Self isolating and animal welfare

[paul&mandy]

What's everyone's playing they had to isolate? Usually if 1 of us ill the other can do stock work and if we have a short holiday we have some cover but they are in a high risk category and wouldn't expect them to be moving miles of rappa wire and using same gator as we used.
We have around 3000 sheep and need dogs cant just ask joe blogs to cover for us....
Our downfall is kids in school bringing it back to us. Already had a cold brought back from preschool so easily done.
What would you do if either had to get someone in our house tested or contact traces in some way and told to stay in?

 

[mo!]

What's everyone's playing they had to isolate? Usually if 1 of us ill the other can do stock work and if we have a short holiday we have some cover but they are in a high risk category and wouldn't expect them to be moving miles of rappa wire and using same gator as we used.
We have around 3000 sheep and need dogs cant just ask joe blogs to cover for us....
Our downfall is kids in school bringing it back to us. Already had a cold brought back from preschool so easily done.
What would you do if either had to get someone in our house tested or contact traces in some way and told to stay in?

Carry on as normal. Self isolating doesn't mean staying in your bedroom for a week, it means staying away from folk, not difficult for most farmers.

 

[Exfarmer]

Animal welfare must come first, so if there is no other cover you must continue if you are capable. however you must not come into contact with other people. I expect of course your sheep are fairly spread out, so technically you are breaking the law if you are in public but not if on your own property I believe.
Do not share vehicles, tools take part in jobs with others, preferably in different fields while isolating, that's about all you can do.
I dont believe the courts would fine you, for doing basic stock welfare, going to market, then you would deserve anything they chucked at you.

 

[Princess Pooper]

I was shielding, didn't stop me going out and doing all my jobs round the farm as normal, just meant I didn't go near other people, someone kindly did my shopping etc.

 

[paul&mandy]

Animal welfare must come first, so if there is no other cover you must continue if you are capable. however you must not come into contact with other people. I expect of course your sheep are fairly spread out, so technically you are breaking the law if you are in public but not if on your own property I believe.
Do not share vehicles, tools take part in jobs with others, preferably in different fields while isolating, that's about all you can do.
I dont believe the courts would fine you, for doing basic stock welfare, going to market, then you would deserve anything they chucked at you.

Of course I wouldn't go near anyone. Doing that now anyway. I'm all fairly local use own vehicles etc. I've not been to a shop since February and only been out to get white diesel and also kept some Jerry cans if low for any reason but good for this situation too.
I think I'm mainly covered myself but just cant be told to sit at home if capable to getting out.
I still think we've already had the virus back at xmas, had every sign of it, only 1 day the sheep just didnt get checked so I know what it's like to physically not drag yourself out to do the basics...
Last time we went away we had to come straight back to work the day we got home to move a load of sheep as our cover couldn't move them without a dog.

 

[le bon paysan]

Of course I wouldn't go near anyone. Doing that now anyway. I'm all fairly local use own vehicles etc. I've not been to a shop since February and only been out to get white diesel and also kept some Jerry cans if low for any reason but good for this situation too.
I think I'm mainly covered myself but just cant be told to sit at home if capable to getting out.
I still think we've already had the virus back at xmas, had every sign of it, only 1 day the sheep just didnt get checked so I know what it's like to physically not drag yourself out to do the basics...
Last time we went away we had to come straight back to work the day we got home to move a load of sheep as our cover couldn't move them without a dog.

In France farmers were able to download a form that you entered your holding number and business registration number on. You just showed this " professional " certificate to the Gendarmes when they stopped you. Which they did frequently.