- Location
- Montgomeryshire
What mix would you sow next week for feeding broken mouthed ewes in Nov/Dec?
Something leafy? They'll struggle to utilise anything with bulbs I'd have thought. Redstart/Swift/Winfred/Pulsar, or similar mixed with IRG/Westerwolds?
As an experiment, knowing that I'm going to be short of lamb finishing keep running into late Autumn (as they'll be weaned onto less grass than normal), I'm drilling 10ac of IRG/Westerwolds & Winfred after Winter Barley this morning. It 'should' provide Autumn keep, slow regrowth through the winter and an early bite in the Spring, before spraying out for beet. Seed's a bit dearer than brassicas at £27.50/ac though. Would a similar mix be better than turnips for broken mouthed ewes?
If I was running broken mouthed ewes, I would get my old ball feeders back out and buy some liquid feed too.