Today I moved the small flock of replacement ewe lambs and senior ewes that needed better body condition into the middle beaver field. They had been in bulldozer annex area with access to the cowpeas in the north beaver field, but they were not staying out in the cowpeas. They kept coming back closer to the other main flock, not taking advantage of the cowpea nutrition.
In the middle beaver field there is a dense stand of cowpeas, the test plot of eastern gammagrass (which is doing nicely relative to my hat), and some tall growths of crabgrass and other weeds. I will continue supplemental feeding of 25 lbs of 14% soybean hull-pellets, which will be easier with a separate feeding area setup.
Anneika is staying with this flock quite nicely.
No comments:
Post a Comment