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Sheep (lambs) & barley stubble
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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Mainwaring" data-source="post: 3232512" data-attributes="member: 10923"><p>I have keep sheep here at the moment grazing barley stubbles. The feed value is in the volunteers which have chitted post harvest, it's fairly lush this year as heavy rain caused problems with lodging, from my point of view it's a very cheap cover crop that'll earn a few quid. I have also tried to replicate this in the past by broadcasting s.barley off the heap back onto stubbles with varying degrees of success.</p><p></p><p>When I had more sheep of my own I'd usually graze stubbles with any amount of green cover as it's clean ground and essentially free keep, I've never had any problems with acidosis and would often find that Romney/lleyn type ewes would put on too much condition if not properly managed. The biggest worry I had was pregnant ewes getting cast when they lay in the tramlines.</p><p></p><p>The grazier I have this year has a mixture of Cull ewes and store lambs on which look to be doing well. I don't bother with run backs, straw lying areas etc it's just extra work. I prefer to keep stocking density low and move sheep on frequently as it avoids leaving a poached mess and sheep stay cleaner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain Mainwaring, post: 3232512, member: 10923"] I have keep sheep here at the moment grazing barley stubbles. The feed value is in the volunteers which have chitted post harvest, it's fairly lush this year as heavy rain caused problems with lodging, from my point of view it's a very cheap cover crop that'll earn a few quid. I have also tried to replicate this in the past by broadcasting s.barley off the heap back onto stubbles with varying degrees of success. When I had more sheep of my own I'd usually graze stubbles with any amount of green cover as it's clean ground and essentially free keep, I've never had any problems with acidosis and would often find that Romney/lleyn type ewes would put on too much condition if not properly managed. The biggest worry I had was pregnant ewes getting cast when they lay in the tramlines. The grazier I have this year has a mixture of Cull ewes and store lambs on which look to be doing well. I don't bother with run backs, straw lying areas etc it's just extra work. I prefer to keep stocking density low and move sheep on frequently as it avoids leaving a poached mess and sheep stay cleaner. [/QUOTE]
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