Q-flex® 3 Ear Tags
Product Details
Livestock ear tag for well-suited for adult rams and ewes. Readable by most folks. Not too heavy for an adult animal’s ears.
Customized and shipped fast! Customize your tags with consecutive numbers, a farm or ranch name, or a logo. Logos and brands have a one-time setup fee of $25 per design. Most orders ship within 3 business days. See below for additional details.
Q-flex® 3 Ear Tags are Scrapie approved in all colors except blue.
USDA Information 
Specs
- Dimensions: 1-5/8" x 1-1/2"
- (20) 2-piece tags per package
- Tag colors in order of visibility and contrast of the printed numbers: Yellow, White, Spearmint, Salmon, Pink, Lime, Black, Blue, Fuchsia, Red, Green, Gray, Purple and Orange
- Weather-proof polyurethane
- Meets the requirements of the USDA Scrapie Eradication Program (except for Blue)
Customization
Follow the steps above to customize your tags online. (A digital preview is shown for reference. Final imprinting may vary.)
Customized text and/or consecutive numbering is included in the price of the tag. Logos and brands have a one-time setup fee of $25 per design.
Unless otherwise specified, we imprint both sides (male and female). Scrapie-approved tags are NOT available in blue. Flock ID number will be imprinted on the female side only unless instructed otherwise.
Custom-imprinted ear tags are NOT returnable.
Need a different customization option? Add special instructions during checkout or call us at 800-282-6631 to place your order.
How To Use
Use the Q-flex or Allflex® applicators to install the tags:
- The male and female tags will come to you slightly connected. You will need to tear them apart.
- Place the flag of the female tag under the metal spring finger. The printed side of the female tag will be against the jaw of the applicator. Slide the male tag over the metal pin. Be sure to push it all the way onto the pin. The printed side of the male tag will be against the other jaw of the applicator.
- Make sure the tag is correctly placed. Slowly squeeze the handles together to be sure the male pin aligns with the female opening (be careful to not put the tag together yet).
- Place the ear between the jaws of the applicator. While gripping the ear, quickly and firmly squeeze the handles together until the male tag is inserted through the ear and into the female tag.
Tag placement is critical to success!
Whenever possible, tag when the ear is dry and clean. Avoid the large veins in the ear. Tissue around damaged veins heals slowly—so it’s prone to infection.
For best results, apply an antibiotic, a fly repellent and/or a disinfectant to the ear tissue or tag.
Precautions
As the temperature drops below freezing, plastic becomes less flexible and forcing the male point of a tag through the female takes more effort because the female side must expand.
So if you care about your hands, it’s a good idea to keep the tags above freezing in very cold weather. It takes very little to do this. One method is to store tags in a small bucket, cardboard box or tool box with a lid alongside a sealed pop bottle full of warm water. The warm water will keep both the air and the tags warmer in the container.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
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Applicators
Q-flex® Applicator
Item #630087 -Tool for applying all styles of Q-flex visual ear tags. Powder-coated aluminum won’t rust.
$44.00 -
Applicators
Q-flex® Pro Applicator
Item #630085 -C-clamp applicator for installing all styles of Q-flex® visual ear tags. Deep jaw accommodates livestock ears of different sizes and shapes.
$44.00 -
Applicators
Battery Powered Ear Tag Applicator
Item #630160 -Automatic ear tag tool for cattle, goats, pigs and sheep. Lightweight with an ergonomic, one-handed design that minimizes strain.
$218.00 -
Ear Tag Accessories
Marking Pen, black ink
Item #619500 -Make clear, readable marks on livestock identification tags. Useful for putting notes on tags.
$10.00 -
Ear Tag Accessories
Marking Pen, white ink
Item #619501 -Make clear, readable marks on livestock identification tags. Useful for putting notes on tags.
$10.00 -
Ear Tag Accessories
Z Tag Marker, black ink
Item #620126 -Make readable marks on Z tags. We like these for adding supplemental information other than I.D. number.
$10.00 -
Lambing and Kidding Aids
SuperLube™, 8 oz
Item #550800 -An all-purpose antiseptic OB lubricant for lambing and kidding. Very useful if a lamb (or kid) goes dry during birth.
$6.00 -
Breeding and Lambing
AMBUGREEN™ – Barrier Protection Gel
Item #556401 -An antibiotic-free topical dressing designed to promote healing in livestock. Shields the wound site from dirt, moisture and flies. 110 gram tube.
$45.00 -
Docking and Castrating
Pine Tar (squeezable bottle), 16 oz
Item #623200 -Cover wounds on sheep, goats, chickens and guardian dogs to repel flies and biting insects. Effective for several days after application.
$16.00 -
Docking and Castrating
Catron® IV, 10 oz spray can
Item #888147 -Used for treating sheep with fly-strike and as a preventative after docking, castrating or ear tagging. 10 oz spray can.
$12.00
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Shannon D from Missouri
Love these tags, 2nd year of using.
Natalie H from Michigan
Great product. Exactly what I needed.
Rhonda H from Idaho
We're just switching over from to these from the previously issued USDA plastic tags. These tags seem to take a little more pressure to get through ears than the USDA issued tags. The numbers are somewhat lighter in color than the USDA tags, but the numbers are larger, so they could be easier to read in the long run.
Dwayne S from Oklahoma
Really liked the new website order form. Was easy to set up the tags and got them very quick. Will use again.
Nancy C from Kansas
The new Scrapie tags I got were easy to setup with all of your farm information on the website. I did have to call for help with the tag setup due to it being several years since I had ordered tags. Their customer service group is fantastic. And the tags look great. And I had them in just a few days. As always, shopping with Premier 1 is an awesome experience. I will always be a repeat customer.
