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Katahdin hair sheep heading this way then off into the woods.

While the pasture isn't as lush where the sheep are headed, it has much more diversity in the forage. I think a diverse diet leads to more resilient (and flavorful) sheep. When reading Sepp Holzer, he recommends giving animals access to poisonus plants to allow them to self medicate. I've noticed sheep eating milkweed and elderberry on occasion which are supposed to be poisonous. Permaculture principals: value diversity, value marginal come to mind.

This lane of paddocks is also nice because each paddock has shade and access to flowing spring water. They should make it here by the weekend.

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Katahdin Hair Sheep Resting in the Shade

Heat can cause serious stress on the sheep and force them to waste energy trying to stay cool. If we can provide paddocks with cool microclimates we will be able to maximize the growth of our flock through the summer. This shade shelter is the next best thing.

The sheep are getting mentally prepared for the next jungle of a paddock. They will find lots of sapling ash, tulips poplar, cottonwood and willow for forage as well as other unusual delights like day lilly.

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rev.hodl 2y ago

In the woods, food comes in layers for the sheep.

Been slowly turning this once closed canopy woods into silvopasture after having some logging done a few years ago.

Now there are tons of sapling trees in there so I break the tops about 3-4ft up so the sheep can eat the leaves.

Been using this technique with great success elsewhere around the homestead to get grass to grow deeper into the woods and thin out some unwanted trees.

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