Money is made by sending well cared for animals in tip top condition. The grerater the number you sell, the greater the financial impact of an extra, £2, £5, £20 whatever per sheep, so please don't think commercial farmers a) don't care for their animals b) don't think about the financial impact. For me, it's the difference between my kids being able to go on a trip, have a new pair of trainers, so I'm going to do every thing I can to get that extra money on every one of the 1000 or so lambs I sell each year. Vaccination is obviously an individual choice based on your circumstances, but I would say 85% of people I know do. Not being able to tell you when they've last been wormed isn't acceptable or normal, just a question of opening your medicine book, and would result in a pentaly off your single payment if an inspector found you couldn't answer that, so it's highly irregular. Terrified of people? Interesting one. I have Shetlands for sale currently that will come when you call and eat out of your hand. I will also have aroung 80 lairg north country cheviot drafts for sale once the lambs are weaned who are top notch ewes, and handle fine run through proper pens by an experienced handler, but if you tried to handle them like the shetlands, I expect they would be terrified. They run on the hill with 1100 other ewes, so clearly aren't being handled daily, or even regularly, although they are of course checked twice a day. I think the thing to take away from this is when buying you need to be very specific about what you want, take responsibility for making sure it is the case, and if it isn't, walk away.