Sheep farming is highly profitable, also sheep meat is tasty, nutritious and generates high income. Sheep are easy animals to handle and starting a farm requires proper planing.
It is always important to keep the sheep house clean and dry to avoid disease out break as well as ensuring sufficient flow of air and light inside the house. Additionally, also feed animals on good quality feeds.
Considerations to start
Start by selecting a suitable farm location with accessibility to fresh clean water, transport and market. Thereafter establish a suitable large separate sheep house to easily protect the animals from adverse weather conditions. Furthermore, the house roof should be 6 feet high from the floor with good ventilation for proper air circulation.
Sheep management
Also, make sure to provide animals with adequate water, nutrient supplements especially to lactating animals to meet their nutritional requirements. Additionally breed animals with those that have superior qualities. Always employ the required number of farm workers on a sheep farm for high production capacity and lastly timely vaccinate animals to avoid disease outbreak.