Q-flex Applicator
Instructions/Diagrams:
Q-flex Ear Tags & Applicator Instructions 
Specs
- 9.5"
- High-quality powder-coated aluminum
- Installs: Q-flex 1.2, Q-flex 1.5, Q-flex 3, and Q-flex 5 ear tags
Tips
How-to: Insert Ear Tags in Cold Weather
Plastic tags (all brands) are much easier to install if they are warm. Why? As the temperature drops below freezing, plastic becomes less flexible (more stiff). Forcing the male point of a tag through the female takes many more lbs. of pressure (because the female 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 simply store them while tagging 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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Applicators
Replacement Pin (only) for Q-flex Applicator
Item #6300880 -Used for applying all styles of Q-flex ear tags. Powder coated aluminum won't rust.
$5.00 -
Ear Tags
Q-flex 1.5 (yellow, pkg. 20)
Item #630031 -Easy to read ear tag used for lambs, goats and small sheep breeds.
$12.00 -
Ear Tags
Q-flex 3 (yellow, pkg. 20)
Item #630051 -Excellent ear tag for adult rams and ewes. Readable by most. Not too heavy for an adult animal's ears.
$16.00 -
Ear Tags
Q-flex 5 (yellow, pkg. 20)
Item #630071 -Largest ear tag in our Q-flex line—very easy to read. For adult sheep only.
$18.00 -
Ear Tags
Q-flex 1.2 (yellow, pkg. 20)
Item #630090 -Small temporary tag for lambs and kids. Useful for quick stock identification on the farm.
$10.00 -
Equipment
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.
$5.00 -
Docking and Castrating
Pine Tar (squeezable bottle), 16 oz
Item #623200 -Cover wounds on sheep, goats and guardian dogs to repel flies and biting insects. Effective for several days after application.
$11.00 -
Docking and Castrating
Catron® IV
Item #888147 -The best product for treating sheep with fly-strike. One can will treat from 1 - 10 animals depending on severity of fly-strike.
$9.00
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Emily T from Hawaii
We used this Q-flex applicator over the weekend on 12 lambs and 17 older ewes (all hair sheep). This was my first time using any type of ear tag applicator and it went quite smoothly. The lambs were very easy to tag with one hand and some of the older ewes required 2 hands to press the applicator together, but all in all, it went very well. I had purchased a replacement pin just in case after reading the reviews, but never had to use it since the original pin held up just fine.
Mary W from Maine
Totally painless!
Shelley L from Canada
Not impressed with them. I got the first one and it's so hard to squeeze I need three hands to use it. So I got a second and it's the same thing. Bend a lot of pins as well. But gets the job done
Justin F from California
Cheap but do the job. Same type of tool as you get free with scrapie tags. Should've held off to see before buying but it'll make a good backup.
Chad B from Virginia
Just tagged 30 goats... Worked just fine. No problems at all.
