Tanker driver
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Today’s move cows seem happy
"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
- Thread starter Kiwi Pete
- Start date
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Nice looking cattle you have there
@Tanker driver
What size areas and numbers are you doing?
How’s father coping ?
@Tanker driver
What size areas and numbers are you doing?
How’s father coping ?
Tanker driver
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34 cows and calf’s plus’s bull
Well today was highly scientific they had wat was left of the field but a 11 acre has lasted 14 days but need some more posts and wire so I can improve the fencing of the grass they eaten but the section that was done And only had a few days grazing is coming back well. and the next field has more grass in it Than usual because they stayed here longer so all good
But the topper debate will be had this weekend for sure , it’s already set high
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Sounds good.
Can’t beat lots of wire and posts.
I don’t even electricity my back fence now if it doesn’t join up as the cattle are always looking to move forwards now and not backwards so don’t bother with it.
Where in uk are you if you don’t mind me asking.
Can’t beat lots of wire and posts.
I don’t even electricity my back fence now if it doesn’t join up as the cattle are always looking to move forwards now and not backwards so don’t bother with it.
Where in uk are you if you don’t mind me asking.
This thread moves so fast, you can get a bit giddy...I've just been wading back through the last few dozen pages to find the conversation about Birds foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus). Gave up, but just to say I've been seeing more and more of it spreading over our pastures and feeling a bit smug and was talking to one of the village naturalists about it yesterday. She pointed out to me that half the plants that I'd idly described as trefoils were in fact Meadow vetchling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lathyrus_pratensis
which was a surprise. Trefoil (as name suggests) has three lobes on the leaf and the vetchling has much narrower leaves and just two lobes. Also it spreads by rhizomes as well as seeds, which is handy. Thought you'd be interested
which was a surprise. Trefoil (as name suggests) has three lobes on the leaf and the vetchling has much narrower leaves and just two lobes. Also it spreads by rhizomes as well as seeds, which is handy. Thought you'd be interested
awkward
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- Location
- kerry ireland
We had loads last year but can't see much so far this year, clover is very slow aswell
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Too cold? Clover getting going here now but today's miserable weather won't be helping anything
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
The sun came out today - boy, was it good ?
Ran the animals through the weigh-crate just to see how they're doing, as the ground was still hard from -7°.
Roughly, these char heifers have put on 1.6kg/day, the big steers 1.8kg, and I don't know about the little angus calves but they're happy enough too.
Pretty happy to be honest, I thought they were growing but that's more than I'd thought.... must be some good energy in what they're grazing.
Currently getting 51 shifts per hectare and total mob weight has increased to around 26 tonnes
Ran the animals through the weigh-crate just to see how they're doing, as the ground was still hard from -7°.
Roughly, these char heifers have put on 1.6kg/day, the big steers 1.8kg, and I don't know about the little angus calves but they're happy enough too.
Pretty happy to be honest, I thought they were growing but that's more than I'd thought.... must be some good energy in what they're grazing.
Currently getting 51 shifts per hectare and total mob weight has increased to around 26 tonnes
- Location
- Derbyshire UK
Bit of an experiment here yesterday, put everything in one group; 200 ewes + lambs, 20 cows + 19 calves (one straggler to calve) & 7 bulling heifers, think that's roughly 37,970kg LW on 1ha. Moving them was hell, made set stocking & a job in town stacking supermarket shelves for real money, look very appealing!
Onwards and upwards!
Onwards and upwards!
Once they get their routine they’ll be good.
Currently have yearlings and one new cow at home. None of them know to come when called like the rest of the herd! Makes the job take five times as long when I have to go get the buggers
Gave them new grass and just opened the gate for them to find, still took them two days Good thing they aren’t in a big field!
Currently have yearlings and one new cow at home. None of them know to come when called like the rest of the herd! Makes the job take five times as long when I have to go get the buggers
Gave them new grass and just opened the gate for them to find, still took them two days
Good thing they aren’t in a big field!
- Location
- Derbys/Bucks.
Keeping things simple ain't always easy!
It'll be worth the extra effort.
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Loverly warm dry July summers day here in West Yorkshire (cold wet and windy)
penned them up onto a ruff patch on this hill. Going to pull a few hawthorns out when I get time to make some more room probably a couple of days grazing.
Back into the 1 acre field tomorrow for a few days.
penned them up onto a ruff patch on this hill. Going to pull a few hawthorns out when I get time to make some more room probably a couple of days grazing.
Back into the 1 acre field tomorrow for a few days.
Whitewalker
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Started at start of rotation again so am trying your idea dead back fence and single line with the double in front live Fingers crossed
Life must be so much simpler with cattle instead of sheep ?
Tanker driver
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Cornwall
Whitewalker
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Never had sheep’s, although there was a time my wee ski??ers were breaking through the wire quite consistently. Hope we’re past that , they are growing. Suppose if they behave with a single back fence we may chance the front one too . I don’t want sheep’s either . Respect @Bury the TrashLife must be so much simpler with cattle instead of sheep ?
Tanker driver
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Well reading on here it seems I need to make paddocks smaller so when setting up tomorrow’s fence instead of going to tree in middle of fence like last time they were in fieldI went to the gate post at start of fence . So will see how that goes ,no exact measuring here yet
Whitewalker
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Similar here , started with splitting field into 5 have made it to 12 hour shifts now with a back fence, was leaving too much first time round and not enough density we’re a little better this time. I have water pipe in and a plastic trough now helps . It’s little steps to start moving. Amazing how you start to adapt and shave it to more economical ways
texas pete
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- Location
- East Mids
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Welcome back - I was going to PM you this afternoon actually to make sure you're ok!