Taking small-tailed Han sheep as an example, each basic ewe needs a sheephouse 1.5~2 square meters, a sports ground of 3~5 square meters, and two sheep houses 1.6~2 square meters for fattening sheep.

Raising 30 basic ewes requires a sheephouse of 93~ 120 square meters and a sports ground of 90~ 150 square meters. According to the current price, the cost per square meter of a relatively standard sheep shed is in 300 yuan and the cost per square meter of a sports ground is in 50 yuan. Calculated, the construction cost of raising 30 basic ewes (including sports ground and fattening sheep shed) is 32,400 ~ 43,500 yuan. Of course, the construction cost of a simple sheep shed is much lower, so we can make rational use of abandoned houses, sheds and other reconstruction suggestions for sheep sheds.

2. Purchase cost of breeding sheep

At present, the slaughter price of fattening sheep (sheep) is 9~ 1 1 yuan/kg, while the price of breeding sheep of the same age is 10~ 12 yuan/kg, and the young ewe needs about1000 kg. In addition, two kinds of rams, one large and one small, need to be purchased. Adult rams weighing more than 200 kg need about 2,500 yuan each, and young rams weighing about 100 kg need about 1200 yuan. The purchase cost of 30 basic ewes and 2 breeding rams is about 32,700 ~ 38,700 yuan.

3. Feeding cost (including water and electricity, epidemic prevention, etc.)

In captivity, the annual feeding cost of each basic ewe is 800~ 1000 yuan, and that of each breeding ram is 1200~ 1500 yuan. 30 basic ewes plus 2 breeding rams will cost 26,400 ~ 33,000 yuan per year. In addition, the feeding cost of fattening sheep is about 300~400 yuan when they are born to 100 kg.

4. Small-tailed Han sheep can normally give birth to more than 3 fetuses in 2 years, and multiparous ewes can give birth to 2-3 lambs per fetus, with an average of 3-4.5 lambs per year. 30 basic ewes can give birth to 90~ 135 lambs every year, and according to the 90% survival rate, they can fatten 8 1~ 12 1 sheep every year. Fattening sheep 100 kg can be sold at almost RMB 1000 per sheep according to the current market situation. Excluding the feeding cost, each fattening sheep can have 600~700 yuan, and all fattening sheep can have 48,600 ~ 84,700 yuan.

After removing the breeding cost of breeding sheep and 5% depreciation fee of sheephouse, the net profit of 30 basic ewes can be 20580~49525 yuan per year. If grazing is possible, the cost of raising sheep can be reduced to a great extent and the benefit of raising sheep can be improved.

5. Summary

Raising 30 basic ewes requires more than 100,000 yuan. With proper feeding management and manual work, a net profit of 20,000-50,000 yuan can be obtained every year. The financial resources, manpower and income paid by raising sheep are hard to be directly proportional, far from the huge profits reported in some rich columns, and even less than the money earned by going out to work on a small scale. Friends who are ready to enter the sheep industry must seriously consider whether raising sheep is suitable for them, and then decide whether to enter the sheep industry!