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I'd go to the bottom of your page and slide on over to BackyardHerds.com and see what is happening with sheep people over there. They can provide you with info on the breeds they raise and the kind of housing and fencing you may need.
In order to keep females and males, you must have a good place to keep your male separate when you need to. Most folks who just own a couple of ewes just borrow or rent a ram for breeding or even buy a young ram lamb and sell him after breeding season is over.
You can get a good start on a small herd by getting bottle lambs and raising them...they will definitely be quite friendly and you won't have the money invested that you would if you bought breeding ready ewes. But you also take the risk of them getting sick or dying, plus milk replacement isn't cheap. You also must devote some time for their feeding schedules.
I bought my ewe lambs, freshly weaned, from a fellow for $125 per head and one already bred for $160. The same fellow loans me a ram for breeding when I need one.
You can definitely make a good profit by selling your lambs but you need to study up on the breeding times and the best times to take your lambs to market.
Much to learn about sheep....I think I studied up on them for about 3 years before deciding on the breed I wanted and how I was going to manage my flock.
