tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331591886946739033.post2160282888948652949..comments2024-03-06T09:08:44.735-07:00Comments on Welcome Home Farm: Name TagsTJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890037981997328026noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331591886946739033.post-71907709345345750802010-10-01T09:31:57.601-06:002010-10-01T09:31:57.601-06:00Our goats are all tattooed, but if there is a prob...Our goats are all tattooed, but if there is a problem and the papers are burned in a fire or something, that won't help. We don't tattoo the dogs :-) I've heard of freeze branding--but I haven't done any research on it yet. That might be a good way to go in the future.<br /><br />I know alot of goat owners worry about collars. We haven't had trouble so far.... Not saying that we won't ever have trouble, but we like the collars for milking as well as for moving them from one place to another quickly and easily. <br /><br />The other thought on collars is that if there is a problem we could get our animals loaded quickly.<br /> One of the families that was evacuated couldn't get their animals (goats, alpacas, and llamas) loaded because the animals were panicking. They couldn't catch them because they weren't wearing a 'handle'.<br /><br />The other reason I decided on tags was that we live in a suburban area. If our goats somehow manage to get out, anyone that finds them will have a very easy time finding out who they belong to. <br /><br />Actually, most families in the area call us if they find any animal! They assume we either own it (most of the time we don't) or that we know the family that owns it (often we do--even dogs).<br /><br />I would say we are doubly covered right now--the goats have tattoos, but they also have highly visible ID tags.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890037981997328026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331591886946739033.post-40986005511960271432010-10-01T09:12:56.362-06:002010-10-01T09:12:56.362-06:00That is GREAT idea! I think I will do this also in...That is GREAT idea! I think I will do this also in the near future... thanks for the timely tip!Linda Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16875718412873470143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331591886946739033.post-35864014003699779432010-10-01T08:58:11.803-06:002010-10-01T08:58:11.803-06:00What about tatooing or freeze branding? That would...What about tatooing or freeze branding? That would be permentant and easy to keep records of. I would be worried about any animal wearing a collar around their neck, and if their is a high stress situation like a fire or flood where animals are in a panic it would be more likely that animal would go into situations where it normally would not and get caught by the collar.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232588216694535922noreply@blogger.com