Zaman

Can I ask... if sheep are so much work and time consuming and headache to have... then why does everyone have them?

I know it may sound strange but are alpacas agricultural animal?

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We have other land too. My grandparents were crop farmers mainly and did have some animals but I was very young then. As I got older my passion was always horses and worked on many of farms. The whole idea of sheep is literally an idea. Nothing is set in stone. I didn't really want cows even though I do know slightly bit more about them. In all honesty they scare me.

Wow. Thank you. Appreciated and for the brutal honesty too.

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OK thank you I will look into this.

We have other land too. Learning new things isn't a bad thing. No sheep is currently on the land. Nor will they be until I know the basics at the very least. I understand fully they are not pets and I'm certainly not stupid to do something to put animals at risk. That's why there is supposed to be forums like this to get advice. And if I decide not to go ahead then fine. It will be left as empty land. But thanks anyways

Would these bring what seems to be the same kind of issues as sheep? Thanks

Thank you. I will bare in mind. I am just trying to get an idea of what we are looking at before any moves are made. Thank you

Thank you for this honest advise. I will bare in mind. Thank you and appreciate it

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Thanks but I do also have 50 acres too and other land also. But instead of getting much more sheep and not having a clue and being stuck. Starting out small and learning is always the best way and also called being responsible

Thank you so much for this information. Alot to process. I will think very carefully about this decision. Much appreciated for your advise.

Hi. I've just purchased 4 acres paddock land. The land itself is on a slope. It has barbed wire around the perimeter with a tree line aswel. The fields boundary goes right upto a beck running at the bottom of the field. The beck is not mine. I am thinking about putting some sheep on there, however, I will be perfectly honest, I don't know much about sheep. I don't want ewes so I dont have to go through lambing. Can someone please give me brief information about sheep. How many can I get in my land? What kind of size my barn would have to be? Are rams prone to injuries/infections/diseases? How often vet comes for injections? What are the injections for? How often sheep shearing? Hoof trimming? Food they eat other than grass or would that be suffice? When would you bring them in barn? How often muck out and where do I put it? Fencing, it's illegal to have barbed wire less than 2.4m so what could I use? How do I stop foxes? I know there are many breeds if sheep but what breed would be most suited for this and what kind of price would I be looking at to buy them at. I'm sorry for all the questions but I want to get it right before I start anything because I want my sheep to be happy, healthy and safe. Thank you