Sheep?

[Guest stewie]

Does anyone keep them? Is there much money to be made? And anyone got any for sale?

 

You will have to shear them some like it some dont

 

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:clapper: funny as f**k your worse than me on you tube mate

Edited September 14, 2010 by stewie

[Guest stewie]

Wouldn't bother with wooly maggots mate.

There just like pheasants, always trying to kill themselves.

Pigs are the way forward, and more return for your hard efforts (food wise).

 

As for money, you wont make any on such a small scale, you will break even or better, but it will not be profitable.

 

Profit wise, that strip of land looks ideal for a lure coursing event, pleanty of loons out there that would pay you money to let their pot lickers chase a rag about a field .

 

Just a joke, btw before anyone takes offence.

 

FTB

lol thats not a bad idea mate!!! ill get a few tho still give it ago and more pigs i think

[Guest stewie]

4 sheep per acre , you need 100 sheep to make worth doing.Last year make £100 each ! walk in.

is that with you giving them food clint or just grazing???

[Ideation 8,216]

To be honest mate, like has been said, best money was in selling it privately, as 1/4, 1/2 or a whole lamb. Also handy as f**k for swapping with people / keeping people sweet. Did make a bit of money rearing on calves once, buying them in as sucklers and running them on until they were slaughtered. To be honest the one thing with sheep is the associated costs, like feed once they have decimated that grass, health care (feet, fly spray etc), and other general maintenance, so after all that, with a small scale flock your only going to get cheaper meat etc. There is no market anymore for raw fleece, although it makes good insulation. Pigs are a good bet, with regards to meat, feeding (go round collecting slops) and looking after, and you could even try breeding some of those popular koon koon pigs for some cash. Ummmmmmmmmmm sounds stupid but one of the best and fastest cash animals for meat is the rabbit - big newzealand whites, if kept in sheds and kept warm etc they breed and mature to killing size like f**k. With all of this tho, your best bet is to just try to remove your spending rather than 'make' much money Good luck. If you need any advice of sheep keeping gimmie a shout.

 

Edited to add - we also got subs from the government.

Edited September 14, 2010 by Ideation

[KittleRox 2,147]

what aboot goats?

[Guest stewie]

To be honest mate, like has been said, best money was in selling it privately, as 1/4, 1/2 or a whole lamb. Also handy as f**k for swapping with people / keeping people sweet. Did make a bit of money rearing on calves once, buying them in as sucklers and running them on until they were slaughtered. To be honest the one thing with sheep is the associated costs, like feed once they have decimated that grass, health care (feet, fly spray etc), and other general maintenance, so after all that, with a small scale flock your only going to get cheaper meat etc. There is no market anymore for raw fleece, although it makes good insulation. Pigs are a good bet, with regards to meat, feeding (go round collecting slops) and looking after, and you could even try breeding some of those popular koon koon pigs for some cash. Ummmmmmmmmmm sounds stupid but one of the best and fastest cash animals for meat is the rabbit - big newzealand whites, if kept in sheds and kept warm etc they breed and mature to killing size like f**k. With all of this tho, your best bet is to just try to remove your spending rather than 'make' much money Good luck. If you need any advice of sheep keeping gimmie a shout.

 

Edited to add - we also got subs from the government.

cheers jai :thumbs: looks like its pigs then lol!!!! tbh i do prefer pigs so will look into it more and probs just get a ram and a couple of ewes for some lambs for myself and keep the green down around the place. i like the look of them jacob sheep do you no much on this breed like prices,quality of meat etc???

[craigyboy 1,274]

Does anyone keep them? Is there much money to be made? And anyone got any for sale?

ffs stewie,just get a woman and throw those wellies and velcro gloves away

[Ideation 8,216]

To be honest mate, like has been said, best money was in selling it privately, as 1/4, 1/2 or a whole lamb. Also handy as f**k for swapping with people / keeping people sweet. Did make a bit of money rearing on calves once, buying them in as sucklers and running them on until they were slaughtered. To be honest the one thing with sheep is the associated costs, like feed once they have decimated that grass, health care (feet, fly spray etc), and other general maintenance, so after all that, with a small scale flock your only going to get cheaper meat etc. There is no market anymore for raw fleece, although it makes good insulation. Pigs are a good bet, with regards to meat, feeding (go round collecting slops) and looking after, and you could even try breeding some of those popular koon koon pigs for some cash. Ummmmmmmmmmm sounds stupid but one of the best and fastest cash animals for meat is the rabbit - big newzealand whites, if kept in sheds and kept warm etc they breed and mature to killing size like f**k. With all of this tho, your best bet is to just try to remove your spending rather than 'make' much money Good luck. If you need any advice of sheep keeping gimmie a shout.

 

Edited to add - we also got subs from the government.

cheers jai :thumbs: looks like its pigs then lol!!!! tbh i do prefer pigs so will look into it more and probs just get a ram and a couple of ewes for some lambs for myself and keep the green down around the place. i like the look of them jacob sheep do you no much on this breed like prices,quality of meat etc???

 

Prices are probably about the same, unless they are registered pure bred Jacobs, in which case they will be more expensive. They are nice wee things, but they are not really meat producing animals as such and so the quantity and quality of meat is not great. They are kept by people who ust like keeping Jacobs if that makes sense, and due to their convenient size. When it comes to production of meat etc your best off going for some kind of utalitarian cross bred - like a charolais x, suffolk x, texel x etc. If i was going to keep a pure breed i would keep some Dorsets, nice animals, good meat and plenty, really quiet and calm animals and if handled properly can lamb twice a year.

[tb25 4,627]

Does anyone keep them? Is there much money to be made? And anyone got any for sale?

ffs stewie,just get a woman and throw those wellies and velcro gloves away

[tullfan 0]

Does anyone keep them? Is there much money to be made? And anyone got any for sale?

ffs stewie,just get a woman and throw those wellies and velcro gloves away

 

velcro gloves that reminded me of this

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCRE9qOgbug

[Wxm 1,638]

i think id be different again and id have a load of chickens ... think you'd make more there ... selling them for meat and eggs and breeding can get between 10 - 25 each bird

[greg64 2,847]

what about goats like roxy mentioned earlier,get a couple of milkers,billys are a pain to keep,you can allways use someone eles billy for stud,when you need to,and young goat tastes like lamb

["Earth!" 503]

i think id be different again and id have a load of chickens ... think you'd make more there ... selling them for meat and eggs and breeding can get between 10 - 25 each bird

 

Geese and Turkey can fetch a few quid too.

OR do quail on mass production,theyre eggs fetch a few quid and are easy to keep/feed.

[Ideation 8,216]

No money in eggs, but raising chickens for the table with the odd fancy breeding pair, selling pol etc, could be a winner.

[Guest stewie]

cheers all for the tips its all taken on board was a good thread untill craigyboy ruined it with his filthy comments :laugh: