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<blockquote data-quote="Rob30" data-source="post: 790137" data-attributes="member: 14338"><p>Well first of all we have both sheep and cattle now. Each have their own advantages.</p><p>Sheep are probably at least twice as profitable. You can keep 5 cows for each cow. Each has 2 lambs. If you lose half the lambs you still make a profit. Spreads your risk. </p><p>However sheep need much better feed. A bad hay year like we have had several times can really affect your production. Parasites are much worse for sheep. Predators (including stray dogs) are a much bigger problem. Fencing needs to be much better.</p><p>Cattle have the advantage of being easy to fence in. Predators can be an issue at calving but otherwise are not usually bad. When renting land I feel safer putting cattle on it. Plus a strand or two of electrified wire holds them in. </p><p>In general each have pros and cons. And I like to spread my risk. </p><p>Also we have been developing a market for our grass fed beef. I only am interested in enough cattle to fill this market (25-30).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob30, post: 790137, member: 14338"] Well first of all we have both sheep and cattle now. Each have their own advantages. Sheep are probably at least twice as profitable. You can keep 5 cows for each cow. Each has 2 lambs. If you lose half the lambs you still make a profit. Spreads your risk. However sheep need much better feed. A bad hay year like we have had several times can really affect your production. Parasites are much worse for sheep. Predators (including stray dogs) are a much bigger problem. Fencing needs to be much better. Cattle have the advantage of being easy to fence in. Predators can be an issue at calving but otherwise are not usually bad. When renting land I feel safer putting cattle on it. Plus a strand or two of electrified wire holds them in. In general each have pros and cons. And I like to spread my risk. Also we have been developing a market for our grass fed beef. I only am interested in enough cattle to fill this market (25-30). [/QUOTE]
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