Best vitamin & mineral rich fodder is dandelions

See how ewes choose to eat dandelions As the first thing in this multi species sward. If you ever hear a livestock farmer call dandelions weeds, they just don’t know what they’re talking about unless they’re farming a golf course. Any man made vitamin&mineral supplement is no match for the naturally produced ones that are more usefully digested by the livestock.
I’m also thinking ahead as we’ve very droughty conditions. The best way to make good mixed herbal lay to last as drought deepens is to only allow sheep on the best grazing for a few hours in a day. Then bring them back into to more grazed field.This means they eat loads of good stuff and don’t lie on it as much.

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[susancope]

What a beautiful video to watch your ewes and lambs are very lucky to have such a varied and healthy diet.

[meggiejane]

The ram you have in with the ewes is getting big!!