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1st pasture rotation this year & 3rd year clover (pics)
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 757264" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Jim, your 2nd pic looks like it is mostly clover, so I'm not sure I understand what you mean that you are waiting for the grass to grow in your other fields??? they are already on just about straight clover. You are definately correct on needing the grass mix to prevent bloat.</p><p>I wouldn't dare let my fields get that far ahead of my cattle. I start letting them graze as soon as it's up a few inches - with hay available. But, in my case, I will/can move them 1 or 2 days quickly to begin with because it's growing so quickly. Even if I only had 7 paddocks, by day 7 the first paddock is ready to be grazed (this time of year) (I actually have about 15 paddocks, but some are sacrificed for winter like you). As it grows, I'll start dividing all the paddocks but for now, they get the whole thing. Never want them in same paddock over 7 days because they would be eating re-growth. We probably have about the same lush grazing as in Mich.</p><p>We (hubby) whirly-gigged mammoth red clover in our hay fields. 2nd year, we had so much clover in our "played out" hayfields, we didn't think we would be able to put it up dry (we actually had the right weather for about 5 days straight - thank goodness!).</p><p>Cattle look great. We're on full grass now also (about 1 week.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 757264, member: 968"] Jim, your 2nd pic looks like it is mostly clover, so I'm not sure I understand what you mean that you are waiting for the grass to grow in your other fields??? they are already on just about straight clover. You are definately correct on needing the grass mix to prevent bloat. I wouldn't dare let my fields get that far ahead of my cattle. I start letting them graze as soon as it's up a few inches - with hay available. But, in my case, I will/can move them 1 or 2 days quickly to begin with because it's growing so quickly. Even if I only had 7 paddocks, by day 7 the first paddock is ready to be grazed (this time of year) (I actually have about 15 paddocks, but some are sacrificed for winter like you). As it grows, I'll start dividing all the paddocks but for now, they get the whole thing. Never want them in same paddock over 7 days because they would be eating re-growth. We probably have about the same lush grazing as in Mich. We (hubby) whirly-gigged mammoth red clover in our hay fields. 2nd year, we had so much clover in our "played out" hayfields, we didn't think we would be able to put it up dry (we actually had the right weather for about 5 days straight - thank goodness!). Cattle look great. We're on full grass now also (about 1 week.) [/QUOTE]
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