When you are thinking about getting started with sheep, you’ll want to know what you will need to do with your flock? How much time and effort will your flock need, in other words, is keeping sheep easy on flock owner? With good management and sheep suited for your area, keeping sheep is fairly easy….
When you’re looking into getting some sheep, you’ll notice there are a ton of breeds to choose from! Sheep come in all manner of shapes, sizes and colors and all of the breed associations feel their specific sheep will be great for you. Which sheep breeds are easy to raise and people friendly, which sheep…
Sheep are pretty easy animals to have around, overall. There are a few things you need to know to make your sheep adventure enjoyable and, hopefully, profitable! Know basic feeding needs for sheep While sheep are pretty easy to feed, the do have some basic needs that you’ll have to provide for. An easy one…
Sheep are not for everyone or every situation. Along with the great aspects of sheep, like being amazing grass eaters, come some other not so great aspects to raising sheep that you’ll want to consider before you get started with your first flock. The disadvantages of sheep are lack of knowledgeable help, predation, fencing, need…
It’s hard to beat the feeling of satisfaction you get from a freezer full of packaged lamb! Your homegrown, best use of your backyard ever, bundles of nutrient dense goodness! That’s something to rave about! It’s easy to get excited about the results and overlook the process. Time to get practical: What’s the total cost…
Are you going hoping to raise some sheep this year but not sure of the price you’ll get for the lambs? Price information is usually pretty easy to find, but it can be confusing to figure out, especially if you are a beginner. The solution: You need to learn to read a market report. The…
Welcome to the world of sheep! Now that you have decided to buy your flock it’s time to figure out how much it will cost to feed them. Since keeping feed costs reasonable is the best way to ensure a profitable flock, we need to know how much it will cost to feed sheep! The…
Small ruminants like sheep and goats are a great place to start when you want your hobby of farming to start making some money. Will sheep or goats work better for you and your wallet? Sheep will be more profitable than goats when there is plenty of grass to feed the flock. Goats will be…
Finding the right sheep breed for you and your farm is incredibly important. Do you get what the neighbors have or should you get something unusual? There is a lot of information online, where do you start? The right sheep breed for you fits your main purpose for your flock, requires only the management activities…
Should you raise sheep or goats? It’s a big question for a small livestock owner. Sheep and goats, despite being close to the same size, are very different in how they interact with people. Let’s look into which one (or both!) will suit you and your farm better. While sheep and goats are both small…