Sheep paddocks

[will6910]

Having a little think on a very wet day, I building sheep back up again numbers wise and want to give smaller paddocks a go as have done it roughly before. With my acres currently I could have 12 paddocks ranging from 1.5 acres to 2
Acres using electric fence and leaving 1 field of 11 acres for silage. How do I judge how many sheep roughly I couod graze in this way ? Have take soil samples last year and know what ground needs and plan to re seed fields as I go. Just Wouod like to know a achievable number as I build. Thank u

 

[dinderleat]

Just create the paddocks and put all the Sheep in the first one and move when they’ve eaten it or a new one every 36-48 hrs.

 

[will6910]

Just create the paddocks and put all the Sheep in the first one and move when they’ve eaten it or a new one every 36-48 hrs.

Cheers

 

[HarryB97]

Keep it simple and flexible to begin with and move them as required but don't leave it more than 3/4 days or you will be eating regwrowth. Once you have done a year you can then adjust it for next year. Lets say your 12 paddocks are a total of 20 acres there's no reason you couldn't run 100 ewes plus their lambs on it as long as your lambs do well and don't hang around to long after weaning.

 

[will6910]

Just added up there comes to 24 acres roughly in 12 paddocks. Now must say this won’t be done properly till next year as this year I have at most 40 ewes with lambs I hope and 15 dry hoggets and should have 10 heifers to gracing this This year. Heifers currently 14 months average

 

[scottish-lleyn]

I would let the sheep on a paddock for a day or two then let the cattle in for a couple of days so the cattle are always a field behind if they are grazed together in cells we found the cattle trampled and shat on alot of good sheep grazing. But they do keep the grass tidier than just sheep if its and older lay with ranker harder grass in it. Then just work your way round the cells all summer.?

 

[will6910]

I would let the sheep on a paddock for a day or two then let the cattle in for a couple of days so the cattle are always a field behind if they are grazed together in cells we found the cattle trampled and shat on alot of good sheep grazing. But they do keep the grass tidier than just sheep if its and older lay with ranker harder grass in it. Then just work your way round the cells all summer.[emoji106]

Thanks

 

[Sheep92]

Just make sure you have 5 divisions per bunch of sheep, we rotationally graze bunches of 250 to 400 ewes and there lambs in the spring/summer, depending on area of ground theyare on, stock the farm at 4.5 ewes per acre and keep moving them around keep it simple

 

[will6910]

Just make sure you have 5 divisions per bunch of sheep, we rotationally graze bunches of 250 to 400 ewes and there lambs in the spring/summer, depending on area of ground theyare on, stock the farm at 4.5 ewes per acre and keep moving them around keep it simple

Thanks. I shall use this year to experiment when have less stock about