azikiweironsi:


Okay well understood now.
How much did you buy your female Uda ?
Nice thread.

The price depends on deferent variables.
1. Location
2. Season
This 2 mostly have impact on d price. I priced one 45k b4 sallah festive period but after sallah d price goes down again

Alamkir:


The price depends on deferent variables.
1. Location
2. Season
This 2 mostly have impact on d price. I priced one 45k b4 sallah festive period but after sallah d price goes down again

Okay well understood. Thank you.

My new stock exactly 10days on the farm now

Jub101:
My new stock exactly 10days on the farm now

Good day, please which market did you normally stock from and what is the price range of those in pics

I stock from AKINYELE RAM MARKET IBADAN.
Price range between 45-55 for females

Thanks, what of the male?

Jub101:

I am a full time farmer bro I even ventured into tomato with drip this year. Sold some of my sheep to start the project. Like have said earlier they are better than keeping money in the bank. Great assets indeed

Very True!

Liadi2:
Thanks, what of the male?

It depends on the size and health condition. I got one for 85k.

Jub101:
NUTRITION
Let me give some vital point on the nutritional requirements of sheep. I learnt a great lesson from a farmer on YouTube that rears goat ( hamiisi semenda) and what he said was that we livestock farmers are actually into grasses and legumes business we only use our animals to convert them into meat which is more profitable than selling grasses. It is when people start treating this animals they way they are that you will make meaningful profit from the venture

Interesting...

Jub101:

There are different types of dewormers in the market. Albendazole, levamisole, ivermectin are the ones I use. I do rotate them to avoid resistance. Levamisole and ivermectin are injectable. Albendazole is in tablet or liquid form.

Nice one.

Jub101:
She lost one of the kids. She wasn’t nursing and caring for him at all. She didn’t accept him.
From my record she is a good mother who produces big offspring. This is her first time of giving birth to twins so I guess she taught it wasn’t hers.

Can't something be done about rejection of kids?

safarifarms:

Can't something be done about rejection of kids?

If you have multiple births on your farm during the rejection I believe you can find another ewe to breastfeed her but it’s a tedious process. You will weigh your options and see what works for you.

Jub101:
My new stock exactly 10days on the farm now

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Bro I Am interested in buying some of your sheep's and ram

Jub101 why do you choose to focus on sheep only? Won't goats have been a good complement? And besides, goats seem to have higher market value/price.

I believe the care and management is quite similar.

Alamkir:


This is exactly what happened to me this sallah period. After all the stress the expense. Free range is my best option now

How do you get adequate protein when you free range

oneness11111:


How do you get adequate protein when you free range

Not necessarily 100% free range, I still feed with quality food

safarifarms:
Jub101 why do you choose to focus on sheep only? Won't goats have been a good complement? And besides, goats seem to have higher market value/price.

I believe the care and management is quite similar.

Thank you for the question. The main reasons I consider sheep to be my main focus are plenty but I will try and mention some :
They are herd animals which suites the kind of extensive or semi intensive husbandry i practice
2. They cohabitate easily with the swampy area my farm is located
3. They aren’t choosy to the kinds of feed they are given
4. They are grazers which means they prefer grasses to tree leaves unlike goat.
5. They grow bigger and command more prices both male and female
6. They are very calm and easy to control.

We welcome a new member to our hub yesterday!!

Jub101:

Thank you for the question. The main reasons I consider sheep to be my main focus are plenty but I will try and mention some :
They are herd animals which suites the kind of extensive or semi intensive husbandry i practice
2. They cohabitate easily with the swampy area my farm is located
3. They aren’t choosy to the kinds of feed they are given
4. They are grazers which means they prefer grasses to tree leaves unlike goat.
5. They grow bigger and command more prices both male and female
6. They are very calm and easy to control.

Wow. I've really learned from your response. Can you through more light to your No. 2? Do you mean sheep thrive or adapt to swampy areas better than goat?
No.5 response is a surprise to me. I'd expected goats to command better prices than sheep. Perhaps sheep is more valued in your area.

Thanks for your response.

Congrats.

Jub101:
We welcome a new member to our hub yesterday!!

safarifarms:


Wow. I've really learned from your response. Can you through more light to your No. 2? Do you mean sheep thrive or adapt to swampy areas better than goat?
No.5 response is a surprise to me. I'd expected goats to command better prices than sheep. Perhaps sheep is more valued in your area.

Thanks for your response.

Goats don’t tolerate water as much as sheep do. Sheep can be left in the rain with no effect on their health that’s not true for goats.
Goats command good price and when you compare the prices of both of them due to growth rate sheep (both male and female) are more expensive.

Jub101:

Thank you for the question. The main reasons I consider sheep to be my main focus are plenty but I will try and mention some :
They are herd animals which suites the kind of extensive or semi intensive husbandry i practice
2. They cohabitate easily with the swampy area my farm is located
3. They aren’t choosy to the kinds of feed they are given
4. They are grazers which means they prefer grasses to tree leaves unlike goat.
5. They grow bigger and command more prices both male and female
6. They are very calm and easy to control.

3,4 and 6 are very true

Jub101:


Goats don’t tolerate water as much as sheep do. Sheep can be left in the rain with no effect on their health that’s not true for goats.
Goats command good price and when you compare the prices of both of them due to growth rate sheep (both male and female) are more expensive.

OK. Thanks

Here is my new arrival from maiduguri.

Liadi2:
Here is my new arrival from maiduguri.

I like that goat that is eating or is it a ram?

Liadi2:
Here is my new arrival from maiduguri.

Beautiful. Do try and give them a good bath.

Liadi2:
Here is my new arrival from maiduguri.

I am very happy for you bro!!

Get multivitamin and also antibiotic for them. Welcome to the club.!!

Where’s your location ?

I am happy to announce we have a new bouncing Uda cross kid in our midst oo

Jub101:
Get multivitamin and also antibiotic for them. Welcome to the club.!!

How do you integrate them to fresh leaf.

Liadi2:

How do you integrate them to fresh leaf.

I don’t! it’s their natural instinct from there first arrival to the farm. From my truck to tonic water to grasses sequentially