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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.

 

Many thanks

Ian

 

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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...

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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

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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!)

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[quote user="PossumGirl"]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?

PG

[/quote]

 

I would like to introduce my youngest one to sheep (she is

from a working background).  For this I

would ask a local farmer (now retired but apparently he keeps some sheep for

his own Border Collies and I guess for himself).  I have a suspicion that she will probably ignore them or possibly

be scared of them and avoid them. 

Whilst I would not expect any problems, should there be any I would have

to be prepared to pay for anything (as clearly outside the scope of any

insurance).  Hence wondering what

potential risk might be.

I’m not completely convinced about the idea yet so need to

check things out before asking.

Many thanks for the assistance and feedback

Ian

 

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[quote user="Deimos"]

I would like to introduce my youngest one to sheep (she is

from a working background).  For this I

would ask a local farmer (now retired but apparently he keeps some sheep for

his own Border Collies and I guess for himself).  I have a suspicion that she will probably ignore them or possibly

be 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

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I wondered what you meant by BC. We have 2 BCs and from time to time

have a few sheep belonging to a friend. We've found that one, a 4yr old

male, has a very strong instinct for herding, fixing them with his

hypnotic gaze and he just loves it.Husband managed to train him to obey

a few commands. The other, a 3 yr old female, isn't very interested and

either ignores them or wants to play. So I would try out your female

first as you may find that she doesn't have this easily recognised

instinct. There is a bit of a risk if ewes are with lamb and too much

exercise can make them miscarry. We have thought of buying a few older

ewes and were told they would cost about 40 euros.When we first got our

two I asked advice of my uncle who is a sheep farmer in the scottish

borders and he said start them off with poultry, herding them into the

henhouse etc.  Pat. ps the proper name for a female dog was asterixed out.

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[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.

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Ah I only looked at the title and thought a BC was a fridge to put the sheep inWink [;)].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.
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