Louise Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Bit late to this but i have been very busy Cattle need passports because of the BSE crisis to ensure that nothing over 30 months entered the foodchain by accident so they had to be completely traceable etc This is why each breeding farm has its own herd number and each individual within the herd has its own individual number oh and they need to be tagged in both ears in case one falls out within 24 hours of birth If you buy an animal from another farm you have to transfer ownership but the animal retains the tag of birth but if you breed from it their offspring will be tagged using your herd number instead I suppose it is like a large bovine family tree The food industry has changed a little as the OTM scheme has now stopped and older animals are tested by the Government Chemists before enetering the food chain Good luck Lesley DEFRA paperwork can be a bit daunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 Thanks Louise - I was hoping you'd be along soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I think I am becoming the legislation guru I am a tad busy this week so I will be around just not as much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Lesley- I was just looking at your signature and you have 2 chocholate brown eglus. Have you really got them?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 You're very observant, Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I was blinded by the line of eglus so I had to investigate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 I was just testing Martin I'm cheating........ = one brown plastic ark and.... = one wooden house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Lesley - have you really got that many Eglu's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 You're blog is great Gina, you are clever . Sorry off topic but now back on... Lesley is teasing us then BBx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I was just testing Martin I'm cheating........ = one brown plastic ark and.... = one wooden house I was all excited then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 We do have 5 Eglus - only the brown ones are cheating and we do really have a brown plastic ark and a wooden house. It was only a small deceit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Yes, but for one moment you had 7! How is everything going on the farm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 Well, we have got 7 chicken houses Martin - we need them for all those chickens/ducks/rabbits Everything is fine although the weeds still seem to grow - with or without rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Well, we have got 7 chicken houses Martin - we need them for all those chickens/ducks/rabbits Everything is fine although the weeds still seem to grow - with or without rain Glad it's going ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I have noticed that with the weeds too Lesley my back garden is brown apart form where the weeds are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 Some of our weeds are horseradish - we'll have to dig some up soon. We have new chicks!!!! - the broody bantam has hatched out 2 little Cream Legbar chicks!!! My camera is playing up so can't post the photos at the moment We have also ordered some Turkey Poults and the next batch of Dinners - we could really do with a nice blue Mark 3 Eglu I think they may have to have a garden shed They will be ready in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Oh, gorgeous Lesley!! (can't wait to see them ) How lovely to have wee little chickies. Darren laughs when I tell him about your 'dinners' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Wow new chicks and Turkeys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 12, 2006 Author Share Posted August 12, 2006 The cream legbars are both different - so probably one of each! The man we ordered the turkeys from yesterday phoned this morning. He has a Burford Brown that has just hatched 5 chicks, he found her behind a shed. Hehas to go to Yorkshire and his brother can't be bothered with little chicks so asked if we wanted them. So............................................ now we have to buy a rabbit hutch and use the rabbit Eglu for the Burford and her chicks Thank goodness they aren't all laying yet We really need a Mark3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 We really need a Mark3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 Oh, Lesley you have been busy I'll be looking forward to the photos when you're able to take some. Turkeys hey..... so that'll be your Christmas dinner sorted out then I can quite see why you need the Mark 3- I've been getting impatient about it myself....... but your need is definitely greater than mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 ..... asked if we wanted them. So............................................ Lesley you make me laugh - mother to all waifs and strays and you love 'em all! It's great! If the local wildlife park closed down and they offered you a tapir, a camel and some monkeys would your response still be.... 'So................................we couldn't fit this lot in eglus but we are penning off a couple of fields and they will all be here next week....now i just need new icons for my signature!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 This section of 'The Good Life' has now been locked before it gets to long - please post in 'The Good Life continued...' Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
