The cost of keeping sheep.

TheScottishDairyman · Jul 1, 2017

Anyone willing to share. How much do you work out it will cost to keep 1 ewe a year. How much profit do you expect (if any) after you have kept a ewe and she has given you a lamb on what ever system you work weather it be hill sheep or low ground sheep. Ideally to include cost of renting ground and no subsidies. Thanks.

It was already broken. · Jul 1, 2017

First thing is I don't know the answers to all your questions even though I should but to get things rolling I will say I work on a ewe costing me £17 a year in forage. That is 50p a week for 5 months of turnips and 25p a week for 7 months of grass.

Blod · Jul 1, 2017

John Nix or https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/research/fbs/booklets/

Henarar · Jul 1, 2017

50 quid

hindmaist · Jul 1, 2017

It costs £35 plus 0.25 acres grass/forage and 2.5 hours labour to keep a mule ewe on my farm.£110.

unlacedgecko · Jul 1, 2017

hindmaist said:
It costs £35 plus 0.25 acres grass/forage and 2.5 hours labour to keep a mule ewe on my farm.£110.

Bloody Hell! £110 to keep a ewe for a year? Do you make any profit?

hindmaist · Jul 1, 2017

unlacedgecko said:
Bloody Hell! £110 to keep a ewe for a year? Do you make any profit?

I make a living.The sheep are on rotational grass on an arable farm.The profit comes from increased grain sales.In theory!

Beef farmer · Jul 1, 2017

unlacedgecko said:
Bloody Hell! £110 to keep a ewe for a year? Do you make any profit?

He's payed himself 35 quid a ewe.

unlacedgecko · Jul 1, 2017

Beef farmer said:
He's payed himself 35 quid a ewe.

You mean the labour cost?

AvonValleyFarmer · Jul 1, 2017

£40.69

beltextexel · Jul 1, 2017

Depending on how much you pay yourself and how much rent you pay, roughly between £90 and £100 per ewe per year.

rancher · Jul 1, 2017

AvonValleyFarmer said:
£40.69

First you tell us that your lambs are putting on 3kg week when the experts tell us that 2kg is going well,
then it only costs 40 ewe when the rest of us are trying to keep it under the price of the first lamb......
don't know why everyone isn't keeping sheep,

AvonValleyFarmer · Jul 1, 2017

rancher said:
First you tell us that your lambs are putting on 3kg week when the experts tell us that 2kg is going well,
then it only costs 40 ewe when the rest of us are trying to keep it under the price of the first lamb......
don't know why everyone isn't keeping sheep,

Nor do I...

It's easier when you have nearly zero overheads.

Besides that's what it costs to keep a ewe for a year, not how much it costs to get a lamb to slaughter.

rancher · Jul 1, 2017

AvonValleyFarmer said:
Nor do I...

It's easier when you have nearly zero overheads.

Besides that's what it costs to keep a ewe for a year, not how much it costs to get a lamb to slaughter.

so you haven't answered the question in the first post

AvonValleyFarmer · Jul 1, 2017

I thought that was the question actually, but I'd expect the first lamb of a pair to give me about £20 profit and the second to give £60. Assuming £65 average per lamb.

So my best ewes give me approximately £85 profit (be better this year though as prices are good).

Obviously I don't average 200% sold. Don't even scan at that.

My COP is on here for all to see in another thread @rancher

reverand · Jul 1, 2017

Do you two know each other?

AvonValleyFarmer · Jul 1, 2017

reverand said:
Do you two know each other?

I don't think so

Does it seem that way

reverand · Jul 1, 2017

Sounds like two competitive neighbours

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rancher · Jul 1, 2017

wiith the Irish Sea between us

Henarar · Jul 1, 2017

rancher said:
wiith the Irish Sea between us

Good pair of binoculars ?

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100% I’ve had enough of farming!

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