The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: landhallow on February 11, 2013, 08:05:54 pm
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Hi everyone. Can you advise me?! :sheep:
I have only ever moved sheep from A to B locally and within a few miles..
What would be the best way to move a couple of sheep from say one end of the country to the other?
Are there people/companies who move animals regularly? What would be the most cost effective and safe way to transport a couple of sheep? ???
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Here's a good starting point: http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/files/pb12544f-transport-sheep.pdf (http://www.defra.gov.uk/publications/files/pb12544f-transport-sheep.pdf)
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Ok....I have transported from France before now and so long as the sheep are not part of a business then transporting them yourself, providing the stops etc are done is not a problem. If there are 2 sheep then 2 of you in car is good too. The regs are very confusing as they assume everyone is transporting hundreds not one or two!
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......and if you don't want to do it Gordon George (Ardross animal transport) is brilliant!!!
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well it is quite regulated but it pays to know the rules and to whom they apply. I had a little fun this winter transporting three ewes to germany for a spot of hows your father and then returning them thirty plus days later. I did this as a NON commercial transport and moved them myself under TRACES total distance travelled around 4000kms. if you can get well priced transporter to do a shared load and they are going in your direction the sharing of fuel costs may be worth it otherwise unless this is part of a sale or change of ownership its more cost effective to do it yourself BUT know the rules inside and out!!