Happy new ear tags...

Gorgeous hour this afternoon putting the large flag tags and microchips in the last of the weaners. At TOFT  we always use small trainer tags at birth to manage our Cria. Then when they are weaned at six months we replace these with their adult flag tags and microchip all the offspring for identification. Couldn't have got a better afternoon to finish off the job, bright sunshine on a cool crisp day the colours just make you smile. I couldn't resist snapping off a few shots to share the beauty of TOFT alpacas.

Time to microchip the juniors

Thirty Toft Alpaca cria now have electronic ID's since Shirley Linda and Linda's daughter Gemma spent this afternoon popping microchips into the juniors. We pop the microchip in behind their left ears with a sizeable applicator. Then the chip sits in a wee pocket below the skin. If we were to put it in anywhere else they have a tendency to migrate and become a devil to find.
At least now the show team will have the necessary to get into the ring at the Heart of England Alpaca Fiesta on April 27th & 28th.