Jungle Paddock: Sheep on Rye and Vetch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- The winter rye I overseeded our pastures with last fall has gotten nearly 5 feet tall (the vetch is tall but not THAT tall)! I need to get the sheep on it so they can eat and mow the grass but they are on the other side of our property right now. I have to move them across our driveway using alfalfa pellets to incentivize them to follow me.
Some sheep decide to go another way so Little Buddy and I use our shepherd's crooks to wrangle the sheep back to their paddock.
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For beings that don't like tall grass, they seem to be managing very well! Trampling all that lovely organic matter down to the soil.
What a difference a year makes; your pastures are so lush compared to last year. Well done!
Oh Dan the sheep and lambs on that lush green pasture is absolutely beautiful! They look so happy! It looks like Willow is learning her job well, too.
From what I've seen viewing different channels on raising sheep, one prerequisite is the ability for the human to run. 😊
It certainly helps!
Great husbandry, your sheep are so gentle and the improvements to your land quality is awesome. I smiled at the grazed off pasture in the distance of one scene with your improved pasture in the foreground.
Little Buddy sure was a good helper!
I was just about to re watch your previous episode when this notification popped up... Just in time for a fresh dose of pastured sheep happiness. 👍
Thank you for sharin' this fantastic update! I love seeing the sheep/lambs on the fresh pastures. Blessings! :)
I live in the city and will never be a shepherd, but I can't get enough of watching your sheep eat.
Interesting how picky and skittish sheep are..
🌻You have a wonderful day and a netter tomorrow🌻
Wow that’s some tall forage. Love watching the animals on fresh pasture.
so glad to hear from you guys
Amazing progress on your pastures. Well done! Your hard work is paying off in awesome forage for your flock!
For some reason this episode reminded me of Penny
Wow, it was like a buffet to them -- loving it !
Wow...the sheep are eating machines alright!! Very cool to see that! Happy sheep! Blue and Willow also looked like they were enjoying the lush green grass! TFS
Plant some sainfoin next year! I did, and all the animals just love it.
Oh my god...you are a city cowboy. You have no idea. ...
Good luck , and god protect you!
Fred.
( by the way , you are able to control how much they’ll eat based on animals / feeding surface/ time on the area...you need some studying)
Great video! I loved the music 🎵. Your dogs taking advantage of the shelter 👍🏼. God bless
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Wow you are really revitalize you land. Time to get a greenhouse and do year round veggies. 👍. Keep up the care of your land.
Have you ever run your sheep ahead of your chickens so they could knock/eat it down? I'll bet the chickens would eat those seed heads. Love your videos.
Yep, even if they don't eat very much if it, trampling it will definitely help the pasture anyway. And following with the chickens a few days later "Salatin" style, I'd be curious to see if that would work in this particular case. I love being able to see this progression in real time. Thanks Dan!
I've done that but the results aren't the same as they are with cattle. But it is a good practice none-the-less
I love your videos! And would love to see some current ones of what's going on with your homestead 😊
Interesting to see how they were stripping the rye of its leaves. Nice pasture!
This is the life ,so relaxing
So that's what it does! A worthy tool for sure!
"how was the grass today, ladies?"
"ba-a-a-a-a"
I love lambs and sheep. Some very affectionate sheep in this video (8:00 and 8:52). People who say that sheep aren't affectionate aren't treating their sheep kindly enough, sheep will treat you how you treat them. 9:04 also, those sheep look so relaxed and peaceful. I love these animals
I saw some research that demonstrated how palatability in rye declines rapidly beginning in late April, accelerating into May. A youtube brief out of Univ. of Nebraska suggests you want to graze rye when it hits the right height. Their recommendation is at 6 to 8 inches.
no joke, the stems are zero nutrition at this point
utoh...you see what you said? Time to get a few cows... lol o.- I'd love to see that happen! Great job wrangling those escapees...like a pro!
Eating like they have been starving! Lol.
Thanks for the tip about having a crook. Your critters look healthy. Subbing
hah, this was me with my sheep this morning, they usually follow me in great, but then decided to follow me out!
Great job Dan!
And Little Buddy.
thanks Kevin
Oh my goodness, those feisty sheep. LOL!
Happy sheep, happy dogs and people. Your a great shepherd. Could you save some seeds to plant again?
I'm hoping the seeds plant themselves ;)
So what have you learned from the pig/grass/grazing experiments? Will you breed the sheep earlier so you can put them out on grass earlier? Will you choose a different seed to sow after the pigs? Oh...and are the pigs out on grass yet?
Hi Dolly - I will address this in an upcoming video.
I look forward to it :)
The sheep trample down the grass must benefit the soil? They look so happy, beutiful sheep!
correct!
That's a nice flock.
"Come on Daisy..!!"
I'm surprised too that the seedheads weren't first eaten. The birds will attack the seeds now that they can reach them.
you know it has lost a lot of nutrition once it gets that tall
Happy sheep
Stumbled upon your channel with a cow vetch search. Really cool looking shepherd's crooks. Make them yourself?
Welcome! No, I bought the crook from Premier One. I wish I could make something like that!
Finally got to see that shepherd's crook put to use...my grandson thought the lambs were cute and laughed when the sheep escaped. As far as the grass....if it is that tall and fibrous, would that be something goats would prefer?
probably. The sheep are eating now so it is likely the goats would be fine with it
Dan, great video...I stopped the video at 4:08 to capture the view you have of the snow capped mountains, incredible. I have to show my wife! That is not in Idaho county is it, or further north?
no, Idaho county has way bigger mountains. We are in the panhandle
Healthy pasture on d way
I love it this is what I want to do raise sheep so cool my friend
I would love to have a shepards crook/staff like the one you have. Where did you get yours? BTW GREAT JOB! So glad to see your hands in good shape. I must have a crook like yours. Very nice!
premier 1
lambs are so cute wtf.
