I was wondering what the best size tag to use on fawns, where do you order those from and if a 1-5/8"wide by 2in high tag is to large to put in a fawns ear?
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cental Pennsylvania
1 5/8" X 2" is fine, I use all-flex medium sheep and goat/hog, they are big enough to read the numbers easily they dont even seem to droop the fawns ear if you place them correctly
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upstate ny
We kinda like to keep the tags on the small size.All our deer are nice and tame so we just use the tags that are made for sheep.They are only 1in wide by 2 in long.If you put them in just right you can put the tag so it lays right inside the ear.They are a little harder to see from far away.I kinda think they look a little better than the tag hangin down below the ear.We got ours from tractor supply and they do have numbers.You can get on jeffers website and check out some of the tags they have and i do believe they have custom tags!!
We have just launched a national program Life Chip (Bio Thermo) permanent identification system. This small micro chip size on grain of rice can now tell you the deer id and body temperature. This will save fawns and adults. We also will have highly discounted Destron Fearing products including ear tags they invented for farming. See Whitetail Exchange soon for product purchases.
Scott
Scott
Bryan,
Whitetail Quest herd management (Quest X) is programed to read Life Chip (Bio-Thermo Technology) you soon you will be able to see on your smart phone.
Scott
Whitetail Quest herd management (Quest X) is programed to read Life Chip (Bio-Thermo Technology) you soon you will be able to see on your smart phone.
Scott
We are with Mike & Angie on using the small sheep tags. We had one doe that beat her ear to bleeding last summer with the larger tags. Might not be a problem if you keep the flies down. I changed the tags to the smaller green sheep tags and no more problems.
No better way than to see it for yourself. Here is Tinkerbell and she is sporting the Duflex Sheep Tags that we order from Valley Vet. This will be our first year for fawning so we are going to order blank tags and pen our numbers on the tags.
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No better way than to see it for yourself. Here is Tinkerbell and she is sporting the Duflex Sheep Tags that we order from Valley Vet. This will be our first year for fawning so we are going to order blank tags and pen our numbers on the tags.
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upstate ny
Thats perfect in my eyes jeff. Now when the ear grows with age that tag will shift and sit perfect inside the ear and when they look at you the tag is facin you and easy to read.The only problem we have had is our doe riley seems to grow a hairy ear.lol..They are great for bottlefeds. goofy does that dont get to close to ya would need a larger tag so you can see with binocs.
Scott,how close do you have to be with your ISO compliant reader to get a reading. About what would that reader cost? Rick
They definitely get lost in the hair I should have included a view from back side of the ear. With only 4 deer we know whos who. I know of other facilities that has 60 - 80 deer that uses these same tags but a lot more color variations. You can narrow so many deer down to a handful when a certain deer need to be handled.
Here is Lilly I cut the bigger tag out last year and replaced with the smaller tag. We get blank front and back so numbers can be view coming or going.
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Here is Lilly I cut the bigger tag out last year and replaced with the smaller tag. We get blank front and back so numbers can be view coming or going.
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Buckskin said:
Rick,
Their are over 12 ISO readers to choose from standard hand held to fixed units. Whitetail Exchange will be listing pricing soon. Richard is finishing testing on new reader that goes from inches to 300 feet. Now that will allow us to take a pedigree read from deer 300 feet away if you cant see a tag. This however will not have the ability to read body temp. Their are many other applications for this in our hunting ranches. The micro chips battery life should be 3-5 years. See Whitetail Exchange for pricing and specs or contact me.
Scott
Applecreek Scott said:We have just launched a national program Life Chip (Bio Thermo) permanent identification system. This small micro chip size on grain of rice can now tell you the deer id and body temperature. This will save fawns and adults. We also will have highly discounted Destron Fearing products including ear tags they inventing for farming. See Whitetail Exchange soon for product purchases.
Scott
Now Available the DPR-4 Reader. This unit has the ability to read 8-10 inches away we will sell a few at introductory rate of $800 delivered. DPR-4 should detect all chips as well as new bio thermal chip. See Whitetail exchange to place orders.
Scott
Introducing the new and improved version of our popular DTR-3 reader. A rugged and versatile radio-frequency RFID reader, the new DTR-4 allows operators the freedom to scan and store more than 2000 tag numbers virtually anywhere they choose. Additionally, a new vibrating alert system has been incorporated into the handle to facilitate the tag reading process in noisy environments or in situations where visual confirmation is difficult. ISO compliant and reads both FDX and HDX EID tags.
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DTR-4 Reader
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Battery Charger
Does anyone have trouble with deer, especially does, chewing on one another's tags? I've had deer in the chute just because I couldn't read their tattered tags. I've been using the smaller Y-tek tags (two star, as they call it) on fawns because it is fairly small and doesn't droop an ear, then when weaned, I give them a medium (three star) version in the other ear. I bought a couple of does years back that had a more square-tag and much larger. I don't know who makes it, but would like to start using those because one doe is 11 years old and her tag still looks new; on the other hand, with that particular doe, if anyone tried chewing on her ear, she'd beat their whitetail!
Phillip,
Whitetail deer have such sharp teeth that manufacturers who use soft plastic the tags look half eaten. Our new DurFlex tags sold on Whitetail Exchange are made of stronger plastic and avoid the problem we have seen with others. Look for DurFlex medium panel numbered tags. your cost should be about $.75 each.
Scott
Whitetail deer have such sharp teeth that manufacturers who use soft plastic the tags look half eaten. Our new DurFlex tags sold on Whitetail Exchange are made of stronger plastic and avoid the problem we have seen with others. Look for DurFlex medium panel numbered tags. your cost should be about $.75 each.
Scott
Scott-thanks, will look for it. Which Durflex tag are you promoting? XL cattle, Large cattle, etc.?
Whitetail Quest has become a new national internet distributor for Destron Fearing products and will be marketing all items them through Whitetail Exchange. You should see good savings from current sources. Destron is the innovators of ear tag technology.
Scott
Scott
Bryan,
Great to talk with you today. Because of the vast need of tag related items. Whitetail Exchange will establish a online store to bring deer farmers greatly discounted pricing. We should be ready with the store Monday. Thanks for your interest and I hope you and family are blessed as you grow in deer farming.
Scott
Great to talk with you today. Because of the vast need of tag related items. Whitetail Exchange will establish a online store to bring deer farmers greatly discounted pricing. We should be ready with the store Monday. Thanks for your interest and I hope you and family are blessed as you grow in deer farming.
Scott