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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Womble on January 05, 2014, 06:59:30 pm

Title: When to apply for flock number?
Post by: Womble on January 05, 2014, 06:59:30 pm

This must be a really obvious question, but do you apply for a flock or herd number before or after you get your livestock?  (We already have a CPH number).

Cheers!

Title: Re: When to apply for flock number?
Post by: Marches Farmer on January 05, 2014, 07:01:19 pm

Before.  You will need to have eartags with your number on to tag lambs and replace any lost tags on bought-in sheep.

Title: Re: When to apply for flock number?
Post by: Anke on January 05, 2014, 07:48:20 pm

Up here I was told to get my sheep and apply for a flock number afterwards - as they do come with their (home) flock number anyway. Only once you have lambs born on your holding will they have your number.

That way they only give out number to definite owners of sheep, not potential ones that may never get round to actually getting their sheep....

Title: Re: When to apply for flock number?
Post by: Bionic on January 05, 2014, 07:54:23 pm

I'm in Wales but when I phoned about a flock no they told me to get the sheep first which I did.

Title: Re: When to apply for flock number?
Post by: Rosemary on January 05, 2014, 09:48:54 pm

You can do either - you don't need it beforehand but they'll give you one. I think you need to register that you have sheep (cattle or pigs) ie get a flock number within 30 days of getting them.

You don't need the flock number for the movemet licence, just a CPH

Title: Re: When to apply for flock number?
Post by: Womble on January 06, 2014, 11:29:52 am

Thanks all, that's great  :thumbsup: .