Posted by Fawteen on January 06, 2009 at 13:54:57 from (72.95.99.192):
In Reply to: Re: OT Sheep???? posted by LAA on January 06, 2009 at 09:32:23:
I keep 5 ewes and a ram on 3 acres of grass pasture. Most years I average 8 to 10 lambs. Until very recently, lamb mortality wasn't an issue. I have two new ewes and a new ram this year so hopefully it won't be a problem any more.
I take all my lambs to the slaughter house, have them custom cut, vacuum packed and frozen and deliver them to my customers. I've been getting $4.50 a pound hanging weight (delivered weight works out to about half that). That'll probably go up this year.
The long and the short of it is, the ones I sell pay all the bills for hay, feed, shearing, vet supplies, etc. and I put one in my own freezer for free.
As it happens, I don't have a line into the ethnic market, but I do have long-time customers that take a lamb every year. I had some pretty upset customers this year as due to a variety of issues I only had two lambs available for sale.
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