I have not finished any out yet. Will keep updating with progress. Hoping to find a source for some extra kitchen scraps
They are! Very easy to install as they are the insulator and have pre drilled holes every few inches.
View from the top perimeter of our new pasture this morning. Used high tensile wire with the timeless fence posts. They are oddly flexible but next to impossible to pull out once in the ground. Have a small solar charger on it now but working on a larger build. #homesteading #farm #permaculture #sheep #grownostr #pasture.
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They have a ton of great info including how to build one.
I bought mine for simplicity but imagine you could save a few $ by building.
I’ve only used salt periodically but keep reading how important minerals are. Will look into that mix.
So far nothing negative. These barely root compared to our guinea hogs so I’m likely going to get them out on pasture with the sheep. Threw some grass cuttings in to them and they go crazy for it. Haven’t seen a ton of growth yet but also only had them for about a month.
We picked up 3 IPPs about a month ago. My daughter wanted to name them. Needless to say their names are Banana, Strawberry and Blackberry. This is Banana enjoying the morning meal #homesteading #pigs #livestock #carnivore #grownostr 
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The Katahdin hair sheep are getting very close to having their lambs. So close the practically have to waddle into the next paddock. They will be in this paddock for one day because it's smaller with a third of it in the woods. Not much to eat on the trees and shrubs yet. I topped off their salt and mineral in these diy PVC feeders. They work well enough, gotta keep an eye on them though. Sometimes the salt gets stuck in the pipe and needs a whack to continue flowing down. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #regenag #regenerativeagriculture #rotationalgrazing #pasturemanagement #localfood #sheep #lamb
Exciting time! What type of minerals are you using in the PVC? I like the idea. May look to add one.
Yeah they’re really easy to work with and hardy. We didn’t quite have lambing in the snow like you but did have a blast of snow and ice a few days after and they survived with no issues. Hope your flock keeps growing and stays healthy!
Ewes are Katahdins. Our ram is a Katahdin/Texas Dall. He’s a big dude.
I don’t have experience with goats but heard they do a great job.
I actually had sheep in a small wooded area that was thick with underbrush. They chewed up anything green and made an area too thick to walkthrough into what I’d consider normal woods.
We now have a few pigs in there and they cleared it completely except for the mature hardwoods and till up the soil as they go. Excited to eventually get them out of there and see what types of grasses I can get to grow.
Love listening to the constant beat of our ram pump.
These things work wonders in areas where electricity isn’t an option. All that is required is some PVC pipe and a little bit of elevation. 1 foot of intake drop will create roughly 7 feet of lift.
We pump from a creek bed to a 55 gallon drum about 75 yards out into one of the pastures. From there a few simple fittings and hoses and we have water to the animals. Thinking about tapping an overflow hose that can be moved around for some extra irrigation over the dryer months.
Tank sits up about 4 ft to give some pressure. All in maybe 15 feet of lift across that distance. #homesteading #water #pump #livestock #farm #grownostr https://nostr.build/av/nostr.build_4219fa30a350c4fe3425eef8d9b696e372654009ee08a9d7ef8946f92104bc94.mov
They are barely through the gate and got right to work! #homesteading #sheep #livestock #farm #carnivore #grownostr 
Perfect Sunday for some pasture work. Hoping to get the sheep out here this afternoon. #homestead #livestock #sheep #grownostr #PA #carnivore 
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Check out hydraulic ram pumps. Only work if you have some elevation drop but they don’t require any electricity and will give you non stop flow. Believe 1 foot of drop can create 7 ft of lift roughly. We pump from our creek bed to a 55 gallon drum and run hoses from there to the animals.
I did have a tower with a 330 gallon IBC but underestimated the weight of that much water..
Looks great. I’m giving it a shot for the first time this year. Can’t wait to see how it goes.
4.5 acres is plenty for either sheep or pigs but also depends on if it is open pasture, wooded, etc. You have water access so that is a great start.
If pasture I would go with the hair sheep. Can almost be maintenance free on pasture and very little input. Would need to consider if you’re just looking for feeder lambs to grow out and harvest in fall/winter or actually over winter a flock where you’d likely need to supplement some feed.
Pigs work wonders on wooded terrain. Cleared out about a 1/3 of an acre strip of woods for me that was all thick underbrush. When we bought our property we couldn’t walk through and now it looks plowed with the larger trees still in tact. Eventually I’ll move them out to allow for grasses to grow in.
I will say with pigs you spend a lot more on feed unless you can find a source of scraps from a friend, neighbor, restaurant, etc.
With the size of land available to you - i don’t see why you couldn’t manage both. May take some planning but could definitely be done. Would suggest starting with one though!! Hope that helps a bit.