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Cost of Sheep

  • 01-07-2014 10:13AM
    #1
    Lemlin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,247 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    I'm looking for a bit of advice re getting 2/3 sheep. I have a large back garden and just want to keep a few sheep to graze it down.

    What sort of price would I be looking at for 2/3 sheep? I have a herd number that I can register them under as my brother is a dairy farmer.

    Someone had told me about €100 per sheep.


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  • #2
    arctictree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭arctictree


    Lemlin wrote: »
    Hi folks,

    I'm looking for a bit of advice re getting 2/3 sheep. I have a large back garden and just want to keep a few sheep to graze it down.

    What sort of price would I be looking at for 2/3 sheep? I have a herd number that I can register them under as my brother is a dairy farmer.

    Someone had told me about €100 per sheep.

    You can't register sheep under a herd number, you need a flock number. €100 a sheep is probably about right.


  • #3
    Lemlin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,247 ✭✭✭✭Lemlin


    arctictree wrote: »
    You can't register sheep under a herd number, you need a flock number. €100 a sheep is probably about right.

    What do I need to get a flock number?


  • #4
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,743 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Lemlin wrote: »
    What do I need to get a flock number?
    A pen so you can catch them in it.
    If there is a sheep farmer around ya you could rear his pets for him(or keep a few dry ewes), and then you could give them back to him when the grass stop growing


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