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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Marches Farmer on March 28, 2014, 07:16:55 pm

Title: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: Marches Farmer on March 28, 2014, 07:16:55 pm

I tried to register for the new arams online sheep movement system.  The form asks for my Herd Number.  I duly filled it in but I do think they might really want my FLOCK number.  Oh dear!  At least the Tesco ad. showing beef cows in a milk promotion got the right class of livestock.

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: Dogwalker on March 28, 2014, 08:42:47 pm

It's a like a flock of goats!
I have the same herd/flock number for my goats and sheep.


Recently when the goats had to be TB tested I had a phone call from Cardiff AH to check if my cattle had been tested yet, then after several calls between me, my vet and Caernarfon AH I had a letter from Carmarthen AH to tell me to book my Llamas for a test.  No wonder we all get confused by the systems.

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: roddycm on March 28, 2014, 10:03:41 pm

Blasted pen pushers! They really shouldn't have a say in any country matters!! They are almost as bad as the RSPCA... Best not to get started on them!! Haha

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: Fleecewife on March 28, 2014, 11:09:53 pm

So if a shepherd is herding sheep, who's looking after the flock?  :sheep:   A shepflocker doesn't have a very good ring to it  :D  It must be very confusing for the poor dears stuck in front of their screens, must quite tangle their brains  :tired:

Geese come in flocks too, but they're also part of a gaggle..... ???  Or are flocks in the sky and gaggles on the ground?  But sheep don't fly so why do they come in flocks?


Sorry  :roflanim:

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 29, 2014, 09:04:45 am

 :D

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: Bramblecot on March 29, 2014, 10:39:15 am

I'm sure I heard KH refer to a 'herd' in Lambing Live, possibly Thursday ???
Mine flock to greet me but I've heard that's normal :roflanim: (I'm so sorry, it's been a long night :tired: )

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: pooks on March 31, 2014, 01:20:03 pm

Did you manage to register?  I am in the middle of trying and it keeps telling me my cph doesnt exist!!!!  just rang them and they said they are having a few problems with it!! Really, i hadnt noticed. :huff:

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: Womble on March 31, 2014, 01:55:38 pm

What is a group of goats called then?  (I thought you did get a herd number for them, but I could be mistaken?).

Also, if you look after goats you are a goatherd, if you look after sheep, you are a shepherd aren't you?  ;D .

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on March 31, 2014, 04:47:01 pm

But that use of herd is as a verb not a noun

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: zwartbles on March 31, 2014, 07:15:15 pm

Perhaps the shepherd is flocking the sheep ?!!!!

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: Marches Farmer on April 03, 2014, 11:13:00 am

I had a word with the clerk at our livestock market today.  It seems that when the markets went live with the new system on April 1st (a significant choice of date?) the company in Ireland that's running it overlooked the fact that England is now on BST and the staff were still at home eating their toast and marmalade.  The computer system should have had a 3-month shakedown period and instead got 8 days.  They're now receiving thousands of the new forms every day but can't input the data.  You couldn't make it up!

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: ZaktheLad on April 03, 2014, 11:16:26 am

I still haven't heard a thing back from them after my request for some of the new forms - that was a fortnight ago now. 

Title: Re: Wot's a Herd of Sheep Then?
Post by: smallflockshearing on April 03, 2014, 08:38:30 pm

... flocking ewe's loss, aren't they...