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<blockquote data-quote="Durham Reds" data-source="post: 677325" data-attributes="member: 3535"><p>We used a weigh tape along with a hanging scale to check accuracy a few years ago. If the tape had been more consistant, I would have stayed with that for convenience sake in collecting BW's. We found there was too much discrepancy between the two. We just rely on scales now. If you hunt around a little, you can usually find an older balance beam scale priced very reasonably for taking WW's and YW's. We upgraded to an electronic scale from B & B scales we found on Ebay. After 2 years, we are still satisfied and it was 1/3 the cost of most. Hope this helps! You are to be applauded for caring enough to collect data. This is one of the most important things you can do to improve your herd no matter the size.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Durham Reds, post: 677325, member: 3535"] We used a weigh tape along with a hanging scale to check accuracy a few years ago. If the tape had been more consistant, I would have stayed with that for convenience sake in collecting BW's. We found there was too much discrepancy between the two. We just rely on scales now. If you hunt around a little, you can usually find an older balance beam scale priced very reasonably for taking WW's and YW's. We upgraded to an electronic scale from B & B scales we found on Ebay. After 2 years, we are still satisfied and it was 1/3 the cost of most. Hope this helps! You are to be applauded for caring enough to collect data. This is one of the most important things you can do to improve your herd no matter the size. [/QUOTE]
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