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Nature'sgrafter



Joined: 22 Feb 2012
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Location: Sanday , Orkney
PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 13 7:42 pm    Post subject: just arranged first ever sheep Reply with quote
    

Today I arranged 7 sheep Shetlands ? nature's child's choice of bread.
3 supposedly in lamb 3 last years lambs and one castrated male( give me a day and he's going straight in to the freezer).

I have 3 1/2 acres split into two fields how often should I rotate them between the two fields. Everyone I have spoken to have had there own ideas just wondering what the average would be.

Lorrainelovesplants



Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne
PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 13 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If you can arrange to have them wormed before you bring them onto your land you will do yourself a lot of favours.
I can only imagine that your grass quality wont be terrific until about May/June so havnt a clue how often you'll have to rotate them.

Cathryn



Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion
PostPosted: Mon Feb 25, 13 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

https://www.soilassociation.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=0wXv4ZEYxA4%3D&tabid=275

This might be helpful. It's about sward height as well as mixed grasses.

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