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Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 06 6:36 pm Post subject:
Going back to prices for lambs for a moment, someone was telling me the other day that prices for lamb meat has risen a fair bit due to people eating less chicken due to bird flu worries. Anyone else heard of that?

Lionheart

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 427
Location: Cheshire

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 06 8:08 pm Post subject:
CPH numbers are dished out by the RPA - phone them for an application form asap as the process can take a few weeks. The State Vetinary Service will issue you with a flock number, which you'll also need. You won't be able to move sheep on to your holding until you have both of the above. Cris

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 06 8:23 pm Post subject:
I got my CPH number over the phone in about 10 minutes. The written notification came later. Your land may already have a number anyway.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 06 9:23 pm Post subject:

alison wrote:

Your land may already have a number anyway.

I'm 99.9% sure of that too

and its not my land

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 06 1:08 pm Post subject:

ReevesRareBreeds wrote:

CPH numbers are dished out by the RPA - phone them for an application form asap as the process can take a few weeks.

The State Vetinary Service will issue you with a flock number, which you'll also need.

You won't be able to move sheep on to your holding until you have both of the above.

Cris

Depends where you are - our local animal dept are very laid back (to the point of not having a welsh word with the same urgency as manana). We moved our flock onto the holding, sent off the movement licence with the holding number marked 'to follow' and then waited three months for the hoding and flock numbers to be sent, with the dept saying "no worries, it'll sort itself out in the end".

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 06 1:13 pm Post subject:

Gervase wrote:

to the point of not having a welsh word with the same urgency as manana)

Ahh, sounds like 'Devon time'. It'll happen at some point so what are you getting stressed about you neurotic incomer?

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