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Whats required for a flock number for a few lambs?

  • 13-10-2012 03:02PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭


    Hi guys, need a bit of advice. I’m thinking of getting a few weaned lambs next year to grow on. I’m looking at fencing off about an acre but have not applied for a flock number yet. What will a vet be expecting besides a secure fence, obviously water but would shelter be required? If so how basic could it be. Anything else I need to prepare?


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    EP90 wrote: »
    Hi guys, need a bit of advice. I’m thinking of getting a few weaned lambs next year to grow on. I’m looking at fencing off about an acre but have not applied for a flock number yet. What will a vet be expecting besides a secure fence, obviously water but would shelter be required? If so how basic could it be. Anything else I need to prepare?

    Give your local department Ag office a ring and ask them. I think you will need shelter of some sort, but it can be as basic as you want it to be I imagine...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭EP90


    Yep that’s the obvious thing to do. It’ll be a while until I have any lambs, still trimming hedges and yet to fence. I’ll talk to them and it’ll give me plenty of time to find/make what’s needed


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 458 ✭✭DK man


    I got a flock number last year. It was fairly straight forward.
    1. Need some land
    2. A very basic pen - somewhere to catch a sheep
    3. He asked about a small shed if I have a sick animal

    All in all it was a friendly chat over a cup of tea - we filled in the forms and a few weeks later I got my number along with record books and dispatch books.

    Best of luck with your lambs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 837 ✭✭✭ABlur


    A garden shed is adequate for shelter requirement for sheep


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭EP90


    Thanks for the input. I’ll be on the look out for a small garden shed or make something out of sheets of osb.


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