Tagging Sheep

[Crystal26]

How do I go about tagging my untagged sheep, over the last three years I have acquired 10 sheep from a lady who has never tagged her sheep. I didn't know at the time about tagging sheep, now I do know and realise there is no way I can go back and do it then proper way as this woman doesn't have CPH ect. I shouldn't of taken sheep from her in the first place but they were free sheep at the time I was naive about how sheep movements and tags worked.

Any ideas where I can get advice to rectify the situation with my own records? I want to tag them properly so I can breed and sell from them. I also want to apply for payments schemes and grants and I will get an inspection at some point so want to make everything right

 

[Rich_ard]

Double tag them with your own tags. Don't mention it to anyone else again!

 

[Moors Lad]

Double tag them with your own tags. Don't mention it to anyone else again!

Don`t forget that you are supposed to record in your flock register when and what you tag!
Questions for the OP.... Do you have other sheep of your own? How many? Have you a supply of red "replacement" tags? Hopefully you can sort the problem out (best done sooner than later though!).

 

[Crystal26]

I have 15 other sheep that are all accounted for the proper way. I can get the red replacement tags if needed.

 

[Moors Lad]

I have 15 other sheep that are all accounted for the proper way. I can get the red replacement tags if needed.

It would have been easier to resolve if you`d a much bigger flock ( sorry that`s NOT a lot of help!!)

 

[Moors Lad]

How old are the problem sheep?

 

[Moors Lad]

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a78c2e2e5274a2acd189967/pb13281-holding-register-091209.pdf

Have you one of these?

 

[Crystal26]

How old are the problem sheep?

 

[Crystal26]

Problem sheep are first lambing ewes, gimmers and Hoggs

 

[Moors Lad]

Message sent!

 

[Crystal26]

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a78c2e2e5274a2acd189967/pb13281-holding-register-091209.pdf

Have you one of these?

Not exactly but I basically have all that info written down in a book with tag no's. My movements are recorded on scotEID also

 

[ringi]

Do you have a large freezer and skills in cooking mutton?

 

[ladycrofter]

I believe you're quite safe to double tag with red tags. We had an unknown sheep show up here years ago no tags but holes in her ears. No way to know where she came from so we put in red tags. The really isn't anything else you can do, she legitimately has lost her tags from her original holding.

 

[Jockers84]

Surely they’re the offspring of your own sheep????? Don’t make life more difficult than it needs to be.