The Poultry Keeper

JC · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1116 Location: Sussex

Just wanted to ask a question, is it true that if you keep animals, even on a small bit of land in France you get money from the goverment?

I remember hearing somewhere that most farms in france are quite small and the French goverment wants to promote this by giving subsadies? Even for a small smallholding, which im sure some of you have?

Thanks Richard

Elodel62 · Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 57 Location: North of France

that's right, but it's pretty difficult to get money from the government( Laughing

), with poultry.

Actually, some farmers can get some help from their "région" if they keep rare breeds like cows, pigs, sheeps......
They have to fill a lot of documents and answer the requirements of the DSV (Direction des Services Vétérinaires).

JC · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1116 Location: Sussex

Oh kwl, its probably worth getting a couple of rare breed sheep then Razz

haha

tuzo2k · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 216 Location: charente sw france

sorry to shatter your dreams but it is not as easy as that. as we have 20 hectares and it is almost not worth the hassele or the expense of paying the 2500 euros a year minimum cotistations. to get 14euros ayear per sheep at a stocking level of 7ish ,to the hectare and in our reagion it is about ten years wait for cow subsidy, and then only if your nan and grandad were born in the barn that the cows are to be kept in

mojo · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:11 am Post subject:

yes expats keep animals for pleasure and own consumption...............very very few can make a viable living unless they are professional stockkeepers..........but by heck its great fun