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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1260833" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Been doing a form of MIG for 15 years or so. Sixteen 5-acre paddocks + two 10-acre sacrifice lots, cows move almost every day - rarely, at some times of year, they may spend 2-3 days per paddock, but rarely more than 2. Helps to keep most of the forages in a vegetative state, gives about 3 weeks between return grazing to allow regrowth, and prevents cows from grazing the most palatable stuff out of existence - they eat almost everything in one pass, including some weeds & stuff that they probably wouldn't if you were just set-stocking.</p><p>If you look at the cows every day, it's not a big deal; they are READY to move to the next paddock; they'll be waiting at the gap/gate before you get there. Have tire waterers in almost every paddock, so there's no moving tanks, just dragging the mineral feeder to the next paddock. Takes longer to drive out the lane to the cows than it does to move them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1260833, member: 12607"] Been doing a form of MIG for 15 years or so. Sixteen 5-acre paddocks + two 10-acre sacrifice lots, cows move almost every day - rarely, at some times of year, they may spend 2-3 days per paddock, but rarely more than 2. Helps to keep most of the forages in a vegetative state, gives about 3 weeks between return grazing to allow regrowth, and prevents cows from grazing the most palatable stuff out of existence - they eat almost everything in one pass, including some weeds & stuff that they probably wouldn't if you were just set-stocking. If you look at the cows every day, it's not a big deal; they are READY to move to the next paddock; they'll be waiting at the gap/gate before you get there. Have tire waterers in almost every paddock, so there's no moving tanks, just dragging the mineral feeder to the next paddock. Takes longer to drive out the lane to the cows than it does to move them. [/QUOTE]
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