Hello List, I guess I should give my 2 cents worth. I have sheep and goats and my goats have horns. I use to have collars and small bells on all my goats and sheep. I really liked the sound of all the bells when they would run. The problem I have found with collars and horns is that when they are playing and/or fighting the horns can sometimes slip between the collar and the animals. If this happens the horn can twist the collar making it tighter causing the collared animal to choke and die. I had this happen to 2 of my goats. Since then I have taken all my collars off. Of course if all your animals are polled, collars should be fine but if you have any horned animals there is always a chance of an accident. Just food for thought!
James Harper Virginia Regional Director Blackbelly Barbados Sheep Association International -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sue Miller Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 7:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [blackbelly] Ear Tagging We have had some difficulty also with tags ripping from the ears. We have started to use collars with numbers also to identify the ewes. We were thinking that maybe instead of ear tags that the government could supply tags with the number for tracking on a plastic or metal tag that we could put on along with their number tag. Then they wouldn't have to have their ears tagged and they would still have the number with each individual sheep. Was an idea - whether it would be acceptable or not I don't know.I'm sure they feel that they could easily be removed from1 sheep to another. Even if we could use the small metal tags from like Premier in the ear and have the tag on the collar too. Our ewes are 1 1/2 to 2 years old and still wear their collars. That's so we know which is which. The ewes don't mind the collars either and it makes it somewhat helpful to have something to grab if they need to be caught for some reason. Let me know what you think of the idea. Sue and Ted Miller _________________________________________________________________ Send a QuickGreet with MSN Messenger http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/cdp_games =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list. To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly
