Fat Hen ? I would not put it in my silage
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Bet she’s a right go’er
Like docks?If fathen grows so well without any care and attention, can it not be grown as a useful crop?
ExactlyLike docks?
How did you utilise the field after the growth phase?I had a field of swedes that were grown as ‘unsprayed roots’ for Glastir, which got rather taken over by fathen. It was 13ac of thick, dense, 6’ high fathen (surprisingly, with ahalf decent crop of swedes in the bottom). This field was right by the footpath and several people asked me what the crop was. Quinoa was my usual answer.
Rather you than me,Bet she’s a right go’er
I was reading it as fath-unIt's spelt (or Spelled??) Fat hen, not fathen.
Why carnt you lot lurn to speek Inglish??
How did you utilise the field after the growth phase?
whale watching was your preferenceNah.... it was defo @roscoe erf ..... a true pro
I was waiting for something like that!Fat Hen ? I would not put it in my silage
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youv'e got to stop eyeing up the ladies, on the front, at weymouth !!!!!!Fat Hen ? I would not put it in my silage
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As an old boy once said to me when I was younger “ better to push it than pull it my lad”Rather you than me,
I have not seen any good lookers like that at Weymouthyouv'e got to stop eyeing up the ladies, on the front, at weymouth !!!!!!
My home farm used to have a major "problem" with it, easiest covercrop ever. Just grub up the swede paddock after the ewes had levelled the crop, put the cattle in to tidy up the bulbs, and it would magically appear.I have posted before, but a friend made some red clover silage a couple of years ago, that was full of Fat Hen (just for you @Agrivator ) and it was analysed by ADAS as we were having a sheep group meeting on nutrition there. It was very high in energy and protein (over 20% CP iirc), his in-lamb ewes were loving it and getting far to fat on it. He did have to fork a lot of stalks out though.
Kind of what I was getting at earlier @Kiwi Pete ,if it grows itself well without the problems of trying to establish a "proper crop" then why not let it flourish on a farm?My home farm used to have a major "problem" with it, easiest covercrop ever. Just grub up the swede paddock after the ewes had levelled the crop, put the cattle in to tidy up the bulbs, and it would magically appear.
We used to lamb about a month behind everyone else in the district and have most of the lambs away while the neighbours were still trying to coax theirs fat - because Dad's lambs had unlimited tucker as they got through the fat hen crop.
It's cracking feed, main thing is it brings them on almost a bit fast and you can lose a few overspec if you don't watch them. I'd consider growing it as a proper crop TBH
Precisely.... a bit like trying to grow chicory while killing docks, seems like a great way to burn money. Just grow bigger weeds on purpose and keep your cash safeKind of what I was getting at earlier @Kiwi Pete ,if it grows itself well without the problems of trying to establish a "proper crop" then why not let it flourish on a farm?
Does anyone know where I can get a few kgs of fat hen seed?