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<blockquote data-quote="preston39" data-source="post: 90823" data-attributes="member: 1487"><p>bdog,</p><p></p><p>You are asking a lot for three acres! Do you have neighbors near? Do you expect to get rain? Is it flat..or well drained?</p><p></p><p>I just draw to your attention that 30 animals on three acres will turn the area into a muddy... poopy.... mess which will produce a lot of stink...something akin to a corral around a barn...with a lot of animals. The animals will be up to their knees in muk and that could be an environment where foot problems may arise.</p><p></p><p>I believe you will need to add some grain supplements to achieve a competitive growth during this period. It doesn't mean that you can't do it with hay and minerals...once a terminal objective is set that will suggest what has to be fed. This should be explored to prevent any potential health problems...which may become expensive to fix.</p><p></p><p>One thing you will have is a well manured, but, acidic based 3 acres when you are done and that will require lime, etc..to get it back too growing a stand of anything but weeds. If you plan to use it immediately thereafter most likely you will need to turn it under.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="preston39, post: 90823, member: 1487"] bdog, You are asking a lot for three acres! Do you have neighbors near? Do you expect to get rain? Is it flat..or well drained? I just draw to your attention that 30 animals on three acres will turn the area into a muddy... poopy.... mess which will produce a lot of stink...something akin to a corral around a barn...with a lot of animals. The animals will be up to their knees in muk and that could be an environment where foot problems may arise. I believe you will need to add some grain supplements to achieve a competitive growth during this period. It doesn't mean that you can't do it with hay and minerals...once a terminal objective is set that will suggest what has to be fed. This should be explored to prevent any potential health problems...which may become expensive to fix. One thing you will have is a well manured, but, acidic based 3 acres when you are done and that will require lime, etc..to get it back too growing a stand of anything but weeds. If you plan to use it immediately thereafter most likely you will need to turn it under. [/QUOTE]
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