Okay! I stand corrected. I have a little bit of it but it's mostly stem and flower. It seems an unlikely forage to me for its lack of bulk. I've seen my...
Karen, I'm not the importer, Ioka Farms is and these arent species that are new to this country but are two of the newest improved forage varieties from NZ. ...
You might just do that Karen! :o) You may both stand to gain! Let me see what I can find about chicory in my grazing books. Actually, it could be that...
Speaking of forage, I'm wanting to add a legume to my hay field to increase the protein content of my hay. My field is too wet for alfalfa so I am thinking of...
Have talked to a couple of agronomists. Of the forage clovers and legumes common in the USA, only old cultivars of subterranean clover had enough of the...
Karen, some interesting things were going on with red clover apparently, back in the mid 20th century - as in disappearance of. Wm. Albrecht suggested that...
chicory of some time is native to missouri --and is used to make coffee yuk is this the same type my sheep have killed out all my native chicory and...
Relationship of Sericea Lespedeza Leaf and Stem Tannin to Forage Quality1 E. D. Donnelly and W. B. Anthony2 The leaves of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata...
Puna This perennial herb was developed in New Zealand especially for forage or grazing. It has a deep tap root, which makes it very drought tolerant. Puna...
Puna is actually an older forage variety at this point. Welter seed has a couple newer varieties in their online catalog and the "Grouse" that Ioka farms is...
A lot of the deer food plot seeds have mixes of chicory, turnips (a strain with more tops - deer eat tops and then turnips), clover, peas, etc. I have been...
Unlimited Grazing of turnips, brassicas, etc. can cause an off flavor in the meat and in milk. I think the grassfed guys limit time on such forages to no more...
Heya Barb, If the Brit-Kiwi model I'm trying to emulate works, the lambs will be weaned when the grass goes in July, go to brassicas, then take the gain to be...
The turnips are a small part of the mix and are a variety that has more of a top (more greenery) than others. Clover makes up the majority of the seed. Anita...
Has your fall greenup been that reliable in the last three or so years Jon? Of course we're still in the process of getting our ground straightened out, but...
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I usually do my vaccinating of bred ewes about a month or two before lambing. This year I am running late. I have one due any day now and the rest end of...
Deb, thanks for sending this note. You let the Lord work in you. This is very soothing as Doris' nephew died of Pancreatic cancer yesterday. It has been...
And that post IS about a lamb, it's about "THE LAMB OF GOD" who died for us! Sheep are mentioned in the Bible more than any other animal. And we are compared...
I often tell people who ridicule us for not being "religious" that we are doing more of what God wants us to do ... care for his sheep... being shepherds .......
Lorna, I feel your pain! Sometimes doing the right thing goes unnoticed and unrewarded on this earth, but do know the Lord is taking note. Stay the course! And...
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Good Morning Susan I wouldn't try to vaccinate when the ewes are this close to lambing. You are right it would be better to do your ewes around two months...
At the rate things are going at home, I suspect that is when I will be getting my flock done - might as well do the whole mess at once. One thing I am having a...
Heya Susan, We typically like to wait a few days to band but when we get one of those nervous mothers that chew up the lambs tail we do it on the spot so we...
Thanks Jon! I have to do this tomorrow. I have doctored those tails but I can see that trouble is down the road. I am going to just band - I was so hoping...
The Pipestone Sheep Management Wheel, a calendar of sorts for the breeding year, suggests CDT to the ewes (for protecting the lambs from enterotoxemia) two...
Good Morning Susan The easiest way I have found to band tails is to have someone hold the lamb with their belly facing you so you can see the caudal fold. I...
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