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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Brad93" data-source="post: 7619401" data-attributes="member: 62622"><p>Hi all, been following this thread for a while now but first time posting so go easy! Trying to adapt management to better reflect a more hollistic approach.</p><p>I’m currently sheep only on rented ground, small scale (80 lambing ewes this time with 40 shearlings following for next year) around a full time job so balancing time and money. Had an opportunity a while ago to purchase 14ac which is in the process of going through now. Like I say, small scale but starting somewhere and 2 min walk to current rented ground so works really well. It has taken a while to go through so had approximately 18 months of no grazing (previously it was set stocked with cows). It’s all old PP with plenty of hedge rows and tree lines. Hopefully a nice little “reset” in time for me coming to manage it, or that’s the theory!</p><p></p><p>Now my question is what to do with it to get going, standing crop of hay on currently and a lot more grass than the sheep have seen before. Will they go through it? I’ve always thought that sheep prefer a shorter grass cover. I’m debating with myself as to whether to:</p><p></p><p>a. Mow for hay to reduce length and leave until a decent growth for sheep comes back (I have a regular supply of haylage for winter anyway so this would purely be to resell)</p><p>b. Electric fence them onto it in small paddocks (only issue being water) but probably the ideal solution to reduce rental costs (per head per week basis currently)</p><p>c. Put cows in front of them (perhaps offer a neighbour a few days grazing) but leave plenty behind for them to follow on</p><p></p><p></p><p>More than happy for any suggestions!</p><p></p><p>Ive put a couple of pictures on for reference, hoping to get the ground in a couple of weeks so trying to formulate a plan now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad93, post: 7619401, member: 62622"] Hi all, been following this thread for a while now but first time posting so go easy! Trying to adapt management to better reflect a more hollistic approach. I’m currently sheep only on rented ground, small scale (80 lambing ewes this time with 40 shearlings following for next year) around a full time job so balancing time and money. Had an opportunity a while ago to purchase 14ac which is in the process of going through now. Like I say, small scale but starting somewhere and 2 min walk to current rented ground so works really well. It has taken a while to go through so had approximately 18 months of no grazing (previously it was set stocked with cows). It’s all old PP with plenty of hedge rows and tree lines. Hopefully a nice little “reset” in time for me coming to manage it, or that’s the theory! Now my question is what to do with it to get going, standing crop of hay on currently and a lot more grass than the sheep have seen before. Will they go through it? I’ve always thought that sheep prefer a shorter grass cover. I’m debating with myself as to whether to: a. Mow for hay to reduce length and leave until a decent growth for sheep comes back (I have a regular supply of haylage for winter anyway so this would purely be to resell) b. Electric fence them onto it in small paddocks (only issue being water) but probably the ideal solution to reduce rental costs (per head per week basis currently) c. Put cows in front of them (perhaps offer a neighbour a few days grazing) but leave plenty behind for them to follow on More than happy for any suggestions! Ive put a couple of pictures on for reference, hoping to get the ground in a couple of weeks so trying to formulate a plan now. [/QUOTE]
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