Author Topic: DEFRA visit  (Read 5625 times)

Carl f k

  • Joined Aug 2012
DEFRA visit
« on: February 21, 2013, 01:28:24 pm »
Just had 1 and a very nice mad said all good with willow except ear tags would be better in ear than in the folder....but said the chook and duck run was excellent..week chuffed all my our hard work gets a  :thumbsup:

Clarebelle

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Orkney
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 02:00:21 pm »
Congrats! :) I know i'll be terrified if/when i have to have one, even if i knew everything was fine!

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 02:02:56 pm »
Well done carl, I had a panic when the man came a few months back, although I had nothing to worry about and he was happy with everything, I still felt I was guilty before being proven innocent!
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

mojocafa

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • Angus
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 02:22:13 pm »
Wa it a planned or unannounced visit?
pygmy goats, gsd, border collie, scots dumpys, cochins, araucanas, shetland ducks and geese,  marrans, and pea fowl in a pear tree.

plumseverywhere

  • Joined Apr 2013
  • Worcestershire
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Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 04:20:01 pm »
Our first one was really useful. I was nervous but the lady was informative and very pleased with what she saw and it does give you that boost that you are doing Ok doesn't it?
Smallholding in Worcestershire, making goats milk soap for www.itsbaaathtime.com and mum to 4 girls,  goats, sheep, chickens, dog, cat and garden snails...

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 05:04:01 pm »
Glad it all went well  :thumbsup:

Carl f k

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 05:21:19 pm »
Wa it a planned or unannounced visit?

Unannounced

Mrs Snoodles

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 05:35:34 pm »
Odd that.our chap was not bothered with tags at all,just counted the pigs and checked paperwork.

mojocafa

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • Angus
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 06:39:16 pm »
I have never had a visit are they always unannounced
pygmy goats, gsd, border collie, scots dumpys, cochins, araucanas, shetland ducks and geese,  marrans, and pea fowl in a pear tree.

Carl f k

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2013, 06:49:10 pm »
I have never had a visit are they always unannounced

??? Not sure

Carl f k

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2013, 06:51:10 pm »
Had to smile to myself when he drove of....in his environmentally friendly v8 range rover sport NOT

plumseverywhere

  • Joined Apr 2013
  • Worcestershire
    • Its Baaath Time
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Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2013, 07:01:52 pm »
Our Animal Health people do visits (from TS) and we've had letters come out but I think they do random unannounced too.
Smallholding in Worcestershire, making goats milk soap for www.itsbaaathtime.com and mum to 4 girls,  goats, sheep, chickens, dog, cat and garden snails...

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2013, 07:20:24 pm »
yes mine unannounced too.
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2013, 07:53:02 pm »
Mine too - the morning after we'd all been up with Norovirus most of the night - he shouted questions at me from the corner of the house and went off around the farm on his own.

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: DEFRA visit
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2013, 10:15:37 pm »
I've only had one visit and that was arranged by letter.  He was very helpful and said he was putting me down as a 'good farm'.  I looked at my back garden and stifled a smile.

 

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