The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: landyman on November 07, 2010, 06:39:43 pm
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hi looking for :sheep: ;D march time or later . would like 5/6 ewe or more? :farmer:
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where you located? what breed of sheep you looking for? how much land you got? what you intending to do with them?
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hi got 3 aces at home 2 down road 1 at friends.. at hainford Norwich a140 cromer rd :yum: ;D :D .
all :pig: :chook: :cow: :goat: :sheep: :&> to bread and food.
all breads ?
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depending on what turn over you want really what breed would you want if you want good tasting sheep then go for a certain breed but then if you go for a primitive breed it will take longer for the lamb to mature. are all the fields well fenced as you dont want pigs sheep mixing as they will kill them. then with cows what handling equipment you got for them whats the tb testing like in the area? how many you hoping to have of all these animals and what sort of rotation will you be running? as piggs will churn up everything you have rooting if there not confined so that limits what you have other livestock on such small acreage hope this helps
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hi well have got 11aces down the road i can have. for :cow: :sheep:the :pig:are on 1aces of land 1/4 at a time :&> :chook:have 1/4
so land i can get around on ;D as for the tb. vets over the road will see them .
all fencing around 5f :D ;D
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Landyman, have you had any experience of keeping livestock?
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yes 11years on pigs :pig:3 on sheep 3on cows ;D
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that's a relief, you'd be supprised how many people come on here with no experience and jump in at the deep end. Risky stuff