Keeping a Sheep?

fighterman

Have recently bought a holiday house. Lawn at the front and there was an overgrown area at the back which I have cut down with a grass trimmer.

Trying to decide what to do with this area ( about 70-80 square metres).

Was thinking of a vegetable patch or alternatively keeping a sheep there.

Would this be enough grazing for a sheep? If not, how much would I need to add to his feeding?

How much does a sheep cost?

fighterman

Thanks.

What about a goat?

marizpan

I think a sheep would be terribly lonely. If its a holiday home, who will be around to keep an eye on livestock?
Goats don't eat grass unless every tree, flower and shrub has been ate first and they're hungry.

iverjohnston

Sheep ideally need company, so you would need two. You will need to fence with 3 foot sheepwire, and this perhaps would not be very slightly. And unless you fence the house separate from the lawn, you will have loads of pellets all around the foot paths. How often will you be at the house to look after the animals?
You need to keep an eye on them, or have someone trustworthy to do so.
80 sq. metres (60 foot by 60 foot) is not very big. To be honest, I would be inclined to plant some fruit trees and perhaps a few drills of potatoes in the late spring.

Rho b

As above posters have said, space is too small for two and you cannot keep one by itself. Also you need a flock number for sheep/goats.
Maybe enquire if there is some local person who would keep it cut for you when you are not there.
You could also plant some of it with a wild flower mix and make it a natural habitat for wild birds, insects ect

tommy5678

get a milking goat and get a few pet lambs for to suck the goat it will do fine