The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: sarahdean_66 on April 01, 2014, 09:26:27 am
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I am thinking of starting an adopt a lamb scheme where people pay a set fee to adopt one and then a few Months later get the meat from their lamb at so much per kg minus what they have already paid. I think I will have more interest then lambs but what I am wondering is what to charge to start a d how much per kg. Does anybody already do this please? Thanks
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I good idea IMO :thumbsup: .
But when I suggested it to some of my customers they got very squeamish about knowing 'their' lamb. They seem happy to visit the lambs in Spring, watch them in a flock all Summer, then allow the anonymity to kick in and buy their meat in November.
Re prices. I think you have to know what your market will stand. There is so much excellent local meat available in this area that I cannot get the price I would like (or feel it deserves). So I settle for about £7 a kg when sold as a half lamb.
It is the same with the sheep skins - I cannot compete with the company that sends all their skins to Poland for processing and then sells at the local show >:( . If I just looked at the economics of it, I would certainly give up.
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I usually sell my meat for about £7 kg. For the few I've sent off I've the last couple of years. Thanks
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:thumbsup: I like the idea. I would adopt one of yours as you are within reasonable travelling distance to pick up the meat at the end.
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Thanks :-)
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it did this with pigs, worked really well, just make sure you are making a profit and not under selling. probably easier with sheep than pigs profit-wise, though not as hands on.
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I was also thinking about doing this with piglets, so would be interested to here more experiences.