sorted and sent to different pastures or to keep track of doctoring sick ones. I haven't dangle tagged calves for a few years, my cows remain in one group year round. If one is doctored it gets a grease crayon Mark. At branding time the calves get an RFID tag( mandatory here for traceability before transport off the place)
I had a hard enough time ordering plain tags this year. Couldn't get them through Valley Vet or most of the websites I use to order, ended up getting them off Amazon.Although the last couple years I have not been able to order any replacement tags. Last year the outfit I was ordering them from had a shortage of tags, and this year they are retooling. I am probably not going to get any printed tags again this year.
We are buying the engravable cow tags and enough calf tags for anything that might make a replacement heifer. Z tag feedlot tags for the rest of the calves. We like to leave the calf tags in heifers as one can tell who their Ma is easily. Drawback has been that the feedlot tags rarely last past the third year. My book keeping partner can't and won't deal with letters for years so we just replace tag numbers from cows culled and add a year number at the top.I had a hard enough time ordering plain tags this year. Couldn't get them through Valley Vet or most of the websites I use to order, ended up getting them off Amazon.
I switched to Y-Tex a long time ago because the Z tags kept breaking. And yet, I still have to switch out the tags because the ink fades - even the stuff that claims to last forever. Might have to invest in a Dremel.We are buying the engravable cow tags and enough calf tags for anything that might make a replacement heifer. Z tag feedlot tags for the rest of the calves. We like to leave the calf tags in heifers as one can tell who their Ma is easily. Drawback has been that the feedlot tags rarely last past the third year. My book keeping partner can't and won't deal with letters for years so we just replace tag numbers from cows culled and add a year number at the top.
Try ordering just some buttons for the Y-tex. Finally got some small calf tags and extra buttons from Jeffries.I had a hard enough time ordering plain tags this year. Couldn't get them through Valley Vet or most of the websites I use to order, ended up getting them off Amazon.