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Paddock ParadisePaddock Paradise

We established our paddock paradise at Dalmore as soon as we arrived. It's around the perimeter of a triangular, two acre sheepfold, and so far is working out very well. This…

VideoTuesday 12 July, 2011

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Paddock Paradise 4

This weekend, we finished the electric fence in Sheepfold that creates the track for the horses. It's the start of our paddock paradise, but there's a lot of development…

DiaryWorking animals / EquinesSunday 1 August, 2010

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Paddock Paradise

When we move to our new place in the summer, I plan to establish a "paddock paradise" for Smokey and his as-yet-to-be-identified companion. Paddock Paradise is a system of natural…

DiaryWorking animals / EquinesFriday 15 January, 2010

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Paddock Paradise 6

My chum, Claire, sent me a few photographs of Sheepfold on the day we turned out the ponies. It highlighted how much the field has changed. The track is now very bare. However,…

DiaryWorking animals / EquinesMonday 11 October, 2010

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Paddock Paradise 2

Dan walked the perimeter of the 5 acre field today with the GPS - it's 600 metres long. So roughly three circuits will be a mile - sorry to mix metric and imperial - a few of those…

DiaryWorking animals / EquinesSunday 23 May, 2010

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Paddock Paradise 3

I'm starting to get my plan together for this project. The field margin will have to be cut vey short. It should really be scraped to remove all the grass but we'll…

DiaryWorking animals / EquinesSunday 6 June, 2010

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Paddock Paradise 5

The boys, Smokey and Bugsy, have settled into their new field, well, the track round the field. It hasn't taken them, with some help from the sheep, to get the grass down. We…

DiaryWorking animals / EquinesSunday 15 August, 2010

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Paradise on Earth

Not related to smallholding, but what the heck! This is a shameless plug for the website Paradise on Earth which I've just completed for my friend David Morin. It's a collection of…

DiaryTAS / Anything goesTuesday 2 August, 2005

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Pig Housing

Selecting the right housing for your pigs is essential for them, and for you too.…

ArticleLivestock / PigsThursday 29 April, 2010

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Rotational grazing

Dividing grassland up into paddocks and moving stock from one paddock to another makes a useful contribution to managing…

ArticleSmallholding / Grassland managementWednesday 2 May, 2012

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