We move our herd to fresh grass daily, setting up temporary paddocks within our larger fields. In the photo on the left, you can see how clean and even the grass is after it has been grazed.Pictured below is the difference in a paddock before/after the cattle have grazed it. The bottom picture shows some of the herd in a new section of pasture.
It was always a dream of mine to have pygmy goats....all the years I rode and worked in the hunter/jumper world I would try and convince anyone who would listen that the horses would benefit from having them around. We finally got two Nigerian Dwarf wethers in 2008, followed quickly by a doe we rescued from a local shelter (what's one more?), and shortly thereafter we were joined by her kid (guess that explains the weight gain!). They have proven to be excellent roommates for Pebbles, who is so enamored with them she puts up with the kind of daily shenanigans shown above...
"Hurry up, you're blocking the path!"
This steer's belly is just barely clear of the snow....
Although we are always disappointed to lose a healthy tree, we will get some good posts out of this cedar
1) Go to lumberyard with list; hope you don't have to make umpteen return trips (but let's be realistic)