Sheep

Buy goat instead. They eat anything whereas sheep can be fussy.

Just a few merino's will do ya. You'd want to get in touch with an elders or landmark stockie and see if any cockies have any NCV stock they want rid of.
Only issue here is they'll need to be shorn once a year.

Tony Harding

One of the best breeds for meat is a cross breed up to two tooth or 12 -18 month old.

Goats are ok if you can keep them in.

Shhep dont exactly take care of themselves. They need drenching & crutching to prevent fly strike & as mentioned, shearing. Ok if they are someone elses but liability for them getting on the road & causing an accident is an issue.
My neighbour who is a bit slack regularly has a few skittled by either a car or semi
due to poor fencing & losses at lambing when he is asleep or away.
Goats are pretty easy going I believe but may need better fencing particularly
if they are short on feed as they are smarted at getting out.

He could get some Dorper's or Wiltshire horns which both naturaly shed there wool. There not cheap but are easy maintenance sheep.

Hi, neighbour had his sheep on our place [only a couple of acres] they certainly kept the grass down, however, as mentioned...they need maintenance..they will get through a fence, and a sheep which is fly blown is not pretty or happy....others around here [romsey in vic] have goats as also mentioned and they work well, though fencing again is an issue as they'll get through some wire fence...I believe that goat meat is not bad at all..though I've not had the pleasure....

cheers

Lyn

Hi, just as a matter of interest, personally I think that goat meat tast's a lot like lamb, but without the fat, also It has a slight gamey flavour. They are best when young, and nannies are better than billy's to eat.

Chaz

Ewes dont know nothing! (OK snowman does) The best sheep for this type of job are Wiltshire sheep. They are self shearing, that is they shed their wool, so no maintenance. And they taste good too.

Take a look here for these woolly mowers. (Not mooers like JohnR has)

When I lived in the Mid North of SA, I had both Sheep & Goats.

Sheep are too much work.

Goats are easy, and can give stray dogs a hard time, but make sure they've got plenty to eat, or they'll ringbark your trees.

Cheers

Wolfie

GTBen,
Border Liecester is the one you want.
Cheers,
Bros.

Wolfies's right - goat is the best eating, less fat too, and they're much more fun to keep. But goats and meat breeds of sheep will challenge fences more than merinos, who will generally stay behind a very basic fence (just in case you have neighbours with vineyards or something they think is precious, and the stock will think is yummy green tucker). Only if he has no access to shearing facilities, go for the Wiltshires or a pure meat breed of goat (Boer). All stock will need a good yarding facility for drenching, fly control etc. Where's the property? Check out what prospers on the neighbouring farms before choosing.

Sheep? Goats? Try Alpacas. All farmers are now changing to them. -- Reason ?
You don`t have to bend so far down to kiss them!! L.O.L Regards G.T.

YUK - what a day. Now i know why goats are so much better than sheep! Just spent the day treated fly blown lambs. Goats rarely ever suffer from flystrike - sheep often do. I don't know what area you are in or what the climate is like, or what the fly situation is there. I'm in WA - can i sell brother in law my goats? I want to sell them and travel around Oz. Loved them for 33 years. Motherhen