[waterbuffalofarmer]

Hey guys I remember reading in a grass magazine, that chicory helps lambs not only grow faster than normal grass, but is also a vermifuge. Which basically means it kills worms and helps your lambs grow faster.  Here is some information. https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/seed-info/chicory-finishing-lambs-effect-carcase-and-meat-quality
It would be good to hear anyone else's thoughts.

[renee]

Yes I had read that too somewhere. Thanks for the great link with seeds. I am experimenting to see what will grow up here and have been looking for a merchant where I could buy smaller quantities of things. For next season I am also going to order some things here.http://sustainableseedco.com/hulless-barley/

[Lesley Silvester]

I wonder if it applies to goats as well.

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Yes I had read that too somewhere. Thanks for the great link with seeds. I am experimenting to see what will grow up here and have been looking for a merchant where I could buy smaller quantities of things. For next season I am also going to order some things here.http://sustainableseedco.com/hulless-barley/

I have seen this website before, last yr I think, and I thought it was good, have you bought from them before?

[UPoneacre]

That's very interesting.

I've just been reading thro' the Grass & Root Seeds catalogue from our local ag merchants, Wynnstay, and they show chicory as an optional addition to most of their grass seed mixes. They also say about chicory ' Those finishing lambs in mid summer have seen big improvements from using chicory. When grass growth slows down in kid summer the chicory will maintain it's growth and farmers  ....... nearly all report an outstanding increase in (lamb) growth rates.' If true then it looks worth considering when re-seeding.

[renee]

I wonder if it applies to goats as well.

I am pretty sure it does and that goats love to eat it.

[renee]

I have seen this website before, last yr I think, and I thought it was good, have you bought from them before?

No, I only found it about two months ago. I aim on sending them an email describing my climate and see what they suggest. My garden is completely on amator status. I experiment to see what will grow here. Potatoes are fine but I am allergic to potatoes For starch I therefore mostly eat grains.
 It snowed yesterday and the temperatures are not getting above 6 degrees at the moment but this is extreme.
And even more off topic  Here is what I am most busy with.www.thetasteofjamtland.com

[Lesley Silvester]

Renee, what a wonderful place to live. All that beauty around you. No wonder you love it there. And all that bounty available. What a blessing.