Author Topic: Naming my sheep flock (Read 3130 times)

Sarahjane610 · « **on:** August 23, 2016, 10:51:49 am »

Hi all,

New to the site but hoping to ask some basic questions. I've just bought a small flock of pedigree Southdowns and need to come up with a name for my flock going forward. Are there any restrictions on what I can use? Ideally, I was hoping to use the name of the town I live in but are they likely to accept this?

Dan · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2016, 11:04:17 am »

According to the society rules you get to choose the name as long as it hasn't been used before. So I guess you can choose whatever you like (rule 3):

http://www.southdownsheepsociety.co.uk/society-rules.html

Bear in mind that the sheep have to live with it forever though.

waterbuffalofarmer · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2016, 11:35:16 am »

couldn't you choose the name of your holding? A lot of people do.

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2016, 06:24:39 pm »

My own flock of Southdowns is named after the farm, many folks choose the name of their village or the name of their existing cattle or pig herd..

Rosemary · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2016, 07:08:31 pm »

I dreamed the name of ours. Seriously.

Sarahjane610 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2016, 12:54:54 am »

Thanks guys - think I'm going for Ironoak as I wanted something Sussex based and my house has a Welsh name!

Womble · « **Reply #6 on:** August 29, 2016, 07:28:25 am »

Cool!

You didn't say you were in Sussex though. Is "Downsouth Southdowns" already taken?

Bramham Wiltshire Horns · « **Reply #7 on:** August 29, 2016, 11:29:37 am »

Hi

We had same problem but decided to go down a Latin route

As me and my pal are gingers

We decided to go

Gingiberi (ginger) ryelands has a bit of a ring to it

Penninehillbilly · « **Reply #8 on:** August 29, 2016, 11:39:36 am »

Quote from: Sarahjane610 on August 29, 2016, 12:54:54 am

Thanks guys - think I'm going for Ironoak as I wanted something Sussex based and my house has a Welsh name!

Sounds good

I used our farm name,
I think something that rolls off the tongue and sounds right with the intended suffix (?) can't go wrong. Ironoak sounds great, good and strong, - good strong healthy flock

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