OK slightly calmer.
My source of information is slightly lacking. Though very nice and very helpful and a good person.
She lives on a farm all her life and has kept and sold pigs for 5 years. Normally sold pigs to people that have kept them before.
I have been keeping pigs slightly naughtily!!
Though ignorance is not a defence I thought I had done everything by the book.
I have a DEFRA holdings number.
I have read the web page =
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/id-move/pigs/index.htmThe pigs are tagged/identified in one ear.
The AML2 form (Pig Movement Licence)was finished and sent to the local trading standards when I went and got the pigs.
So I ring Local Trading Standards to ask for a new AML2 form as I spoilt the last one by filling it out before loading and dated and signed it.
Local Trading Standards "Can I have your holdings number....."
LTS "Your not a registared keeper of pigs, You have no heard number."Me "Oh B"gger"
LTS "I will give you the Number of your local Animal Health Office you will need a number and tag from them"Me "Thank you"
Local Animal Health Office "The pig team are a bit pushed at the moment can I take your number and get some one to call you back."Me "They are supposed to be going to slaughter this Monday."
LAHO "OK I will try and get someone to you ASAP."Half an Hour Later.
LAHO "Hello firstly we need to registrar you as a keeper of pigs, you will then get a herd number, then they must go to slaughter with two tags one for the breeder and the other one for your heard number."Me "Oh B"gger"
LAHO "We are between systems at the moment. You are now registered as a keeper of pigs. But you will have to wait till Monday when we will download the information to the old system that creates the herd numbers and then it is checked and then a letter is sent to you with your herd number. At that point you can order the tags"Me
"Oh B"gger"So the pigs now have a bit longer to wait. I am guessing at least 1 week may be two. :blink:
On a better note I have been told by the wife that the pigs are top and tail asleep in the trailer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edit: added a bit of info about my source of information.