Shelly May
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My Slaughter Guy charges a flat rate to butcher sheep,(no Matter what cuts you get). He charges $55.00 to slaughter
a sheep Weight doesn't matter, price the same. He does weigh them for you just so you know what your return is on
the meat you will get back. So like Bonbean said you will want to butcher them when they are close to a year, but not
there yet 10-11 months, the weight will be up then for the money you will spend on the slaughter bill, why take a 50 lb
sheep and pay the same price for a 125 lb lamb. (Example). As far as marketing them and selling them the ethnic group
have different holidays that they eat only Goat, holidays for only sheep, Some of their holidays they only eat intact males
and some only females, I could go on and on, this can be looked up on internet. Ethnic holidays and what they eat when?
I am going to add this info for your sake, you have a lot to learn and we are will to help, so no dump questions, alot of the
meds out there have a withdraw time, so don't give some meds to your stock right before you take them to slaughter for
your use or someone else to eat, It is prohibited Here to sell to slaughter places if a animal has had meds in the last 28 days.
To raise and eat meat off the farm you will want to buy good stock so alot of meds are avoided by buying good stock. Don't
rush into buying the first cheap animals you find, Doesn't always work out in the end. Losses, sickness, Meds, Just be careful OK.
Keep the questions coming and let us know what breeds you decide on, Good Luck!
a sheep Weight doesn't matter, price the same. He does weigh them for you just so you know what your return is on
the meat you will get back. So like Bonbean said you will want to butcher them when they are close to a year, but not
there yet 10-11 months, the weight will be up then for the money you will spend on the slaughter bill, why take a 50 lb
sheep and pay the same price for a 125 lb lamb. (Example). As far as marketing them and selling them the ethnic group
have different holidays that they eat only Goat, holidays for only sheep, Some of their holidays they only eat intact males
and some only females, I could go on and on, this can be looked up on internet. Ethnic holidays and what they eat when?
I am going to add this info for your sake, you have a lot to learn and we are will to help, so no dump questions, alot of the
meds out there have a withdraw time, so don't give some meds to your stock right before you take them to slaughter for
your use or someone else to eat, It is prohibited Here to sell to slaughter places if a animal has had meds in the last 28 days.
To raise and eat meat off the farm you will want to buy good stock so alot of meds are avoided by buying good stock. Don't
rush into buying the first cheap animals you find, Doesn't always work out in the end. Losses, sickness, Meds, Just be careful OK.
Keep the questions coming and let us know what breeds you decide on, Good Luck!
Thank you all so much for the very helpful information. I will not get any animal until I feel comfortable that I know enough not to be put the animals life at risk. I love animals too much for that and I appreciate all of the information. I hadn't thought about selling them to an ethnic market. My farm is really for personal consumption not for selling on a market but considering the cost involved in raising any animal I will think about trying to offset some of the costs.
