Deimos Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Really daft question and I appreciate that there must be awide range of variability but what sort of cost is a sheep (average, range anyrough indication or "ball-park").Reason is I’m vaguely thinking about introducing my BC tosheep. Any problems are unlikely (or Iwould not even consider it), but I guess there is a risk and I would clearlyneed to take financial responsibility. Many thanksIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 At the abbatoir about £2.40 a kilo, apparently. But I imagine you really need to find a livestock market and ask them. If you plan to keep the sheep as pets there are plenty of other costs to take into account, though.Or are you simply assuming a worst case and preparing to pay compensation? That may well be a lot higher. This may not be the best idea I've heard of this week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumGirl Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Ian, are you planning on buyng sheep to keep yourself? Or is this merely if you "borrow" a friend's/farmer's sheep so that you know what to expect should it suddenly keep over?I have friends who have/had sheep. They can be a bit difficult to raise. Sometimes, they apparently just drop dead and no one knows why. Also, they're not quite as "passive" as we'd like to think. My friend who lives in the Dordogne and is mostly a dairy farmer, also had sheep for herding. Hers kept escaping from their very nice pasture into a neighboring one that apparently seemed much more interesting to them. She spent a lot of time catching them...PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjm Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 A sheep is not just a "sheep"!! A good ram is 90-110 euros, a good ewe 60-80 euros, an old mutton ewe 30-60 euros.In addition ewe + 1 lamb 120 euors and ewe + 2 lambs 180 euros.Or 6mth lambs ready for slaughter 75-90 euros.Obviously all depends on age, size and buyer, but these are average prices in our region 53 (I've been selling sheep here for 5yrs now!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilec Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote user="pjm"]Obviously all depends on age, size and buyer, but these are average prices in our region 53 (I've been selling sheep here for 5yrs now!)[/quote]And whether you prefer the blonde one or not[:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote user="PossumGirl"]Ian, are you planning onbuyng sheep to keep yourself? Or is this merely if you "borrow" afriend's/farmer's sheep so that you know what to expect should it suddenly keepover?PG[/quote] I would like to introduce my youngest one to sheep (she isfrom a working background). For this Iwould ask a local farmer (now retired but apparently he keeps some sheep forhis own Border Collies and I guess for himself). I have a suspicion that she will probably ignore them or possiblybe scared of them and avoid them. Whilst I would not expect any problems, should there be any I would haveto be prepared to pay for anything (as clearly outside the scope of anyinsurance). Hence wondering whatpotential risk might be.I’m not completely convinced about the idea yet so need tocheck things out before asking.Many thanks for the assistance and feedbackIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le bouffon Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 The price for the old mutton,would that be live weight or carcass,I bought three halfs at auchan for E3.75per kilo they were all less than E30.00 ready cut.....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Click here to Adopt A Sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le bouffon Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 So I adopt the lamb, how heavy and at what price the mutton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumGirl Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote user="Deimos"]I would like to introduce my youngest one to sheep (she isfrom a working background). For this Iwould ask a local farmer (now retired but apparently he keeps some sheep forhis own Border Collies and I guess for himself). I have a suspicion that she will probably ignore them or possiblybe scared of them and avoid them. [/quote]I don't know about her being afraid of them. Maggie is a good, sweet, intelligent dog, but bravery is NOT her best trait. However, when we were back in L.A. I took her for a herding instinct test. Not only was she unafraid, she herded those sheepies like she'd been doing it forever, and this was without any training whatsoever. Being that we DID live in a major urban center, where sheep were in a definite minority, I would doubt she'd ever seen a live sheep before.So, that is to say, you may discover your girl has great talent!PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I wondered what you meant by BC. We have 2 BCs and from time to timehave a few sheep belonging to a friend. We've found that one, a 4yr oldmale, has a very strong instinct for herding, fixing them with hishypnotic gaze and he just loves it.Husband managed to train him to obeya few commands. The other, a 3 yr old female, isn't very interested andeither ignores them or wants to play. So I would try out your femalefirst as you may find that she doesn't have this easily recognisedinstinct. There is a bit of a risk if ewes are with lamb and too muchexercise can make them miscarry. We have thought of buying a few olderewes and were told they would cost about 40 euros.When we first got ourtwo I asked advice of my uncle who is a sheep farmer in the scottishborders and he said start them off with poultry, herding them into thehenhouse etc. Pat. ps the proper name for a female dog was asterixed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le bouffon Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Thread here is how much does a sheep cost(dead or alive)not anything to do with BC,s or any other form of sheep dog.Sheep are breed to be ate.Lamb are E5.50 per kilo this week when bought in town,ewe,s much lees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilec Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 [quote user="le bouffon"]Thread here is how much does a sheep cost(dead or alive)not anything to do with BC,s or any other form of sheep dog.Sheep are breed to be ate.Lamb are E5.50 per kilo this week when bought in town,ewe,s much lees.[/quote]Then sadly you didn't bother to read the original post. If I might quote, just to remind you..Really daft question and I appreciate that there must be a wide range of variability but what sort of cost is a sheep (average, range any rough indication or "ball-park").Reason is I’m vaguely thinking about introducing my BC to sheep. Any problems are unlikely (or I would not even consider it), but I guess there is a risk and I would clearly need to take financial responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le bouffon Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Ah I only looked at the title and thought a BC was a fridge to put the sheep in.since it was said that a mutton was around E30 in 54 I was going to make an offer for two if anyone has some for sale,must be in carcass form, will chop them myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now