The Poultry Keeper

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

i've just culled some cockerals ,for the pot i'm now under the 50 bird mark (46),told people that they can no longer have eggs ,so i'm no longer classed as commercial(not that i ever was) ,so phone the help line to ask them if i could transfer to the voluntary register ,for hobbists ,i was told there was no such thing ,everyone who has now reg will be treated the same ,it's going to be the same for everyone wether you have 5 or 200 or 20.000 Evil or Very Mad

,ok can i take my name off ,the answer is no not unless you have none ,thought you'd like to know and sorry to bring it up Sad

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jaydee67 · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject:

Never registered, so not on any list, but that sucks!

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

it's a very clever bit of footwork Evil or Very Mad

i'd love to hear anybody elses opinions ,i'm cross about it ,but not surprized Confused

suz

debcat · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject:

if everyone is classed as commercial, even if they one have 2 or 3 then DEFRA's policy of culling out the commercial poultry keepers first covers everyone Evil or Very Mad

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

Isn't this more or less how we expected DEFRA to be with this avian flu?
It doesn't make it easier to accept, but I'm sorry to say I'm not surprised.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

no i wasn't surprized ,just what i thought really but the implications for people who keep a couple of chickens are huge ,if you reg,
as deb pointed out ,felt it's a bit snecky,
suz

mojo · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:44 pm Post subject:

has debcat registered? if not sell her all your birds for one pound then phone defra and tell them you no longer own chickens....then charge her ten pence a month to house them..........oooooooooooooooh you are wicked but it may answer

debcat · Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject:

I'm registered, got way over 50 Confused

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

i haven't any more ,they went into the freezer ,at least they had a great life running around the croft ,but it makes no difference ,
great idea mojo ,i'll swap a few lambs for the chickens ducks and turkeys Wink

Ben · Moderator Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 1346

i'll swop me for the birds Very Happy

I can do fencing.felling etc anything with wood mostly, oh and drive tractors and trailors etc etc just rubbish at house work but i am house trained Cool

Offer open to anyone else if the deal is right Very Happy

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

ok ben ,your welcome i've got trees to fell ,a poly to dig out and turn around and mend and the peats to get cut and i haven't done as much as i should have done today ,if you don't fell up to that lamb sitting on knee job is going ,
suz

jaydee67 · Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

you've got TREES to fell?

mojo · Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject:

julia they are called bosai on lewis

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

somebody planted laylandi if that's how you spell it every storm they threaten to fall on the house i'll have to tie myself on and cut them down ,for some reason oh will not let me do it with a chain saw Rolling Eyes

suz

mojo · Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject:

invite ben and saw for a long weekend all food found for tree felling....after all he is licenced to fell