This may be a really stupid idea but bare with me please! I'm looking for management tags for my flock of 250 sheep that are big enough to write a (mostly 3-digit) name on.The reason being that I have done this with our 75 cattle and I'd say it's improved my animal husbandry 10-fold as I can now look at any one of them and can remember their medical history, past calvings, temperament, age etc which I could never do with just numbers (unless they had distinctive features).
I've really tried to embrace eid with the sheep but it's just not working out for me. For instance, if I catch a ewe with a bad foot I've never got my wand with me (too big) so I'm rummaging about trying to find my phone to take a photo of it's number and then, once recorded, it's forgotten. Whereas, I'd remember if it was Flo or Meg and wouldn't need my phone, and I'd also remember if I'd treated her before (I'm great with names but rubbish with numbers) It'd also be great at lambing as I keep paper records so could record info on file so much easier. I think, like the cattle, I'd also soon recognise most individuals by sight once the name had stuck in my head. I've seen sheep with biggish management tags with 3-digit numbers on and I'm looking for similar but blank. Any ideas?
I've really tried to embrace eid with the sheep but it's just not working out for me. For instance, if I catch a ewe with a bad foot I've never got my wand with me (too big) so I'm rummaging about trying to find my phone to take a photo of it's number and then, once recorded, it's forgotten. Whereas, I'd remember if it was Flo or Meg and wouldn't need my phone, and I'd also remember if I'd treated her before (I'm great with names but rubbish with numbers) It'd also be great at lambing as I keep paper records so could record info on file so much easier. I think, like the cattle, I'd also soon recognise most individuals by sight once the name had stuck in my head. I've seen sheep with biggish management tags with 3-digit numbers on and I'm looking for similar but blank. Any ideas?