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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1650446" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Two paddocks is better than 1 - but not much. Cattle should never be allowed to stay on the same piece of ground for more than 7 days. After 7 days, there is re-growth. Cattle prefer the re-growth and that hurts the plants. Each paddock should rest for 30 days (I guess that depends on location?). That is why most recommended 8 paddocks. 8 x 4 = 32 days.</p><p>With 40 acres, you are looking at 5 acre paddocks - which should be good for 15 head (15 cow/ calf pairs or 15 total?) If water is a problem, you can have the water at 1 location with permanent fencing around it for catching, and pie shape your paddocks from that 1 location,.</p><p>Don't be scared away from electric fencing. I have been using 1 strand polywire to control my herd for maybe 25-30 years. I run around 50 momma cows. I do have lots of permanent large paddocks that I sub-divide. But, until you have done rotational grazing for a while, it is difficult to make the decision as to WHERE you want permanent fencing. My cattle are so broke to polywire, my nephew & I can take a reel - 1 holding the reel & 1 holding the end of the wire and bring the whole herd in or separate 1 or several head at a time to bring in for breeding or whatever needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1650446, member: 968"] Two paddocks is better than 1 - but not much. Cattle should never be allowed to stay on the same piece of ground for more than 7 days. After 7 days, there is re-growth. Cattle prefer the re-growth and that hurts the plants. Each paddock should rest for 30 days (I guess that depends on location?). That is why most recommended 8 paddocks. 8 x 4 = 32 days. With 40 acres, you are looking at 5 acre paddocks - which should be good for 15 head (15 cow/ calf pairs or 15 total?) If water is a problem, you can have the water at 1 location with permanent fencing around it for catching, and pie shape your paddocks from that 1 location,. Don't be scared away from electric fencing. I have been using 1 strand polywire to control my herd for maybe 25-30 years. I run around 50 momma cows. I do have lots of permanent large paddocks that I sub-divide. But, until you have done rotational grazing for a while, it is difficult to make the decision as to WHERE you want permanent fencing. My cattle are so broke to polywire, my nephew & I can take a reel - 1 holding the reel & 1 holding the end of the wire and bring the whole herd in or separate 1 or several head at a time to bring in for breeding or whatever needed. [/QUOTE]
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