Qwik Tags
Product Details
Temporary nylon loop ear tag for lambs and goat kids.
Customized and shipped fast! Customize your tags with consecutive numbers, or a farm or ranch name. Most orders ship within 3 business days. See below for additional details.
Qwik tags are NOT Scrapie approved.
Item(s) marked WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! All sales are final, no returns.
Instructions/Diagrams:
Application Instructions 
Specs
- Dimensions: 1-1/2" x 3/8"
- 20 tags per package
- Nylon, 1-piece tag
- Insert tags using a Qwik Tag Applicator
- Qwik Tags are NOT hand-writable
- Not Scrapie approved
Customization
- Order tags above
- Determine imprint
- Customized text and/or consecutive numbering is included in the price of the tag. Up to 13 characters and 1 line per side.
- Logos and brands have a one-time setup fee of $25 per design.
- Imprint location - male side, female side or both. Unless otherwise specified, we imprint both sides (male and female).
- Enter tag numbers/letters either in the "Customization Instructions" box in the Shopping Cart or the "Comments and/or Special Instructions" box at the bottom of the Review Your Order screen.
If you are ordering Blank Tags—Enter quantity of tags above and type "blank" in the Customization Instructions box in the shopping cart.
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 Qwik Tag applicator 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.
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Martha P from Virginia
These ear tags are a great improvement over the two-piece lamb tag brand I used previously. The plastic point is sharper and inserts with less pressure and discomfort for the lamb. I was initially concerned that the one-piece tag might get caught and torn out, but nearly 500 lambs later, that hasn’t happened. The custom-numbering service was fast.
Cindy R from Missouri
I love using these tags. I use different colors to represent different years. Easy to put on.
Brett R from Minnesota
I use colored tags: blue for ewe lambs, yellow for ram lamb. It makes sorting them much easier, but they are made pretty cheap. These are definitely not made to be a permanent tag.
Kim M from Oklahoma
The salmon colored tags are not as easy to clip in as the previous colored tags I have gotten. Not sure what the difference is, but I like the yellow, blue and green ones better.
Clint S from Illinois
If you are looking for something that is similar to the old Dalton “Rototags” these may work for you. We have found that if you separate the two tags and trim the female “ring” off, they will fit in the old Dalton applicator.
