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MI7BZ3EW on scored.co
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Yes sheep are much better for the beginner.
You said it's about 5 sheep to 1 cow for feed. When you are grazing on natural forage, I tend to see that my sheep eat even less than that, probably because they are eating the "weeds" and other things that the cows don't like. On my farm it's about 8:1 sheep to cattle. Of course I am running a hair sheep breed (dorper, katahdin crosses).
You said it's about 5 sheep to 1 cow for feed. When you are grazing on natural forage, I tend to see that my sheep eat even less than that, probably because they are eating the "weeds" and other things that the cows don't like. On my farm it's about 8:1 sheep to cattle. Of course I am running a hair sheep breed (dorper, katahdin crosses).