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Sole living from sheep ,Flock size
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<blockquote data-quote="Anymulewilldo" data-source="post: 8038288" data-attributes="member: 144597"><p>You’re talking over 1500 ewes, all close together and hitting the markets right with the ability too finish lambs cheaply over the winter if stores are a poor trade. Trouble is once you get enough ewes too make a living from you need too pay staff too help you farm them as it’s too much for 1 person. So you have too keep more stock too cover the cost of the staff. It’s a never ending circle. </p><p>2 of us here</p><p>900-1000 ewes</p><p>Finish everything plus 2.5 - 3.5k stores depending on trade</p><p>80-130 cattle</p><p>Contract dipper comes nowadays</p><p>Contract shearer comes for 2 hits then I finish them off</p><p>We mow and Ted grass but rowing up and baling is contractors job.</p><p>And I go mowing for the council 4 days a week through the summer. Leaving our kid too keep things ticking over, fieldwork etc.</p><p>It makes a sort of decent living, last year made a damn good living. But those prices don’t come along very often!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anymulewilldo, post: 8038288, member: 144597"] You’re talking over 1500 ewes, all close together and hitting the markets right with the ability too finish lambs cheaply over the winter if stores are a poor trade. Trouble is once you get enough ewes too make a living from you need too pay staff too help you farm them as it’s too much for 1 person. So you have too keep more stock too cover the cost of the staff. It’s a never ending circle. 2 of us here 900-1000 ewes Finish everything plus 2.5 - 3.5k stores depending on trade 80-130 cattle Contract dipper comes nowadays Contract shearer comes for 2 hits then I finish them off We mow and Ted grass but rowing up and baling is contractors job. And I go mowing for the council 4 days a week through the summer. Leaving our kid too keep things ticking over, fieldwork etc. It makes a sort of decent living, last year made a damn good living. But those prices don’t come along very often!! [/QUOTE]
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