ShooTa
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- Denbighshire - In the vale of Clwyd!
i guess that would also allow you to switch it to the reverse on 2nd time into that field.
Would it make life easier if the sheep followed the cattle round? Or vice versa if it's the lambs you want to push?View attachment 746346
@hendrebc , I was saying before that I might go to twice-a-day moves, and this is my first attempt.
A rectangle of 1.3 ha, split in half (for 24 hours) on the diagonal
Then split diagonally the other way with a single, high wire, so the bulls and sheep spend 12 hours on each side.View attachment 746348
Yes, and it is allowing me to keep them happy while screwing down their area, some really nice quality stuff coming up but I also want to tighten them up to make the extra fencing worthwhile, as it does take best part of an hour to set a paddock up, with the trough etc etc
I hope it will not only help them smash down the stemmier stuff and extract the clover, but also keeps them moving as the weather is fairly fickle, and gives the lambs space as well. I want to make sure my silage area has a decent recovery as it will likely be coming down this week, so thinking 2 months in advance....
Quite apparent the effect of animals with options, in how they have transferred fertility over time. It's more apparent with longer covers:View attachment 746384
Much less on the slopes, as you can see.
Over time I want to rectify this, I think trees will help.
Yes it probably would.Would it make life easier if the sheep followed the cattle round? Or vice versa if it's the lambs you want to push?
what sort of weight ?(a handful going tomorrow night, liveweight, hopefully $150 a throw).
45-49kg, full as a tick.what sort of weight ?
Are those red bands I spot hiding in the rape? @kiwipete will be impressed.Started to get wet here. Time for some soil abuse
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Forage rape, min-tilled after arable silage. Didn't have the best summer, and a bit less bulk than I would like, but still a seriously cheap way to feed cows.
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Still get bloody wet legs if you forget your waterproofs though.
Making fertiliser in here at night.
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The Farm is at 700 feet, the ground runs from 550 to 1200 at the trig point. The rape/rye mix doesn't compare to yours, but I'm hopeful that it will perform well by spring. Will get out later this week and take some pictures .@onesiedale, thanks for that, its always interesting to see what other's places look like. I'm guessing you are quite high up there? It's not a part of the country I would normally associate with spring calving.
I would be interested in seeing some pictures of your Rape/Rye mix. I put in some forage rye this Autumn for the first time and I'm quite pleased with how its coming on. I'm hoping to graze it about the same time as you and then do a cut later. Have you got much experience with it?
I'm a big fan of cell grazing, especially with dry stock, but I can imagine that it would take up a fair bit of time on a hill like that so it's a balance of wether its worth it over the time that could be spent elsewhere.
We don't have any ridge and furrow or similar here, it does look quite interesting and a bit different to me
Are those red bands I spot hiding in the rape? @kiwipete will be impressed.
What do you figure it costs to feed them per day on the forage rape. Looking at options for a multi species cover when the barley comes off next year.
I think the pH would vary a bit, to be honest even the cattle I have had killed have all had differing pH on their sheet.I see there’s another thread going on the merits of using lime under straw for bedding to stretch the straw out. Looking at it from another angle, what would limed muck be like going out on grass, sounds like rocket fuel!
I asked a q ages ago on the pH (and/or effect on soil pH) of standard straw bedded cattle muck but never got a response, anyone here have any thoughts?
is that a standing crop I guess he feeds some hay alsoFarm across the dam from me winters their cows out on corn. They rotate fields ever year and this time the field is easily seen on the hill when you’re standing at my driveway. My phone has barely adequate zoom so I’ll see if my camera can get a better photo when I’m on days off again
You can see the cows on the far left block.
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Yes, it’s standing. The white lines are where they’ve mowed it to place the Hotwire.is that a standing crop I guess he feeds some hay also