Author Topic: Paperwork?  (Read 13512 times)

SallyintNorth

  • Joined Feb 2011
  • Cornwall
  • Rarely short of an opinion but I mean well
    • Trelay Cohousing Community
Re: Paperwork?
« Reply #30 on: June 06, 2016, 09:35:56 am »
Ah, Don't you just love the commercial sheep farmer!! Minimal effort maximum profit. He will have picked up on your inexperience and worked on that.
I would imagine he's sold you ewes with singles because they're not much good to him if they don't produce twins or more.

Please stop with the anti-farmer prejudice.

I live with a commercial farmer on an upland farm in Cumbria.  He works insane hours, makes enough for to live on - his needs are little - and cares deeply for the environment.  He prefers single-bearing ewes and selects for them.

Not all farmers are like him, I know - but many are.  There are the other type too - but stereotyping isn't helpful.
Don't listen to the money men - they know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Live in a cohousing community with small farm for our own use.  Dairy cows (rearing their own calves for beef), pigs, sheep for meat and fleece, ducks and hens for eggs, veg and fruit growing

shotblastuk

  • Joined May 2013
  • Proper Gloucestershire !!
Re: Paperwork?
« Reply #31 on: June 06, 2016, 09:51:58 pm »
Apologies to anyone who was offended by my comments. I know there are many hard working farmers who make every effort to get things right it is just a shame that a minority let the side down.

scremmit

  • Joined Feb 2016
  • Shropshire
Re: Paperwork?
« Reply #32 on: June 07, 2016, 06:37:20 pm »
Evening team. Hasn't the weather been amazing!

An update...

We bought these sheep in good faith off a large commercial farmer local to us here in Shropshire. The deal was brokered, as it were, by a member of his staff who is a friend of ours (who we trust). After it transpired that it wasn't totally,  shall we say, by the book, we contacted our mate and explained the situation...  Which we were fearing would be a bit awkward. But he was sound and agreed that the farmer was a little bit naughty by not tagging them before they moved, so he said he'd get the tags and show us how to fit them.

Whilst I was disappointed in the farmers actions (I still can't see the advantage to the farmer of not tagging them?!), as somebody else pointed out, I do have to at least partly take the blame for this situation as although I did my research (up to a point, obviously) I was not sure enough of myself to insist the ears were tagged. At least I insisted on a movement licence, so at least I did something right!

And I went through the licence with the person from Arams and even though each individual sheep isn't listed, the form is adequately filled out.

We also, during speaking to several people from several departments, have a few administrative bits and bobs to sort out, but we're on our way!

We also have a lame one. :(

Now the fun bit! We have managed to bucket train two already- one of them is like a dog! And the others are showing an interest, which will make life easier - we caught the lame one and sprayed it's foot, but not after it dragged Mrs scremmett through a huge pile of poo which made it all worthwhile!

I will have many more questions as time goes on, but I do have to thank everyone for the advice and, as importantly, the support we have had in this thread.

You've genuinely made a difference.

Chris and caroline.

Backinwellies

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Re: Paperwork?
« Reply #33 on: June 08, 2016, 07:12:33 am »
Very pleased you have been able to sort tags and are able to get some to move to the bucket.
  One thing I learned was the awkward one which doesn't follow or turns just as you get them in a pen will always be the awkward one and create no end of problems ... GET rid .... and rest will be easy.
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Liz Kershaw

  • Joined Aug 2014
Re: Paperwork?
« Reply #34 on: June 10, 2016, 08:26:32 am »
Dear Scremmit,

I'm glad you're getting sorted and sorry you had an upsetting beginning to sheep keeping but it sounds as if you're on the right track now. This has been a really interesting thread and so many people on this site are supportive in offering advice to newcomers. I've found it invaluable.


Jullienne

  • Joined Apr 2016
Re: Paperwork?
« Reply #35 on: June 10, 2016, 02:31:50 pm »
Pleased everything has worked out well for you [member=155273]scremmit[/member]  I am sorry you were messed around with by all this. All the best with everything and if you need any more advice we're all here to help :thumbsup:
boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth. Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. proverbs 27 verses 1-2.

 

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