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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Pedwardine on November 04, 2013, 06:58:04 am

Title: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: Pedwardine on November 04, 2013, 06:58:04 am

Have found if I put their haylage on a pile of nettles the sheep unwittingly eat the nettles too. Result  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: Rosemary on November 04, 2013, 07:35:18 am

 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: zarzar on November 04, 2013, 01:32:47 pm

We just found the same lol

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: Pedwardine on November 04, 2013, 02:23:39 pm

Feels good to get one past them doesn't it!

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: zarzar on November 04, 2013, 05:15:03 pm

yep it does we are cutting them down and feeding to turkeys to.

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Post by: OhLaLa on November 04, 2013, 05:29:20 pm

Lucky you. Mine would just sit on it.
 :innocent:

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: zarzar on November 04, 2013, 05:37:59 pm

we put out a bit and see how much they eat of it before giving more or less normall have it that they have a small armfull of hay left which our male goat munches up everynight

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: Possum on November 04, 2013, 05:39:49 pm

What a good idea. Definitely going to try it. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: Anke on November 04, 2013, 06:00:38 pm

Except that at this time of year the nettles are full of seeds, and these will probably be deposited all over your field, well covered in their own little balls of manure...

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: Pedwardine on November 04, 2013, 06:15:01 pm

Oh Anke, thanks for raining on my parade!

Title: Re: Sneaky Hay Feeding
Post by: SteveHants on November 04, 2013, 06:51:18 pm

I have always (when I can be bothered) strimmed nettles - the sheep eat them once they have wilted and they have good mineral levels...