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To make money raising sheep, you would need at least several hundred ewes, probably more than 500. While there are some farmers who make a majority of their income from sheep farming, sheep raising is more often a part-time or secondary enterprise of a farm.
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www.sheep101.info/farm.html
www.sheep101.info/farm.html
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Welcome to Sheep 101. The purpose of Sheep 101 is to teach 4-H and FFA members, students, teachers, beginning shepherds, and the general public about sheep, their products, how they are raised, and their contributions to society.
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www.sheep101.info/
www.sheep101.info/
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[acidfree:87 style=image align=right] Sheep are hardy, resourceful ruminant animals that live and produce for several years when adequately fed. Being ruminants, they convert forages, forbs (weeds) and browse into meat, milk and wool. ... Hay & Grass Farming...
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www.activefarming.org/sheep
www.activefarming.org/sheep
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SHEEP WORLD is where you can shear a sheep and bottle feed the lambs. Information on sheep farming and a brief outline of some of our popular breeds of sheep. ... The first Sheep were landed in New Zealand by Captain Cook in 1773. The Sheep population grew to 70.3 million in 1982 but has now declined to 43.1 million due...
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www.sheepworld.co.nz/SheepFarming.htm
www.sheepworld.co.nz/SheepFarming.htm
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This page discusses all aspects of raising sheep and lambs, including diet, breeding, and preparing for shows. We hope to provide sheep information to help with sheep raising, sheep care, and breeding sheep.
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www.goats4h.com/Sheep.html
www.goats4h.com/Sheep.html
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Excellent resource describing breeds of sheep ranging from common dairy, mutton, and fiber breeds to minor and very rare breeds. Presented by Oklahoma State University as one section of the "Breeds of Livestock" Project. ... Hair Sheep Breeds...
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www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/sheep/
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Sheep were among the first animals domesticated. An archeological site inIran produced a statuette of a wooled sheep which suggests that selectionfor woolly sheep had begun to occur over 6,000 years ago. ... FARMING PURSUITS...
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www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/chic7.htm
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Written in a clear and interesting style, the book covers many aspects of sheep farming [although not in great depth] - the Contents page provides headings which lead the reader from "Raising sheep for wool?" to "From wool to yarn." The colour illustrations, both photographs and explanatory drawings,
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www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol4/no20/sheepfarming.html
www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol4/no20/sheepfarming.html
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