How many sheep is a shepherd in charge of?

If you want to know how many sheep one person can be in charge of for their care all year round, it depends on how the sheep are kept and what installations are available. Here in France sheepfarms are labour intensive and one person can usually manage around 400 sheep. read more

A shepherd is simply the term of one who cares for a flock, or group of sheep. The number under a shepherds watch varies from a few head to several bands. A band is 1000 head and usually has one black sheep. In the old days, a shepherd would move the flock to keep them on good grass and keep them from overgrazing. read more

Sheep owners complained about the inefficiency of shepherds and the shepherds' fears of getting lost in the bush. Typically sheep were watched by shepherds during the day, and by a hut-keeper during the night. Shepherds took the sheep out to graze before sunrise and returned them to brush-timber yards at sunset. read more