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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 131719" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>We tag at birth & tattoo at spring work-up (about 2-4 months old). We use the roll-on - put on ear - tattoo - than re-apply ink & push into holes with thumb. Been asked to give tattoo demos by fair managements many times. I think rubbing & pushing the ink INTO the holes is the key to good tattoos. And be sure the ear is CLEAN before you apply ink. If they are waxy or dirty - that will be the first thing pushed into the holes, and that does not show up later on in life.</p><p>Be sure to use GREEN ink - not black - for any color animal. Green shows up much better. And, be sure to get it deep into the non-hairy part of the ear BETWEEN ribs. Remember, it may not be hairy now as a baby, but cows tend to have more hair on the outer 1/3 of the ear inside. So, get it inside the ear - at least mid 1/3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 131719, member: 968"] We tag at birth & tattoo at spring work-up (about 2-4 months old). We use the roll-on - put on ear - tattoo - than re-apply ink & push into holes with thumb. Been asked to give tattoo demos by fair managements many times. I think rubbing & pushing the ink INTO the holes is the key to good tattoos. And be sure the ear is CLEAN before you apply ink. If they are waxy or dirty - that will be the first thing pushed into the holes, and that does not show up later on in life. Be sure to use GREEN ink - not black - for any color animal. Green shows up much better. And, be sure to get it deep into the non-hairy part of the ear BETWEEN ribs. Remember, it may not be hairy now as a baby, but cows tend to have more hair on the outer 1/3 of the ear inside. So, get it inside the ear - at least mid 1/3. [/QUOTE]
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