How many sheep will it keep

[Out in the Wilds]

A 430 Acre upland /hill Farm all ground over 1000ft made up of 100 Acres of mowing ground 200 Acres of walled in ground and 130 Acres of wet peat Rushey allotment ground how many sheep will it keep or how many sheep would you put on it and want to breed are own replacement

 

[Agrivator]

Start at 400 ewes and 120 hoggs, and try to take some cattle for summer grazing on a headage basis. I presume the 300 acres inbye are in a number of enclosures.

 

[Out in the Wilds]

Start at 400 ewes and 120 hoggs, and try to take some cattle for summer grazing on a headage basis. I presume the 300 acres inbye are in a number of enclosures.

It's all in one ring fence and one lot of the 300 acres is 67 acres and a 40 acres a 25 acres 2 19 acres a 16 acres and so on down to a 3 acres field

 

[Zero Homes]

550 small ewes plus 150 followers winterd away.

 

[unlacedgecko]

550 small ewes plus 150 followers winterd away.

That seems very low.

 

[unlacedgecko]

A 430 Acre upland /hill Farm all ground over 1000ft made up of 100 Acres of mowing ground 200 Acres of walled in ground and 130 Acres of wet peat Rushey allotment ground how many sheep will it keep or how many sheep would you put on it and want to breed are own replacement

Where is it?

 

[Out in the Wilds]

Where is it?

Ontop of a hill

 

[sherg]

Ontop of a hill

Any hls fert restrictions etc?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Ontop of a hill

Cheers di.ckhead.

The broad geographic location of said farm will affect the sharpness of the pasture curve and the total amount of dry matter per ha grown annually.

Both of these will directly influence carrying capacity.

 

[Out in the Wilds]

Ontop of a hill

Top side of buxton

 

[Out in the Wilds]

Any hls fert restrictions etc?

On

 

[Out in the Wilds]

On

No sorry

 

[Werzle]

1000 welsh/hill ewes

 

[goodevans]

Ontop of a hill

Good answer ,loose lips sink ships

 

[Agrivator]

1000 welsh/hill ewes

That'll get the neighbours talking in Derbyshire. In 1960, Captain Bennet Evans on Plynlimon Fawr was selling welsh-Mountain store lambs in Aberystwyth for half a crown (12.5p) /head.

 

[clod hopper]

That'll get the neighbours talking in Derbyshire. In 1960, Captain Bennet Evans on Plynlimon Fawr was selling welsh-Mountain store lambs in Aberystwyth for half a crown (12.5p) /head.

My grandfather and father have fond memories of the man. "The man's a gentleman!" I can still hear them now.
As you drive past the farm now the is a big sign "Mountain Lambs are Sweeter!"

 

[Boso]

I run 10-12 ewes+ lambs per hectare, rotationally grazing year round, daily mpves, very high stocking density, no hay and per ewe €8.50= one bag of pellets/feed/minerals per ewe per year.
Ground is located at 750ft very poor pp
Ewe: mainly Skudde (aseasonal shetland) and shedders.

Not allowed to apply fert.

Depending onze your ewe size and grazing management skills you should be able to run at least 1k ewes.
If you are able to apply fert and improve the lot I think that that is still far from the limit.