Scrappie ear tag's?

Slugmar · #21 08/19/10, 07:14 PM

there is that possibilty aslo, but with me I'm starting to sale replacment doe's, market animals so alot of the customer ask for them.

HappyFarmer · #22 08/19/10, 07:22 PM

Those tags are almost cruel. I must say though the metal ones are easier on the goat & actually last a lot longer. Yes it's illegal to remove them but give it enough time and you won't have to. Shredded ears, holes, stuck goat, nasty things those tags are.

If you havn't documented the tag #, do so. If there is ever a problem you can trace it back to which goat it belonged to. Cover your butt.

HF

Backfourty,MI. · #23 08/20/10, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mekasmom

It's illegal to remove them, so don't post about it. A lot of goats "loose" them in the fence. They are NEVER removed. This is especially important to remember because it is illegal to remove them. They must be on a goat you transport, so obviously your goat was purchased from somewhere else. Perhaps different states vary in their enforcement of the law, but it is illegal to remove them.
http://www.ct.gov/doag/lib/doag/pdf/...radication.pdf
"""No person shall remove or tamper with an official identification device."""
Section22-278-A5

Any cutting tool will cut plastic.

The woman I bought her from lives in this state, in our state I believe any goat you sell or is leaving your farm to go to someone else's even if it's a mile down the road is suppose to have a tag I believe.

I don't like them & I don't tag them either.
It's coming OFF, I'll take my chances with the law.

Backfourty,MI. · #24 08/20/10, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by thaiblue12

Our scrapies tags here are small metal tags that wrap around the outside of the ear with a series of numbers. Really easy to remove. Your sounds more like those tags that they use on cattle with a number on them, that snap together front and back. I bought a goat that had both and took them out the first day she was here. Scrapies was easy but the snap together, one was a pest since the metal was so thick. Had to have a neighbor hold her while we cut away the plastic to get to just the metal part and than used a wire type cutter. it is a two person job, they need to sit still.

Scrapies healed up and you could not see it anymore but the other left her with a nice big hole that I too joked and said she needs and earring. It had to be washed and I put neosporin on it since it was crusty and not healed.

Not sure why they put big tags in goats ears, don't they know it just attracts the other goats to bite and check out that weird thing sticking there?

It sounds like the plastic kind your talking about, only the part that goes through the ear also looks plastic. I'm afraid there's metal inside the plastic.
Dh will definately help me cut it off.

I have a doe with the metal kind your talking about too, I bought her with it & I have no problem with that one.

Backfourty,MI. · #25 08/20/10, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

OR, they could be another aspect of BIG BROTHER who wants to control your food supply because a populace who can't feed itself cannot rebel against tyranny.

I agree Alice, one more way for the government to get in our buisness!

farmerjohn · #26 08/21/10, 08:14 AM

The Scrappie tags are required in some areas for 4-H as well as some out of state purchases of goats. IMO I do not care for nor want goverment intervention on my farm/animals. I realize the importance of disease control and that many-unfortunately-do not practice the prevention of such. I know 4-H animal homes who do Scrapie must be registered? IMO another way to count how much you have in livestock.

mekasmom · #27 08/21/10, 08:36 AM

I have had many goats loose those plastic tags in the fencing. They seem to come off quite often around here. But I am smart enough to know that it is not legal to purposely take them off.
I'm not really concerned about disease tracking because it just isn't a problem in this area.

Pony · #28 08/21/10, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

Remember those tags on the mattresses? I take those off, too.

That's exactly what I was thinking!