Sheep stolen

[How Dairy]

A friend of mine who took on a tenancy only last year had 40 sheep stolen earlier this week. I feel gutted for him. That is half his flock that he rotates across his arable operation. It is so hard setting up so it is a massive kick in the teeth for a young bloke really having a go.

Is this commonplace at the moment and what are others doing to minimise the chance of sheep getting stolen?

Family encouraged him to set up a crowd funding to try to raise some money to replace the sheep - if anyone is interested in donating, let me know and I will send the link.

 

[GEMS]

can you post link here ...won't be much but every little as they say........

 

[white_stuffed]

Done

 

[spin cycle]

surely they were insured?

 

[Tomo23]

@ppottersfarm

 

[How Dairy]

@ppottersfarm

I’m assuming you are referring to this https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/fed-up-with-donation-requests.414390/

I’m no press gang. You have a choice.

 

[Tomo23]

I’m assuming you are referring to this https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/fed-up-with-donation-requests.414390/

I’m no press gang. You have a choice.

I didn't suggest you were. As said, was your man not insured?

 

[delilah]

Our stock aren't insured. Can't believe we are unique.

That said, if they were nicked in the last few days then right now I would be more interested in finding them, dead or alive, sheep don't just disappear.

 

[serf]

Aside from this case but the way things are now would these car type trackers be of use to put in a few ewes ears in these flocks that are dotted about on away land ?

 

[How Dairy]

I think they were new additions to the flock - not yet updated on the policy.

This was Alison’s response to me… We haven’t had the best of luck in our first 17 months! Drought ruined the arable crops, baler caught fire, livestock trailer was forced off the road into a ditch, livestock worrying by dogs (lost 7 pregnant ewes), and now this!

 

[Tomo23]

Our stock aren't insured. Can't believe we are unique.

That said, if they were nicked in the last few days then right now I would be more interested in finding them, dead or alive, sheep don't just disappear.

Liability or in transit?

 

[delilah]

Liability or in transit?

None of the above.

 

[serf]

I think they were new additions to the flock - not yet updated on the policy.

This was Alison’s response to me… We haven’t had the best of luck in our first 17 months! Drought ruined the arable crops, baler caught fire, livestock trailer was forced off the road into a ditch, livestock worrying by dogs (lost 7 pregnant ewes), and now this!

FFS that's a lifetimes of bad luck in a few months

 

[Tomo23]

None of the above.

I do a bit fair bit of motorway trailering. If I roll the trailer with 40 odd lambs on, my truck insurance covers the trailer. Who stands the potentially over £6000 of lambs on board.

On liability, I graze near a few busy roads, if lambs get out and cause an fatal accident.

Everyone's situation is different obviously, but for me I feel safer with it.

 

[GEMS]

Done

 

[How Dairy]

I do a bit fair bit of motorway trailering. If I roll the trailer with 40 odd lambs on, my truck insurance covers the trailer. Who stands the potentially over £6000 of lambs on board.

On liability, I graze near a few busy roads, if lambs get out and cause an fatal accident.

Everyone's situation is different obviously, but for me I feel safer with it.

Having 80 ewes on the Fosse Way for 3hrs while I drove back from doing some scanning kind of sealed their fate for me… I sold them soon after that. Thankfully they didn’t cause an accident (they were insured TBF). The stress of having sheep out when you have no control is hard to describe

 

[delilah]

The stress of having sheep out when you have no control is hard to describe

Try cattle

 

[How Dairy]

Try cattle

A whole different story!

 

[organicguy]

A whole different story!

Are you down in the South Hams?

 

[How Dairy]

Are you down in the South Hams?

No. I’m up in Derbyshire. James moved down for the tenancy… he was our neighbour