>>1919877>Does anyone here raise sheep for a living or as a hobby?As a living you better be born with a free farm from granddaddy, not just your dad or you will be paying his debts for the rest of your life. Even then sheep aren't a moneymaker by themselves, it's the crops that make money the sheep are just a profitable sideline.
For a bit of cash on the side of your real job. If you're good you'll do ok. They eat grass and make meat and/or wool. The more grass the more meat and/or wool. Wool sheep are a lot more work than pure meat sheep. If you've got enough sheep to make the work worthwhile then look in to wool.
For fun, the occasional bit of lamb, maybe sell a few every year. Get a hardy meat breed, easiest are hair sheep or shedding sheep. These don't require shearing cutting out a lot of work and wool related health issues. Try to get a good mothering breed. These beauties will violently guard lambs, they will push through fences to find their lambs, they will scream all night if their lamb is missing, they basically do all the work for you.
Keeping sheep is easy. Keep them fed, keep them watered, keep their wool clean, have them vaccinated, and if your area is deficient give them minerals. Getting the most out of sheep is harder.
Talk to your local farmer or sheep agent or vet or government agriculture department or shearer or anyone else who knows anything about sheep in your area. Make sure it is local knowledge, no good getting cold wet area advice if you're in a hot dry area. No good worrying about footrot if the neighbours have brucelosis.
