EZ-Mark® Marking Crayons
EZ-Mark® harness crayons are a great way to identify if a ewe or doe has been bred.
Crayons are available in red, blue, green, orange, yellow and black. For best results, use in outside temperatures from 40–80°F.
For outside temperatures lower than 40°F or higher than 80°F, look to Nettex Marking Crayons which are available in HOT/FIRM and COLD/SOFT options.
Crayons are compatible with Premier’s Deluxe Marking Harness, Nylon Breeding Harness or Cross Your Heart Leather Breeding Harness. (Harnesses sold separately.)
Instructions/Diagrams:
Crayon Insertion Instructions 
Specs
- Outside temperature range: 40–80°F
- Size: 4" length x (Front: 2" width, Back: 2 1/4" width) x 1" height
- Contains wax, colorants and inert excipients; no toxic components
- Metal cotter pin (hidden under the label) comes with each crayon
- Plastic case protects crayons during transport
- Compatible with Premier’s Deluxe Marking Harness, Nylon Breeding Harness or Cross Your Heart Leather Breeding Harness. (Harnesses sold separately.)
Marking Crayons Compared
| Premier EZ-Mark® Crayons |
Nettex Cold/Soft |
Nettex All-weather |
Nettex Hot/Firm |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp. Range: | 40–80°F | 25–65°F | 40–85°F | 85°F+ |
| Colors: | Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Black | Red, Blue, Green | Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Black | Red, Blue, Green |
| Price (ea): | $4.00 | $4.50 | $4.50 | $4.50 |
How to Use
How to take off the protective plastic cover:
- Hold in one hand so crayon itself is facing you.
- Push the crayon (hole in the center) with finger or thumb.
- Crayon should pop out.
How to install crayon into harness holder:
- Remove cotter pin out of back of crayon by making a slit down middle of sticker.
- Place narrow end of crayon (plastic side down) in wide part of holder.
- Gently slide up until it can go no further.
- Slide cotter pin through holes on side of holder and crayon.
- With needle nose pliers, bend end of cotter pin to lock in place.
Precautions
- The shade of the marks on wool may not exactly match the crayon color.
- Store in a dry, cool place to prevent crayons from melting.
- Always check the ram every day to see if the crayon needs changing or the harness needs adjusting!
Troubleshooting
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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Breeding Supplies
Nylon Breeding Harness
Item #501000 -Ram and billy crayon marking harness. Ideal for larger framed animals. Quick and easy to adjust.
$18.00 -
Breeding Supplies
Deluxe Marking Harness
Item #501020 -Many flocks use marking harnesses on their breeding rams to identify when ewes are bred.
$26.00 -
Breeding Supplies
Cross Your Heart Breeding Harness
Item #502600 -Place harness with crayon on ram/billy to verify when or if ewe/doe was attempted to be bred.
$25.00 -
Breeding Supplies
Sheep Management Wheel
Item #986000 -Provides a detailed schedule based on your lambing date. By Pipestone Sheep School.
$13.00
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We have been using EZ-Mark® Crayons for several years on our own farms in southeast Iowa with good success. (Weather in Iowa can change quickly between very cold and very hot.) It has puzzled us that some have indicated the same good results while others have expressed disappointment.
Regardless, enough folks have expressed frustration—especially in hot or cold climates—that we felt an alternative must be offered. So we brought in marking… Read More »
Amber Z from Pennsylvania
I really like this product very easy to change and transfers to the wool well for very visible marks.....the only complaint I have is early in our breeding season it is quite warm and crayons do not hold up to the heat very well overall great product though.
Rhonda H from Idaho
The "All Weather" crayons are somewhat soft and wear down very fast. Great if you only need them for a limited number of ewes or short season, but otherwise they need to be replaced sooner than you might want.
Pamela D from Oklahoma
Easy to change out, marks really well.
Stanley S from Indiana
Ordered crayons last year in the fall and the cold weather crayons I received were great. They were attached to a plastic base. Ordered new crayons for the warmer weather and got the new crayons that are poured onto a tiny metal base. The first issue is that they aren't filled up all they way... the main issue is that they don't last. They fall apart. I put a mild crayon on my buck, 65-85 degree crayon... after ONE day at 75 degrees, the crayon has melted and fallen apart into pieces. Pieces of melted crayon laying all over my field and just a bare piece of metal on his harness remains. The crayons I got for the winter were a different brand. And they were much better. Now I'm left with melting disappointment.
Frank V from Iowa
As usual, great service but....... crayons were ordered for cold weather service and were found to be woefully inadequate for this October wenather we have had. I watched a ram breed a ewe three times and I could not find ANY red marks on the ewe. The ewes were in confinement and very easy to check. Premier is a first class outfit and will make changes I am sure. Thank God for some Premier raddle powder I had!