Well at least now the trampled grass,will be organic matter for the soil plus,with the mix if their dung and it'll be better growing soil,for next year then this year!
Gorgeous place. What state is this in?
Idaho
Those sheep 🐑 are some voracious eaters! 😱
Do you worry about ticks or chiggers walking through that dense grass?
yes
Looks like a job for goats then the sheep ;o)
lastniceguy1 goats won't eat the rye any better than the sheep do. The goats would just eat the good stuff the sheep like first. Goats are browsers, and prefer broad leaf plants, so the vetch would disappear in a short while with goats and leave nothing for the sheep.
Now that the sheep knocked down the eye you going to get the pigs out on it?
no, I don't want pigs digging up the pasture again
You need a few goats. There is a market for goat meat and milk and they can help the sheep mow that down.
Was this video made before or after the video where Connie had triplets (the video where one of her triplets was black and another one of her triplets was born very sick and shortly after died)?
that was Clover and this was after that
@@TheGrassfedHomestead, oh, my mistake. Yes, it was Clover. I love all your sheep, and sheep in general.
You mentioned that you give your sheep organic pea pellets. Can you share where you get these? Can't seem to find them on the from range of Colorado.
I gave them organic alfalfa pellets. The local farm co-op ordered them for me. I think you can get them through Azure Standard also but they are more expensive there (I believe). The peas I gave them were actual whole field peas I got from a local organic farmer.
I saw on your other TH-cam video stating that alfalfa grass is good for sheep so I found some alfalfa grass bale sold locally. I ask them if its good for sheep and they said "not really". They told me that sheep likes grass hay but here you give them alfalfa pellets...so alfalfa grass bale must be good for them.
I wanted to ask them if they raise sheep but don't want to be rude. Please clarify...thank you.
Sheep love alfalfa. It is high in protein. They need protein if they are growing lambs or lactating mothers. The person who said alfalfa isn't good for sheep is mistaken.
@@TheGrassfedHomestead So do you wait till sheep become pregnant or how do you feed alfalfa to them in conjunction with them already grazing grass in pasture. Thank you so much. We are newbies to farming & been given 3 sheep by relative. We wanted to learn how to take care these 3 successfully before we get more in the future. Thank you.
Hi Dan just a quick question, can the sheep get sick eating to much grass? Thanks
Tammy Shepherd if they're not use to being on green grass free choice, they can bloat.
bloat is usually caused by hi nitrogen from legumes when consumed wet (morning dew). They won't overeat grass. They know when to stop and chew cud
You are forgetting about Enterotoxemia or "over eating disease. They all (ewes and lambs) must be vaccinated for it in our country or it kills them. Healthy half grown active fat lambs are dead within 24 hrs.
Yes. Enterotoxemia, aka overeating disease, will kill them. It happens when the grass is growing.
What seeding rate did you use?
Could you or have you made a video about seeding the pasture. TY.
I did last year
the chickens will clean up those milky seed heads
How many sheep per acre? And how many more for each time you rotate them?
there are too many variable to answer your question specifically but generally 5/acre
What do you do with the wool?
They're all hair sheep, except for Annibelle.
Caroline Baines I was wondering about Annabelle, thanks.
question: do you have more paddocks that the rye is that high. could it be cut for hay for the winter?
yes, several more paddocks but not enough for hay
How do you feed the dogs in those paddocks? Do you take them back to their food once or twice per day?
yes, I lead them out to their food. Eventually, I will have it where the dogs patrol/roam freely and they can get food whenever they want but that is going to require me getting a gate opener and making some other adjustments
What mix of grass is that sir? Is it drought tolerant?
rye and vetch - not drought tolerant
Thank you!
Will you be clipping your sheep. Do the baby sheep eat grass?
they do eat grass and we will shear later this week
I've been wanting to ask for a long time if you ever plan on shearing the sheep and using their wool?
a few will get sheared later this week but the wool doesn't have a value
The Grass-fed Homestead Oh, huh. I never knew that could be the case. Certain breeds then don't produce useable wool?
What did you use for paster seed?
rye and vetch
Do you get brown wool off those sheep? I’d love a pair of socks that color!
no, I don't have any pure-bred wool sheep so I don't get fleeces
The Grass-fed Homestead i mean...i’d be okay with some scratchy sweaters...dual purpose sheep!
1:15 - 1:25 - is Annabelle a Zwartble sheep?
no - friesian / katahdin
@@TheGrassfedHomestead, oh. She looks like a Zwartble sheep with the thick brown wool, black head with white parts on her face
How did you plant the ryegrass? Could you please give us information about this topic? did You use any machine for this process?
Hi dan
no machines. I just cast seed on the ground over the soil the pigs turned up. I have videos on this from last fall
The Grass-fed Homestead hi dan, thank for your answer. Could you please share the video link with me. I could not find the video on your TH-cam videos
I think this was one of them: th-cam.com/video/8TidudcfGsU/w-d-xo.html
Hi
It would be nice to know where you're located?
Idaho
@@TheGrassfedHomestead Thanks
Hi, where can I find a similar shepherd's crook @ 07:00 ?
I got mine at premier one supplies website
What breed of sheep do you have
Katahdin
do you do anything with the wool?
no
How many joules do you use for your fence?
it's an intellishock 120 - I don't remember how many joules but you can find it at premier 1 supplies
that might re seed itself if you let it
I hope so
ZINDABAD ZINDABAD
not to mention if you grow any type of wool sheep that seed ruins all the wool