We used to love this tag. For 10 years we've used nothing else. Not many details required, it did what a tag should do. Easy to see, easy to tag and remove. However, the last few years, every time they do an update, they add more annoying raised laser etched lettering to the front of the tag. Not in a corner, so it may be out of the way, or on the little tab. Nope, right where you must plow over it when numbering the tag. On top of that, the center hole keeps getting larger so that, with the hole and raised digits, you now have a tag that has about 80% of usable space it used to have, and one we're no longer interested in using. Time for something new, like the Integra. Only other one we've tried is the Swine Star and couldn't afford having to keep replacing that one due to the number of tags we lost.

We were losing several ear tags once we put the calves in the feedlot. My husband decided we should try the hog tags thinking the smaller size would be less apt to catch on things. If you put a hot tag in a calves ear with the number inside the ear, when the calf grows the ear hair will cover the tag and it might as well have fallen out. So hubby decided we would put the number on the back of the ear. If you are patient this does work, but, cows like to follow you with their eyes as you try to circle around to read their tag so it can become very frustrating! I am still trying to talk him into freeze branding.

We purchased these hog tags to use in our beef cows. We are looking for a tag we can read but will be more permanent than the traditional cattle tags. To date we have learned that we will only be able to read a number on the right side (outside edge) of the tag. It will be a year or more before we settle the question of whether or not they are more permanent.

We used to love this tag. For 10 years we've used nothing else. Not many details required, it did what a tag should do. Easy to see, easy to tag and remove. However, the last few years, every time they do an update, they add more annoying raised laser etched lettering to the front of the tag. Not in a corner, so it may be out of the way, or on the little tab. Nope, right where you must plow over it when numbering the tag. On top of that, the center hole keeps getting larger so that, with the hole and raised digits, you now have a tag that has about 80% of usable space it used to have, and one we're no longer interested in using. Time for something new, like the Integra. Only other one we've tried is the Swine Star and couldn't afford having to keep replacing that one due to the number of tags we lost.

We were losing several ear tags once we put the calves in the feedlot. My husband decided we should try the hog tags thinking the smaller size would be less apt to catch on things. If you put a hot tag in a calves ear with the number inside the ear, when the calf grows the ear hair will cover the tag and it might as well have fallen out. So hubby decided we would put the number on the back of the ear. If you are patient this does work, but, cows like to follow you with their eyes as you try to circle around to read their tag so it can become very frustrating! I am still trying to talk him into freeze branding.

We purchased these hog tags to use in our beef cows. We are looking for a tag we can read but will be more permanent than the traditional cattle tags. To date we have learned that we will only be able to read a number on the right side (outside edge) of the tag. It will be a year or more before we settle the question of whether or not they are more permanent.