It is now day 38 of our sheep venture, and the sheep have consumed a total of 4 large round bales of alfalfa.
Each bale weighs approximatly 1,500 lbs.
4 x 1,500 lbs. = 6,000 lbs. total
Divided by 26 sheep = 230 lbs. / sheep
divided by 38 days 230/38 = 6 lbs./sheep/day
I estimate the amount of feed wasted (before I built the new feeder) to be 30-40%.
Waste after the feeder was built to be 5%
So on average our wastage is 20%, therefore the sheep are eating 5lbs. /day of quality alfalfa.
Our alfalfa cost is 6 cents / lbs.
5lbs. x 6 cents = $0.30 cdn. /sheep/day
The flock of sheep are also eating 8kg of whole oats every day
8kg = $3.66/day
$3.66/ 26 sheep = $0.14 /sheep/day
Our total feed cost is $0.44 /day/sheep
8,000g / 26 sheep = 310 grams oats/sheep/day
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