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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Sarahjane610 on August 23, 2016, 10:51:49 am

Title: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: 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?

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: Dan 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 (http://www.southdownsheepsociety.co.uk/society-rules.html)

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

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on August 23, 2016, 11:35:16 am

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

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: Marches Farmer 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..

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: Rosemary on August 23, 2016, 07:08:31 pm

I dreamed the name of ours. Seriously.

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: 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!

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: Womble on August 29, 2016, 07:28:25 am

Cool!

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

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns 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

Title: Re: Naming my sheep flock
Post by: Penninehillbilly 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  :thumbsup:
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  :).