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nope.. after 2-3 turns, you run some pigs to grub the whole thing and re-sow it.
I'd disagree with this one. Chickens next~as Salatin says, birds always follow herbivores in nature and do a great job of eating the intestinal parasites and fly larvae. No grubbing out and re-sowing needed. Just keep rotating your grazing paddocks and the good, nutritious perennials will thrive on their own if given a resting period between grazing. If you must re-seed I would find grasses that are native to your soil or they won't do well after the first year or so.
For clearing land, I would use goats. For developing pasture, I would use the hair sheep or even a milking breed of sheep, if you desire milk and cheese.
different method in this part of the world, we spread chickens manure in our paddocks in winter after the pigs grub the soil.... we re-sow at least once every 2 years.
nope.. after 2-3 turns, you run some pigs to grub the whole thing and re-sow it.
I'd disagree with this one. Chickens next~as Salatin says, birds always follow herbivores in nature and do a great job of eating the intestinal parasites and fly larvae. No grubbing out and re-sowing needed. Just keep rotating your grazing paddocks and the good, nutritious perennials will thrive on their own if given a resting period between grazing. If you must re-seed I would find grasses that are native to your soil or they won't do well after the first year or so.
For clearing land, I would use goats. For developing pasture, I would use the hair sheep or even a milking breed of sheep, if you desire milk and cheese.
different method in this part of the world, we spread chickens manure in our paddocks in winter after the pigs grub the soil.... we re-sow at least once every 2 years.
