I think that's still the case. I was going to get myself a couple of goats, for the craic, and I was told if I got some number of them I could register myself as a farmer. I forget exactly what the story was. I just thought a couple of goats would cute, and handier than dogs for eating things.Is it still the case that if you have "X" amount of sheep ( was told it was 6), you can call yourself a farmer and get different treatment from the welfare?