Author Topic: Sneaky Hay Feeding (Read 2067 times)

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

Rosemary · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2013, 07:35:18 am »

zarzar · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2013, 01:32:47 pm »

We just found the same lol

Pedwardine · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2013, 02:23:39 pm »

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

zarzar · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2013, 05:15:03 pm »

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

OhLaLa · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2013, 05:29:20 pm »

Lucky you. Mine would just sit on it.

zarzar · « **Reply #6 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

Possum · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2013, 05:39:49 pm »

What a good idea. Definitely going to try it.

Anke · « **Reply #8 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...