[smee2012]

There's a local farmer selling fodder beets for a decent price and I was wondering about feeding them to my sheep. We don't have much in the way of storage space and so I don't want to go buying a 10 ton load at the moment!

Are fodder beets quite good for sheep and if so, how long do you suppose a ton of them would last 9 Zwartbles sheep for? Would they also need hay alongside it? I've read that they ought to be introduced quite gradually too?

[Sbom]

Sheep love beet, a friend of mine feeds tons to his sheep. You can just scatter them in the field or he used to put them in a clean muck spreader and just drive down the field with it in gear!
A ton should last 9 a while....depending on other feed available

[Fleecewife]

Apparently the resprouting leaves are poisonous to sheep, although my flock survived ok the year we used them.  They love them, and they're not so hard as neeps (swedes)  Yes, I would offer hay too, for the bulk and because grass is the natural food for sheep.  Yes, introduce the beet gradually.

[Bionic]

Apparently the resprouting leaves are poisonous to sheep, although my flock survived ok the year we used them.  They love them, and they're not so hard as neeps (swedes)  Yes, I would offer hay too, for the bulk and because grass is the natural food for sheep.  Yes, introduce the beet gradually.

I thought needs were turnips

[devonlady]

Scottish neeps are Swedish turnips (swedes) 

[Bionic]

Scottish neeps are Swedish turnips (swedes) 

So what are ordinary turnips? Just turnips I suppose

[Fleecewife]

Scottish neeps are Swedish turnips (swedes) 

So what are ordinary turnips? Just turnips I suppose

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