I’d love electric fencing but just no clue where to start and added theft factor to consider for us.
They’ve all done well off a 4 acre field but I am leaning more towards creating paddocks for this reason as last year we had nearly half the field with long lush grass and it just felt massively wasted. Even though come winter they still had plenty with bale access on top.
Had a good walk round it and they’ve made a dent in it but there’s still plenty lush grass to be had and it’s growing. I need to buy more sheep, fatten them and sell for Autumn.
Like sally says you could shut half of it off and cut for hay, but shut it off very soon to give it time to grow. Buying sheep is another option but you’re buying them at the most expensive time and probably selling when the price is easier, plus risking disease and biosecurity bringing in new stock.
Electric fence wise, 2 strands of poly wire round the boundaries and 3 strands through the middle of fields, but it can be costly, esp if you buy a lot at once. We’ve just added to our collection over time.