we have two ewes we got last year as lambs from a local breeder..they are tagged in both ears.one tag is a uk number, other is a separate number with end number different for each ewe..guessing this is a breeders herd number? or something like that.
we keep these recorded along with vacc and worming dates and what was used.
we are looking into letting the two ewes go to a tup in autumn..
what paperwork is involved if they dont leave our holding..wanted to buy a lamb ram as first time for the girls and then slaughter him once hes done his job.
having read a previous post about a lamb with a slaughter only tag im now worrying that we need to inform someone or do something special to use these as breeding stock?
am i panicking about nothing...they are 2012 lambs if that makes a difference and were sold to us as pets and not for slaughter.