Coximus
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Has anyone done this successfully? I' struggling to bring forward a willinness to eat anythig from my closed base flock into offspring thst have terminal blood. I' referring to eating thistles, rushes etc
Yearling cattle have just cleared a load of docks on some HLS type ground.
Only the leaves though, they've left the seed head.
Also going mad for tree leaves in the hedge.
Loads of grass, so there's something they need in the docks and hedges
...Loads of grass, so there's something they need in the docks and hedges
We only have limited trees yet but hawthorne, elder and poplar all get a hiding over summer, the cattle leant a small stand of elder over and devoured them, and it wasn't due to hunger!
Of course they know the farm better than we do by the time they've grazed it twice, it's their pantry
Not disagreeing with you, but it's hard to tell whether they're going for things because they need them or just because they like them - even harder to tell because those two aren't mutually exclusive...
Out of interest, which are your beasts' preferred leaves? In order of preference, mine seem to go for: Hawthorn, Ash, Blackthorne, Willow, Sycamore and, lastly, Hazel.