The Poultry Keeper

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

i woke up with a funny feelng this morning gut feeling if you like something i was dreading would happen today

well it has defra is coming to do an inspection ,of the animals here ,movement book and the book work and the feed store ,i'm sure everything will be fine ,but if you never hear from me again after tue morning i've been put up against a wall and shot
i've only got 3 sheep, 4 goats and 47 poultry so hopefully will not take long
every holding number is drawn out of the computer system and it's my turn :cry:and to be honest they scare the living s**t out of me even if there is nothing wrong Crying or Very sad

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2671 Location: South Cumbria

I am sure all will be OK and you are worrying needlessly but it won't stop til they have been and gone

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

thank you gillyc my stomach is doing somersaults ,i'm always like this about people in authority ,sure it was my mum saying that the police can just take you away if they want to or she wanted you to Wink

CP · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject:

Good luck for Tuesday Suz, not that you really need any. Wink

Auntie Katie · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 435 Location: Cambridgeshire

I know how you feel, it doesn't matter how much preparation you do or how convinced you are that everything is OK until they've actually been and you've passed with flying colours you won't be able to relax. I always feel that they are trying to trick you in to saying something you shouldn't!! Very Happy

Good Luck!

bronskibeat · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1768 Location: Clawddnewydd

Suz, just make sure they all have tags in their ears and that the tags are the same as in your flock records Wink

After that, everything should be plain sailing (oh yes, make sure your sharps box is prominent in your meds cabinet too Wink

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best of luck hun dont panic too much xx

Kitsune · Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1410 Location: Manchester

Good luck

Bhindi · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

I am sure you will be fine. Try not to fret too much you will make yourself feel so rough, you will go to jelly on the day. Take up a mantra, that everything is okay..(and believe it)

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

thanks everyone ,working hard on making sure everything is ok
and sorting some mud we live on lewis hope that they realize that ,
i must admit it's got me doing a few jobs that i wanted doing ,and had planned to do while on holiday Wink

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:39 am Post subject:

Good luck with it Suz... ran into Giz at An lanntair last night - she said you had a defra inspection... Ian was going to get those khaki campbells for you, but ran out of time getting ready to go offshore. I'll get them for you on the next non-fierce gale day (and perhaps after the inspection...). Must get my hands on that landing net......

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

thanks holly if you stop anybody raising money for children in need or as i just said to the crofters ,waiting to go into the gym ,i have 15 tons of agrri to move ,after the field drains were blocked by next door the water has been backing up ,they told me last week after months of me moaning it was because when they had their oil tank filled 9 months ago the oil leaked straight out and they were told to block it by the fire service and the environmental agency and they have been having the soil washed to remove it ,but because of the blocked drains we have serous mud Evil or Very Mad

,oh yep and i have my first ever lame goat Rolling Eyes

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7424 Location: isle of lewis

i found out yesterday that somebody i know has been inspected ,he had to much water on his yard we have had 1/2 meter of rain in the last 10 days ,and yesterday when the inspection was going on ,it was raining hard and his bull has lost one ear tag got the other ,so he said he was in big trouble
thinking about this as more people are finishing in sheep because of the red tape and prices the more likely it is that you'll get inspected
so the phase that came from i think it was gordon brown and ,that britian is a post agricultural country seems to be happening , Crying or Very sad

there are only 3 sheep men in this township there was more that 20 ,and the moors are going empty now
i got told that they were glad i was being inspected because it means the other crofters don't have to worry it's my turn Wink

,as well as say who's coming they are adding oooohhh they are the worst ,it's good for a wind up Rolling Eyes

,it wouldn't matter who it is because i haven't got a clue who it is ,i know i'm being an easy tagget Rolling Eyes

sorry for the rant,i really must take some chill out pills Embarassed

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3540 Location: Monmouthshire

It's quite possible that the inspectors don't enjoy the job either, but if they make allowances, they stand to lose their jobs and nobody can afford that. The real trouble is that GB is ruled by an Urban Elite.

CP · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject:

After the weather we've had this year I should think everybody has too much water in their yard! Shocked

How can you stop that? Idiots! Twisted Evil

cookie88 · Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Posts: 317 Location: ISLE OF LEWIS

good luck suzie Smile