Grazing South Field Oats

The oats in the south field are planted as one large area, but to graze it well it needs to be divided into paddocks.  The sheep can then be rotated between paddocks, which facilitates regrowth of the oats after grazing.

This year the south field is divided into three paddocks.   Two net fence sections plus a net gate are required to separate the east and middle paddocks.  Four net fence sections are required to separate the middle paddock from the southwest paddock that curves around the south and west sides of the middle paddock.  The woods form the outer edge of the  southwest paddock.