Stratton, Ontario, Canada | Did the same thing. Arrow-style buttons were junk. Separated after only a few years or wore a large enough hole into the ear to fall out. Ritchey applicator was terrible too. The cheap plastic Y-Tex buttons are a joke.
Switch to the Allflex buttons, but still lose tags to cracked buttons. I wonder if a different button like a Duflex or Temple would be better.
Cows get Ritchey tags. Would like to eventually freeze brand.
Calves use to get Allflex, but I have started using Z-Tags. Allflex is a terrible company to file complaints with, and therefore a terrible company altogether. Having fought with them before, the less business I can give them, the more warm and fuzzy I feel.
On the other hand, Z-Tags is a great company to deal with. |
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