I’ve got myself some different coloured cable ties, red, blue, green, orange, yellow and purple. I plan to allocate an issue to each colour, try and keep a selection in my pocket and apply to the ear tags of offending sheep over lambing and beyond.
So far I’m thinking:
Red- mastitis/definite cull
Blue- feet
Green- lack of milk/big teats
Yellow- poor maternal instincts/crazy
Orange- lambing issues
Purple- dry before weaning
That sound like a good idea? Any better suggestions? Red would obviously be a definite cull, the others could be culminative, easy way of spotting troublesome sheep. You could double the options by leaving a tail on the tie or cutting it flush.
Hardest part will be keeping them handy.
So far I’m thinking:
Red- mastitis/definite cull
Blue- feet
Green- lack of milk/big teats
Yellow- poor maternal instincts/crazy
Orange- lambing issues
Purple- dry before weaning
That sound like a good idea? Any better suggestions? Red would obviously be a definite cull, the others could be culminative, easy way of spotting troublesome sheep. You could double the options by leaving a tail on the tie or cutting it flush.
Hardest part will be keeping them handy.