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Sheep / Stocking rates
« Last post by SavageU on May 18, 2024, 10:02:50 pm »Moved all my ewes and lambs into our bigger field. 9 acres plenty grass and shade for 12 sheep and 15 lambs born Feb/March.
My issue is I’d like it grazing hard this year and I wondered about stocking rates. There’s no paddocks (yet)moving them through it so they graze where they want.
Ideally I’d fence paddock in but it’s massive and steep and expensive. But did think about splitting it roughly into 5acre and 4 acres as this would help with rotational grazing?
So for now, or maybe for next year, I wondered about running lambs on it until say August and then selling them?
Any thoughts or funding issues for splitting a field with fencing?
My issue is I’d like it grazing hard this year and I wondered about stocking rates. There’s no paddocks (yet)moving them through it so they graze where they want.
Ideally I’d fence paddock in but it’s massive and steep and expensive. But did think about splitting it roughly into 5acre and 4 acres as this would help with rotational grazing?
So for now, or maybe for next year, I wondered about running lambs on it until say August and then selling them?
Any thoughts or funding issues for splitting a field with fencing?