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Basicly the lay of the land is 80 acres total.
It is split by a large irrigation canal.
The house side is about 30 acres of pasture? And that is divided with 7 acres in one area and the house one about one with the rest (22 acres?) in one fenced area. This part has a very low grade to it. May 2-3% at the most.
Then I am guessing 5 acres is wasted by the canal.
And the other 45 acres is sagebrush hilly and all natural. Only good for cattle grazing if I fence it more or less?
I watched a few of Joels videos. I am not sure I like the moving the coop thing around. Plus he said in order to make that work you really need 50+ acres. Realistically I only have 30 to work with. I am thinking if I get 10 new birds a year and end up having a total of 40-50. And plan on culling any new males their first year and after a few years start in on the older birds but always getting new ones each spring.
So with his ideas for my area it sounds like I should have a permanent coop with a smallish run area and once a week let them out for the day to roam the whole area? The more I think about it the more I am liking it. I just can't wait to close on the house and move up there.
But I like his ideas on sub dividing up the area to use as pens to rotate the animals. I might have to seriously consider doing cattle or pigs?
Anyone know of any good general farm forums? or books? I am mostly a city boy so LOTS of learning to do.
It is split by a large irrigation canal.
The house side is about 30 acres of pasture? And that is divided with 7 acres in one area and the house one about one with the rest (22 acres?) in one fenced area. This part has a very low grade to it. May 2-3% at the most.
Then I am guessing 5 acres is wasted by the canal.
And the other 45 acres is sagebrush hilly and all natural. Only good for cattle grazing if I fence it more or less?
I watched a few of Joels videos. I am not sure I like the moving the coop thing around. Plus he said in order to make that work you really need 50+ acres. Realistically I only have 30 to work with. I am thinking if I get 10 new birds a year and end up having a total of 40-50. And plan on culling any new males their first year and after a few years start in on the older birds but always getting new ones each spring.
So with his ideas for my area it sounds like I should have a permanent coop with a smallish run area and once a week let them out for the day to roam the whole area? The more I think about it the more I am liking it. I just can't wait to close on the house and move up there.
But I like his ideas on sub dividing up the area to use as pens to rotate the animals. I might have to seriously consider doing cattle or pigs?
Anyone know of any good general farm forums? or books? I am mostly a city boy so LOTS of learning to do.
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