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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1151792" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>After about 5 years of moving 'temporary' polywire fences, we were comfortable enough to put up semi-permanent HT division fences. Have carved my pastures up into 16 paddocks that are ~5 acres each + two 10 acre sacrifice paddocks where the cows spend the winter feeding period - and the wife's horses & bull stay(when he's not out with the cows during Spring & Fall breeding seasons); also keep the weanling heifers there when the bull is out with the herd. </p><p>Easy-peasy. Cows are ready to move; all I have to do is open the gap, and they move to the next paddock. I drag the mineral feeder to the paddock they're in, and we're done. 10 minutes a day - unless I'm on foot and having to walk the mile to the far end of the farm to move them. </p><p></p><p>75 cows/heifers + calves. They rarely spend more than a day, maybe a day and a half, in any paddock. Rarely, if it's a really good spring, they might take 2-3 days to graze a paddock down, but there have been times when I've moved 'em twice a day, as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1151792, member: 12607"] After about 5 years of moving 'temporary' polywire fences, we were comfortable enough to put up semi-permanent HT division fences. Have carved my pastures up into 16 paddocks that are ~5 acres each + two 10 acre sacrifice paddocks where the cows spend the winter feeding period - and the wife's horses & bull stay(when he's not out with the cows during Spring & Fall breeding seasons); also keep the weanling heifers there when the bull is out with the herd. Easy-peasy. Cows are ready to move; all I have to do is open the gap, and they move to the next paddock. I drag the mineral feeder to the paddock they're in, and we're done. 10 minutes a day - unless I'm on foot and having to walk the mile to the far end of the farm to move them. 75 cows/heifers + calves. They rarely spend more than a day, maybe a day and a half, in any paddock. Rarely, if it's a really good spring, they might take 2-3 days to graze a paddock down, but there have been times when I've moved 'em twice a day, as well. [/QUOTE]
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