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The time has come for the older calves to get their numbered eartags. We try to wait at least a month or two before clipping the tags into their ears because newborns have such tender skin and cartilage. The weight of a tag can actually malform the growing appendage causing a droopy ear for the rest of their lives. It would not hurt the calf by having a droopy ear, it just looks sad.

We tagged the  6 older calves that are out in the nursery field across the river with the next step being watch to see which calf nurses from which mother to determine the pairs. I keep my phone handy for note-taking when feeding so I can match the numbers and still be able to have that information correct when I get back to the house.