Thanks Melanie, that's really helpful, I'm an absolute beginner. I was
thinking of chickens primarily, but as they are so small I'm worrying about
theft too and maybe even the house being stolen, I guess this is where the
insurance comes in really handy!

Regards
Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: smallholding@... [mailto:smallholding@...]
On Behalf Of Melanie Wilson
Sent: 18 January 2006 07:13
To: smallholding@...
Subject: Re: [SmallHolding] wandering livestock

>I'm hoping to rent a field up the road from me, but I'm feeling cautious
about the implications of livestock wandering off, causing road accidents
etc. Anybody got any helpful comments?

Get good fences and better insurance !

It depends what livestock you are talking about, but I had a terrible
experiance a few years ago when the slaughterhouse allowed a beast to run
off, it spent several months roaming around the county, appearing in
people's gardens and so on. Eventually it had to be shot by a specialist. My
insurance paid for all the problems and wre brilliant with advice and
support ! I use the NFU.

There is no way I'd not be insured, although escapes from my actual holding
have been rare and usually into nearby fields rather than roads (eg
following storms where tree have smashed fences down)

Also talk to you field neighbours so if a problem happens they will contact
you.


Mel

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