ArtisticFarmer
Chillin' with the herd
What is the difference between a goat and a sheep? 
Goat VS. Sheep
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Southern by choice
Herd Master
Perhaps you could be a little more specific... I'm sure you are asking more than the obvious that they are two different species.
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ArtisticFarmer
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Oh, hehe, sorry! What are the different uses for them, what character traits are different, if they both give milk etc.Southern by choice said:
SheepArtisticFarmer said:
Uses:
- Meat (lamb chops!)
- Wool (wool sweaters)
- Dairy (roquefort, ricotta cheeses)
* Tend to be easy to fence
* Flock together
* Grazers (better for pastures)
* Susceptible to copper toxicity
Goats
Uses:
- Dairy (milk, cheese)
- Meat (chevon)
- Fiber (mohair, cashmere)
* Escape artists
* Tend to have poor flocking instincts
* Browsers (better for brushy/woody areas)
* Curious, friendly
CCassity
Exploring the pasture
Sheep are easier to maintain, they don't eat everything and stay behind fences. I have 3 dorper ewes, 1 ram and 2 lambs with more on the way. In the summer months I sometimes forget I have them because there so easy, only have to change there water once a week and they keep my pasture mowed for me. They also bring themselves back into the smaller pasture closer to my house at night. My neighbors both have goats and they eat everything including the trees asfar up as they can reach standing on there hind legs, there also horrible on fences. Unless your looking for milk is go with sheep, I have mine for meat so I have the hair sheep no shearing required.
