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Started off the third grazing loop for the Katahdin hair sheep in the woods.

This paddock had just over 40 days of rest before the sheep returned to graze again.

They ate not only the grasses but also the leaves off the young trees as well.

I broke the tops of the sapling trees down to give them extra food and to let more light in so more grass can grow.

Looks like the clover I broadcast late winter is starting to take hold in this paddock. It's amazing how quickly it can transform with only a handful of times grazing the sheep through.

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Matthew 2y ago

Thinking of getting some Florida Cracker sheep. Never had sheep before. Any entry level advice? What type of fencing do you use and do they have to have a lane back to their shelter (or do you lead them back and forth every day)? How many heads per acre do you graze?

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rev.hodl 2y ago

I'm not familiar with Florida cracker sheep. We use electric net fencing and a battery powered energizer. We have a basic shade shelter that we move with from paddock to paddock. They are out on pasture all year. We currently have 40 (20ewes/20lambs) on 10acres and last year we had ~65 but had to take them off our pasture for a couple weeks late summer because the pasture wasn't recovering fast enough.

My advice would be to start with couple feeder rams to try things out. Find some people who have sheep in your area to see how they manage them too. Even if you don't like everything about what they do you'll get a sense of what's important for your location/breed. Sometimes it's climate related, sometimes parasites are an issue, pasture management, sourcing hay ect.

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