How many sheep are in a flock?
I'm currently gathering some information and facts because I want to start a novel, but I still need some background knowledge. One of the main characters is supposed to be the daughter of a shepherd. The flock of sheep actually plays a big role in the first chapter, so it would be pretty important to know how many animals such a shepherd can own. It should be noted that we're not talking about the modern world here, but rather a medieval world in which certain hygiene measures and medical care, as well as genetic manipulation, had not yet been discovered. This is why some animals probably died from time to time, or why there could never have been so many animals at once.
Should I expect 20-50 animals, or perhaps even a number in the three-digit range? Unfortunately, I'm not really sure how to estimate that, but I'm sure there are some members here who work in agriculture who can hopefully help me.
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with 20 to 4 digits.
Bear in mind that it was customary in the past that all the peasants of a village had left their animals to the shepherd. Only rich farmers with very large herds had their own shepherds. If someone only held a few sheep for meat and wool, no work force could be put off to hate these few animals.
Even today, the animals are still kept in a bandage when they wander freely, which is still common.
The shepherds are and were rarely the owners of the herds, because nnix has changed, shepherd is a profession, not a “animal possession ad”
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At least 3..
I once read that in a herd between 200 and 300 sheep. But it’s always different! I hope I could help you!
Wow, that’s a lot! I wouldn’t have expected that, but that will definitely help me. Thank you.
It also gbit larger herds.
Yeah, that’s what I thought. Very underestimated.:)