- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Nice and leafy, too
"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
- Thread starter Kiwi Pete
- Start date
it has gone to head a bitNice and leafy, too
we are a little tight for feed at the moment that's the trouble with making so much silage [something else to
about] but I was going to try to keep leaving a good bit of cover on here and see how it goes, there are 22 cattle on 3 acres which isn't really enough we should be able to add some reinforcements in a few days when we sort the bulls for the spring calvers
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Could you stick some sheep in with them, too?it has gone to head a bit
we are a little tight for feed at the moment that's the trouble with making so much silage [something else to
Roger on being a bit tight for feed, we are a bit that way as well, as I mentioned up the thread a bit I am topping them up with any dodgy silage, I wasn't planning on it still being so dry but I can get away with it for now.
The hoggs run the other way but the calves and bulls go crazy when they see their tractor coming.
The other option would be to not feed any and spread them out but that defeats the purpose a little; they can push down the last of the standing hay or eat it, and earn their keep.
Not too many weeds in here which I am happy about, as all the townies look at this bit
they must
at times
ShooTa
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- Location
- Denbighshire - In the vale of Clwyd!
Massively off track from the current discourse - but more from my youtube blackhole of keto/lowcarb diet stuff i came across this question/discussion about fake meat.
19-15 till about 23-50
19-15 till about 23-50
fencing is no good for sheep plus the sheep have plenty, they are on keep that we can't put cattle on or cut
its like juggling sometimes with all these bits of land one place and another
I have kept welding even knowing I am on fire when doing something tricky and its going well
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
"Manmade fibre" clothesI have kept welding even knowing I am on fire when doing something tricky and its going well
Hopeless for the workshop.Actually these are ridiculously cheap for the workshop c/o @Welding Supplies Direct :
and I have a pair of chrome leather riding chaps stitched into a quick release belt that protect my legs when seriously welding and grinding (when I remember). Donning the chaps and jacket only takes 30 seconds!
Or eyeThe worst is when some splitter goes in your ear
- Location
- West Yorkshire
It’s spitting we have moisture
- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
Had that once. Very sore, then went deaf due to the blister. Incredibly sore till the blister burst.........The worst is when some splitter goes in your ear
- Location
- Quebec, Canada
We have a lot of ground moisture but not much heat so everything is growing slowly. Cows are on twice a day moves and sheep every 1.5 days. So essentially I have halved their occupation time. I wanted to put them into one mob, but just couldn’t organise it. I am keen to see the results on my next round. I am only on day 7 ( started grazing on the 17th) so it will be a while.
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
Isn't nature incredible?
Mel hasn't used her menagé for around 2 years and this lot has grown on 9" of clean sand over a geotextile membrane during dry conditions!
Mel hasn't used her menagé for around 2 years and this lot has grown on 9" of clean sand over a geotextile membrane during dry conditions!
- Location
- West Yorkshire
Cattle going back to the hill last night
The hill has held up pretty well in the dry so far.It looks a world apart from this time last year hopefully get some moisture this week now as it does get punished with being south facing
Got to love these beetle type insects they don’t half like eating the dock leaves. They don’t half punish them when they get going
30 days recovery in here, I just strip grazed this but I let them have it in bigger lumps than I would do normally to tread more down So they only got 4 days grazing I would normally get 6 days out of it
How many days recovery are people giving there lots.
I’ve dusted some clover over this to.
I’m thinking of giving another 2/3 weeks before I go again
The hill has held up pretty well in the dry so far.It looks a world apart from this time last year hopefully get some moisture this week now as it does get punished with being south facing
Got to love these beetle type insects they don’t half like eating the dock leaves. They don’t half punish them when they get going
30 days recovery in here, I just strip grazed this but I let them have it in bigger lumps than I would do normally to tread more down So they only got 4 days grazing I would normally get 6 days out of it
How many days recovery are people giving there lots.
I’ve dusted some clover over this to.
I’m thinking of giving another 2/3 weeks before I go again
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How many leaves does the grass have and is it shooting up a head.
From the look of it longer would be good.
My thoughts with being dry to extend the rotation as much as possible but if seed heads are starting to show to skip around it all fast to slow up the grasses going to head. I may be wrong though
- Location
- West Yorkshire
I’ve never counted how many leaves are on a plant before.
This field is predominately damp and well sheltered from to much sun with where it is and the trees so did reasonable even in last years drought.
Another 3 weeks it will be heavy on again.
I don’t want to go to long so to give the clover a chance I’ve dusted on. And to eat / punish the docks again before they start to set seed
This field is predominately damp and well sheltered from to much sun with where it is and the trees so did reasonable even in last years drought.
Another 3 weeks it will be heavy on again.
I don’t want to go to long so to give the clover a chance I’ve dusted on. And to eat / punish the docks again before they start to set seed