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Meaghan
Ridin' The Range
mysunwolf: Thank you so much for that article, it cleared up a lot of things for me. It seems that if there is enough time provided in between using each small pasture, it can work out well and the pasture will be able to support goat/sheep type grazing in just a few weeks.
Bossroo: To be honest, almost none of that really matters. I am not going to go to the recommended carrying capacity of my land for pigs. The local agents are not a great resource as is confirmed by my neighbor. They recommend a minimum of 10 goats/pigs per acre, and there is no way that my 4 acre field could support even 20 goats/pigs without supplemental hay and intense rotation, let alone 40. I've also mentioned the soil type, the fenced area, and how I would rotate given the time, and that they wouldn't be in the same pasture with the goats, so I'm not sure how that's relevant.
The only thing I'm concerned about is if 4-6 pigs (3 sows and 1 boar, 1-2 intermittent grower pigs for our own consumption) would do too much damage to the pasture for it to healthily regrow for the goats to graze. Judging by the article mysunwolf provided, it would seem that they would not as long as rotation is maintained every 1-2 weeks.
Bossroo: To be honest, almost none of that really matters. I am not going to go to the recommended carrying capacity of my land for pigs. The local agents are not a great resource as is confirmed by my neighbor. They recommend a minimum of 10 goats/pigs per acre, and there is no way that my 4 acre field could support even 20 goats/pigs without supplemental hay and intense rotation, let alone 40. I've also mentioned the soil type, the fenced area, and how I would rotate given the time, and that they wouldn't be in the same pasture with the goats, so I'm not sure how that's relevant.
The only thing I'm concerned about is if 4-6 pigs (3 sows and 1 boar, 1-2 intermittent grower pigs for our own consumption) would do too much damage to the pasture for it to healthily regrow for the goats to graze. Judging by the article mysunwolf provided, it would seem that they would not as long as rotation is maintained every 1-2 weeks.
