What Breed of Sheep Are These Babies? Photos Page 3

[Southern by choice]

Sometimes it works, often it does not.
They are basically still alone. You are humans not sheep.
They are animals and livestock at that. Regardless whether we view them as pets or not they are what they are.

More often then not singletons do get depressed become immune compromised and die.
By the time people figure this out the singleton is usually too far gone.
The lamb may or may not be adopted into the fold of goats. Often this is not the case.

Our sheep never did mix with the goats.
Most breeders won't place a single unless it is strictly being grown for meat.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I agree with SBC. If your Dh really wants them, he should get 2. If he doesn't like that, maybe sheep aren't his thing.

Sheep and goats are very different. They play, head butt, move, and just are very different than goats.

 

[thailand]

Ok...darn! It was DH's idea and I wasn't that keen....but now I've had time to think about it I really want a sheep! I'll just have to try to persuade him on two. There are twins available at 10 days old...a ram and a ewe. The ram is $US84 and the ewe $US126. Does that seem reasonable prices?

Oh and a quick edit to say that I've been told by the old man that they are a meat breed and he says they will get to around 60kg. Does that help with breed identification?

 

[luvmypets]

Ok...darn! It was DH's idea and I wasn't that keen....but now I've had time to think about it I really want a sheep! I'll just have to try to persuade him on two. There are twins available at 10 days old...a ram and a ewe. The ram is $US84 and the ewe $US126. Does that seem reasonable prices?

Oh and a quick edit to say that I've been told by the old man that they are a meat breed and he says they will get to around 60kg. Does that help with breed identification?

Seems very reasonable to me, most go for upwards of $100-200 around here.

 

[Ferguson K]

That seems like fair prices for our neck of the woods.

 

[Sheepshape]

thailand....twins cannot be separated....well, it's worth a try!

 

[thailand]

 

[TAH]

We bought our sheep full grown for 160 for the pair. The average amount for a bottle baby in oregon is $25_50 in alaska $200_400.

 

[thailand]

yeah....guess because they are a rarity here they are on the expensive side. Well....DH is in a good mood....will let you know if we get them

 

[Sheepshape]

Good Luck.

Farmers over here often give away bottle lambs as the price of the replacement powder doesn't mean that they are financially viable. The vast majority of orphaned lambs (or triplet births) involve 'adopting' by other ewes who either have lost their own lambs or who have had singletons. The lucky few end up with a "shepherdess'-type feeder (basically a bucket with teats).

As I have relatively small numbers of sheep and a relatively large number of triplet births I always end up with about 10 bottle lambs, but I love 'em. OH has, however, made a rack into which 6 bottles fit, so I can feed them 6 at a time.So, costly and time consuming, but forever my babies who remain super-friendly, wilful and delightful throughout their lives. As I usually keep my bottle babies, then I have a flock of spoilt sheep....VERY easy for me to manage, but a bit of a nightmare when they have to be scanned or sheared by strangers.