DWBONFIRE (pics added 10/9/2011)

[redtailgal]

Its easy enough to tattoo, if needed, or brand or put a tag on the collar of an animal.

I dont like seeing large tags like this on small or young calves, they play, get into things etc and tags get ripped out, leading to injury and possible infection, not to mention torn up ears that will be very difficult to tag when they are older. And with the size of this tag......its an accident waiting to happen.



I dont want to sound ugly, but you have been given some incorrect information. There are no tagging law for cattle in NC. We are not required to tag our cattle (or tattoo or brand for that matter), even for sale barns, as the sale barn assigns each cow or calf it's own non penetrating id ear clip. There is no risk of having cattle confiscated in NC. If there is a disease outbreak, local farmers may not be allowed to transport animals until after dianostic testing is done or until after a certain quarantine time.

Participation in NAIS is still at the voluntary level, and is NOT law or regulatory.

You can calidate what I have stated here by calling our Ag extension office at the following number:


(828) 632-7533

 

[dwbonfire]

i would like to remove the tag, but i have a couple concerns before i do so!

does it close up like say a human piercing? i would rather remove that tag and put a much smaller tag in it for identification and whatnot. i dont really know where to get a tag like that tho? my sheep have really small tags on thier ears that are tight and small so they dont worry me at all about getting caught. id like to do that for the calf too.

 

[elevan]

Please keep in mind that laws / regulations vary from Country to Country - State to State - County to County - Town to Town. For all members it is important to know the laws of your local government up to your federal government and every level in between before making management decisions.

 

[redtailgal]

It may close up as she grows, but yes you can put in a smaller ID tag.

I'll look and see what I have here, I may have one that you can use.

 

[77Herford]

Its easy enough to tattoo, if needed, or brand or put a tag on the collar of an animal.

I dont like seeing large tags like this on small or young calves, they play, get into things etc and tags get ripped out, leading to injury and possible infection, not to mention torn up ears that will be very difficult to tag when they are older. And with the size of this tag......its an accident waiting to happen.



I dont want to sound ugly, but you have been given some incorrect information. There are no tagging law for cattle in NC. We are not required to tag our cattle (or tattoo or brand for that matter), even for sale barns, as the sale barn assigns each cow or calf it's own non penetrating id ear clip. There is no risk of having cattle confiscated in NC. If there is a disease outbreak, local farmers may not be allowed to transport animals until after dianostic testing is done or until after a certain quarantine time.

Participation in NAIS is still at the voluntary level, and is NOT law or regulatory.

You can calidate what I have stated here by calling our Ag extension office at the following number:


(828) 632-7533

Yes, it can be very different. I just cold brand my cattle, but tags are used alot as well.

 

[Royd Wood]

Ours have a ear tattoo and a radio frequency disk

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

She is just beautiful! Thanks for sharing your time with the little one through pictures and commentary. What a special treat for everyone involved!

 

[redtailgal]

HI DW,

She is doing fine. (forgot to post about her last night, sorry)

She has the halter and lead figured out pretty good now. The only time she balks at pulls backward is when I make her go back to her stall, lol. When you get her home, she will regress and pull again, but I will show you how to get her to stop.

She is eating great, doing wonderful with the bucket and really starting to eat some grain. To measure out her grain, I use the platic cup inside the bag of milk replacer. Yesterday, she got two cups full. She didnt quite finish it, but came very close. She hasnt really touched the hay that I put in (we are still on the first flake). SHe has been spending most of her days outside in the sunshine and pasture with the goats. She is becoming quite the little forager, grazing all morning, then coming into the run in at noon to chew some cud, then back out to graze some more.

It is rainy here today, so she wont get any pasture time so I expect that she will eat her hay then. I will let her loose in the barn to stretch her legs a little this afternoon. Is there a stopping point on how much grain you want her to have? I pretty much let my calves have as much as they want while they are on the bottle, but I work them up a little at at time, adding only a handful or so at a time, until they cannot finish it in a day. I would expect her to be eating 4-5 of those plastic cups full of grain by shortly after she is weaned.

I know that I have some smaller eartages around her somewhere. If I ever manage to find one, I'll show it to ya and see what you think.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

Sounds like everything is going great! Redtailgal, those are some of the most adorable pics!!!! Thanks for sharing Looks as if she is really having a blast at the baby sitters

 

[dwbonfire]

Hello everyone!

RTG, I am glad to hear shes doing good with the halter and enjoying herself out in the sun I miss her and I will only say this here- I cant wait to get back to my farm and animals as much as I love visiting my family and spending time with my nephews and watching my son play with his cousins, I still miss all my critters back home and I have gotten so used to my daily routine caring for all the animals that I feel lost without them all. I know you will all understand.

I bet she is going to be noticeably bigger when I see her. Though I will miss feeding her a bottle I definitely think she is better off drinking from the bucket because she was getting quite strong and head butting alot, which right now might not be a big deal but when shes older it sure will be.

As for her ear tag, I think for now I will just leave it be, and when I pick her up and get a hold of a smaller tag we can snip that big ol one off and put the smaller one in.

Give her a big hug from me, and of course thank you so much!