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goodlifer

  • Joined May 2011
  • todmorden, lancs
Fresh grazing
« on: May 26, 2015, 04:58:37 pm »
Hi all, I am lucky enough to have been offered the use of a neighbours field for grazing for my flock of Hebs. It hasn't been grazed in 15 years so has a mixture of plants on it. Does anyone know if wild iris or bluebells pose any poisoning danger to sheep ? There are conflicting views on bluebells so want to be sure before I let them lose !


Thanks

devonlady

  • Joined Aug 2014
Re: Fresh grazing
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2015, 05:09:01 pm »
Unless they are literally starving they won't look at anything poisonous.

Foobar

  • Joined Mar 2012
  • South Wales
Re: Fresh grazing
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 05:28:18 pm »
I have wild iris in one of my fields, and  I don't think the sheep touch them.  If they do, they haven't dropped dead in the past 5-6 years since I've been there.

goodlifer

  • Joined May 2011
  • todmorden, lancs
Re: Fresh grazing
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2015, 05:45:59 pm »
Thank you, I shall let them in tom mind at ease  :thumbsup:

crofterswife

  • Joined Apr 2015
Re: Fresh grazing
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2015, 05:50:30 pm »
We have both in our fields and so far the sheep touch neither.
« Last Edit: May 26, 2015, 07:34:19 pm by crofterswife »

Yeoman

  • Joined Oct 2010
  • South Northamptonshire
Re: Fresh grazing
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2015, 07:27:47 pm »
Mine graze Wildlife trust land.  They would probably die if they ate the bluebells but only because the ranger would shoot them!   ;)

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: Fresh grazing
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2015, 08:15:58 pm »
Do you mean yellow flag iris?  Mine eat them when grazing around the pond, but there aren't many.

 

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