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making a living out of sheep?

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  • #32
    Kevin the sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭Kevin the sheep


    farm14 wrote: »
    Ah well if it' for a easy life you want well then you probably wouldn't but if it were for profit making you would go dairy hands down as it's a big difference compared to sheep financially.

    I've said it many times befor don't wana be rich from farmin just make a livening for my family as simple as possible will do fine. Sound like a lazy sh-- but I'm not I'm up at half 5 rain or shine and do 16 hour days working 12 on 2 off so not afraid of work


  • #33
    farm14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭farm14


    Kevin the sheep wrote: »
    I've said it many times befor don't wana be rich from farmin just make a livening for my family as simple as possible will do fine. Sound like a lazy sh-- but I'm not I'm up at half 5 rain or shine and do 16 hour days working 12 on 2 off so not afraid of work

    Ah yeah know what you mean & didn't say you were. Always do what you want to do & something you enjoy doing. No point doing a thing if you don't enjoy it


  • #34
    Kevin the sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭Kevin the sheep


    farm14 wrote: »
    Ah yeah know what you mean & didn't say you were.
    Didn't mean to sound like you were callin me lazy I was making meself sound lazy


  • #35
    metalwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭metalwood


    Sheep are an expensive hobby..... They cover their keep and a pint at the end of the week


  • #36
    Neddyusa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,142 ✭✭✭Neddyusa


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Those results don't make sense, 138 ewes on 54 ha is nearer to .5lu/ha instead of their 1lu/ha, they claim the gross output is around €220/ewe and I wish I had ewes doing that.
    Their costs are near €300/ewe, ours would be 100-120/ewe........does anyone in teagasc ever check these figures....public service again

    Most of those "Sheep" farms would have some cattle as well Rangler.
    They would have small suckler herds or dry stock along with the sheep.

    However the costs and margins are expressed on a per-ewe-basis which makes the costs look crazy high as you point out.....because the cattle could be just 30% of the livestock units but responsible for 60% of the costs on the farm!
    (The stocking rate doesn't add up for the same reason: numbers of cattle not shown)

    I reckon if the costs and returns of the cattle enterprises were excluded net profits on those average sheep farms should be roughly 20% to 25% greater than the average cattle farm.


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