The Poultry Keeper

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

good to see you back bradders ,glad you had a good holiday Very Happy

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1011 Location: Cambridgeshire

Thanks Milkmaid Very Happy

stephen · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:

... ear tagged Baldr, our first born goat. He's got the honour of the 00001 ear-tag for our holding number and my first very nervous effort of doing it. He's forgiven me now he's got two matching earrings (barring one having an RFID tag on it too) and feeding him a big handful of carrots.

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2299 Location: North Cornwall

I hate ear tagging, its horrible. I try and get OH to wait until Bradders is here, hes good at it Very Happy

Wheres the pics then Stephen Rolling Eyes

You cant post a post like that and not have a pic to go with it Laughing

or is there too much blood Shocked

stephen · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:17 am Post subject:

No, there was no blood at all! A little bruising on one of the ears, but otherwise fine. Baldr's quite happy still. I'll get a photo a little later this morning.

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1011 Location: Cambridgeshire

stephen · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:32 am Post subject:

I think you've done well, too. I found it quite nerve wracking. I was so worried about hurting the goat.

stephen · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:43 am Post subject:

Baldr's ear tag!

More pics at http://gallery.alledal.nu/v/Goats/BaldrEarTagged/

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

well done bradders i hate that job as well Cool

he looks lovely stephen i must get on and order some
first job for the day for me has been first catch your goats ,who have broken out of the shed ,the big one having learnt that no gap is to small and if that doesn't work brute force will Rolling Eyes

and if you try really hard you can get a bucket handle around a togg stomach Shocked

,which she learnt a little while ago
so the dog had a good morning rounding up goats
but it's a beautiful morning so before i caught them,i took my coffee into the garden sat and watched them graze and do my weeding Wink

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1011 Location: Cambridgeshire

Thanks guys Very Happy

thats made my heart warm up Laughing

He looks lovely stephen Very Happy

Little Chick · Joined: 05 Aug 2008 Posts: 8 Location: Cambridgeshire

Hi everyone Very Happy

Yesterday with the livestock....

I helped Bradders let the chickens out into the yard and gave them their breakfast. Smile

I went a checked the cattle on the mule with Bradders and Spana's OH (John).
In the afternoon i helped spana top up the chickens food. After that me Bradders and John fed the calves in the creep. Very Happy

I've just let the chickens into the yard with Bradders and gave them some wheat. Very Happy

And i've just fed Tatty and Fluffball (Spana's 2 cats). Very Happy

I'm going home today Crying or Very sad

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

cricky sounds busy around yours Cool

today i went to see some more grazing for my sheep ,only an acre but lovely and sheltered ,just got to sort out another holding number

Sparklepeeps · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1967 Location: Cheshire

debcat · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject:

I should imagine it's like having your ears pierced

you put one side of the tag each side of the gun and squeeze both together
one tag side has a hole the other an arrow shaped end that fits into the hole
the hole's about 3mm wide
they are a right pain when they pull out, I've seen sheep where the ears been ripped in half after they've caught the tag on something Sad

stephen · Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:49 am Post subject: