Thank you to all. There is a lot to consider. Family is small now so a lesser milk producer wouldn’t be terrible for us at first and like you said, Baymule, we can always change our breed as we learn and family demand goes up. We only have 2 acres of land the sheep would be on ( 3 if we let them...
How much milk do you get from Katahdins? This would be for family use only and we would most likely use lambs for meat. Hair sheep are obviously more appealing since we would not have to sheer and better meat from what I understand.
Hello, My family is interested in getting milking sheep within the next year. I have a little experience in milking goats, as I helped milk my sisters during times she was unable to. But I’ve never owned or milked sheep and am hoping to find out the best care/fencing and breeds for what I need.