Getting started with sheep

[Fendt516profi]

1st year Welsh drafts in lamb in Charolais

300, all scanned singles. On Bravoxin 10. Good in the bag, as found in the mouth. Getting pre lamb crutched this week. Approx half would go again. £105/hd. May do a deal on the lot.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[K35TR3L]

I'll do some at a unbeatable £88.95 a life

I'm sure someone else would beat it at 88.94

 

[K35TR3L]

What equipment would I need? E.g. ATV, lambing housing?

 

[Highland Mule]

What equipment would I need? E.g. ATV, lambing housing?

You’ll find that out when you get the experience

 

[spin cycle]

What equipment would I need? E.g. ATV, lambing housing?

forget atv....fencing most important....then somewhere to catch them up......a little shelter would be handy

 

[Highland Mule]

forget atv....fencing most important....then somewhere to catch them up......a little shelter would be handy

A few more things needed if you’re doing it right:
Shearing machine, hand shears
Lambing gates to pen off problems, heat lamp to keep problems alive, feeding tube to feed problems, gloves, gel, TLD feeds
Medicines - ABs, painkillers & parasite treatment, plus equipment to inject/ apply etc
Castration pliers, tagging pliers, tags, spare tags
Footbath, handling system
Livestock trailer, vehicle with towbar

Plus a whole lot of life skills to utilise the above.

 

[Spuddler]

A few more things needed if you’re doing it right:
Shearing machine, hand shears
Lambing gates to pen off problems, heat lamp to keep problems alive, feeding tube to feed problems, gloves, gel, TLD feeds
Medicines - ABs, painkillers & parasite treatment, plus equipment to inject/ apply etc
Castration pliers, tagging pliers, tags, spare tags
Footbath, handling system
Livestock trailer, vehicle with towbar

Plus a whole lot of life skills to utilise the above.

You forgot to put a spade on the list

 

[Highland Mule]

You forgot to put a spade on the list

Not allowed to use one up here, unless you mean for fencing?

 

[muleman]

One of the most important things you will need if your starting out with sheep is the knacker mans number!

 

[jack6480]

Would you like to buy some easy cares I have some for sale

 

[CopperBeech]

Things you will need

Sense of humour
Patience
The number of someone who also had the above along with sheep knowledge and a dog

 

[Estate fencing.]

Have a look what everyone else has got around you, then go to the nearest local farm (not a small holding) and offer to buy 20 ewe lambs when they are weaned and if you are lucky to might have 18 to sell again next year and spend the same money on 25.
I have a couple of people that I do this with from 10 to 150 ewe lambs, I do any work that needs doing (charged at proper rates) and they get to have some nice heathy sheep that they can talk about at dinner party's in there paddocks.
Don't buy rubbish old ewes off the internet, these people are just trying it on.

 

[spin cycle]

you don't need an atv on 10ac....unless you want one..........bucket train them so no dog.........run a 50m second fence 18ft out from perimeter fence then subdivide with hurdles for handling........footbath/foot shears ....hopefully not

buy decent sheep from one source then close the flock buying in only rams....changing every two years

 

[Filthyfarmer]

Plus have a read of the legal requirements and codes of practice. A lot don't because its easy to keep sheep isn't it.........

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69365/pb5162-sheep-041028.pdf

Starting Your Own Flock | NSA Next Generation

Want to start your own sheep flock? Be it half a dozen ewes or several hundred, the same principles apply. The first part of this article provides information on keeping yourself legal in terms of sheep movements and identification, and below there is more general information and suggestions of...

www.nationalsheep.org.uk

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I would be inclined to think about wool shedding sheep too, save the faff of shearing. A day with a post knocker and you will have all you need for a handling system, and I recon the most important thing is good fencing.

 

[Cowmansam]

He only wants a handful of herdwicks aslong as the fence is good and there’s some water shouldn’t need a lot else there hardly high maintenance

 

[Fendt516profi]

I'm sure someone else would beat it at 88.94

No better offer yet.

One of the most important things you will need if your starting out with sheep is the knacker mans number!

Even before you need that you'll need a holding number

 

[Highland Mule]

He only wants a handful of herdwicks aslong as the fence is good and there’s some water shouldn’t need a lot else there hardly high maintenance

He wants to buy some cast ewes and then breed from them

 

[Cowmansam]

Ah I read it as buy them lambs at foot and fatten the lot ewes and lambs

 

[K35TR3L]

Thanks for all your help - I do want to buy some ewes, fatten their lambs and then sell the lambs on while keeping the ewes. What do I need to do with regards to EID, and would herdwicks be a good, low maintenance breed (I work a full time job?). Could I make any profit?