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Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 13 8:16 pm Post subject: Is it time to cut the grass?
I thought I'd go down and check the fence before we move some of the cattle to some new grazing. The trouble is that I couldn't find the fence! And I was stood upright when I took this picture.

Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 13 8:25 pm Post subject:
time to send in the guinea pigs!

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 13 8:39 pm Post subject:
I wonder how many I'll need

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 13 9:20 pm Post subject:
Editors note: Rob R is the chieftain of the Wheredaheckarewe tribe known for their short stature and principally found living on the Yorkshire plains.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 13 7:30 am Post subject:

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15990

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 13 7:37 am Post subject:
Related to the tribe we used to have a campfire stunt about who went around jumping up and down as they were running through the savannah. Should you have used it for hay a bit earlier Rob?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 13 8:08 am Post subject:

Mistress Rose wrote:

Should you have used it for hay a bit earlier Rob?

No, it's some new SSSI grazing land & we have no idea what lurks beneath the grass, as we've never seen it without a crop on, so I wouldn't want to take a mower in there.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15990

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 13 6:30 am Post subject:
Time for the cows followed by sheep I would think. Might make a bit more impression than guinea pigs, or are only light footed animals allowed on it?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 13 7:25 am Post subject:
The schedule says grazing by up to head of cattle, but as we have small cattle I've turned 21 heifers and steers onto it, although I think it could do with a few more but that's all we've got available at the moment.

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