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Easy Manage Sheep Breed

farmer2018 · 2024-02-23 14:57:24

Looking at getting a lowland sheep breed that are easy to manage and that stay quiet to clean up the land really. Recommendations please.

23-02-2024 02:57PM

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Looking at getting a lowland sheep breed that are easy to manage and that stay quiet to clean up the land really. Recommendations please.

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#2 23-02-2024 06:23PM

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Don’t get sheep!
hardship and they just live to die.

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#3 23-02-2024 07:16PM

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Easiest sheep you’ll ever manage are the ones in someone else’s field.

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#4 23-02-2024 07:25PM

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Lleyn are nice quiet sheep. But if u are not use to sheep and only getting them to clean up fields get a neighbour with sheep.

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#5 23-02-2024 07:33PM

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Generally have Suffolk and Texal here. Closed flock buying a ram every 2 years. Make sure your fences are good, don’t overstock and any misbehaving get rid. You’ll end up with a quiet flock.

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