Electric Fence; Not for goats and sheep?

[kfacres]

Okay...so am I understanding this correctly? In the fall do not let the pastures go lower than 10 inches before taking them off and going with all hay? Gosh, our pastures never even hit 10 inches before going to seed, so we keep what they can't eat down cut to prevent it going to seed too early.

kfacres, went to your website and your sheep are beautiful and huge!!!

not exactly.. in an ideal world-- yes that is the height to graze down to for WARM season grasses (bluestems, indian grass, switch grass, etc) these are 5-6' tall grasses once mature.

Cool season grasses (fescue, brome, orchard, etc) should not be grazed to under 3".

Now, with this said- the higher up you can leave your fall growth-- the quicker your spring growth will start.

Pastures high in fescue- can be 'stockpiled' for grazing in Jan/ Feb-- with proven nutritional equal aspects of growing green in May.



Thanks on the comment about our sheep= both traits you notice generate the most dollars for our operation.

 

[Symphony]

Okay...so am I understanding this correctly? In the fall do not let the pastures go lower than 10 inches before taking them off and going with all hay? Gosh, our pastures never even hit 10 inches before going to seed, so we keep what they can't eat down cut to prevent it going to seed too early.

kfacres, went to your website and your sheep are beautiful and huge!!!

not exactly.. in an ideal world-- yes that is the height to graze down to for WARM season grasses (bluestems, indian grass, switch grass, etc) these are 5-6' tall grasses once mature.
Cool season grasses (fescue, brome, orchard, etc) should not be grazed to under 3".

Now, with this said- the higher up you can leave your fall growth-- the quicker your spring growth will start.

Pastures high in fescue- can be 'stockpiled' for grazing in Jan/ Feb-- with proven nutritional equal aspects of growing green in May.



Thanks on the comment about our sheep= both traits you notice generate the most dollars for our operation.

You mean Cool season grasses, don't you.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

No, those are warm season grasses.

 

[pomchick3]

We currently have 3 goats and had many more in the past. We have welded horse fence up on all sides except one neighbors where he has 4-5 strand electric. That side is always where our goats go to escape! Then they walk back around the fence to our house to be let back in. Just as they can walk past barb wire without even a scratch they can also do the same with electric fence. IMHO Its a waste! Wish it were not so!