Recent content by sheepdogtrail

That is a very nice machine. For what it can do, it seems like it could be the perfect tool for vertical tillage.

Yes deep cycle batteries are a good value for cost and ease of use. You can get a 100 A/hr deep cycle for under $100 dollars. It will weigh 45 KG or more. If you can shoulder it for deployment it is hard to beat. They will last about 18 months before they start having issues. I am switching over...

LifePo4 batteries can be overcharged when temp falls below 0C. Only a temp sensing regulator with low temp cutoff can prevent this. For the most part anyway. Victron makes a smart battery sense device that will set on the batteries terminals that will prevent charging when ambient temp is at 0C...

Freeze dried IRG (Italian Rye Grass) could be a great forage tool (profitability) for you over the winter. Summer warm season it could struggle with the high temps, lack of water and humidity. That is where RC (Red Clover) and Chicory feel those gaps. Brassicas would do the same. Due to Flee...

My stuff in the picture was a cover crop for weed suppression and soil retention. It will go back into arable sometime very soon. I could get 8 grazing tons out of it in 9 months. If I was on dryer ground I could increase it by 2 tons. This stand went down to 17F this winter and was partially...

Enhancer.

Yep. Just like that. Dogs that make you money.

Great photo! Those two. Now they know what's up.

He looks pretty chill and he lets you drive his truck. I love watching older good dogs work. They command the field with such a gentle presence. What is his name? I wish you two many more years together.

It most be a pleasure to work with such good help. Congrats. Those dogs are so f**king hard to find these days.

I would agree. But I need a fool proof system to ID those ewes that have not lambed. They all look alike to me. Again, a good work dog. One that can get a new mothers attention enough so she scans for her lamb(s) so I know who to move.

The best way to do this is with a good work dog or a couple of them. Train them to lift and shift only ewes with lambs. They will need to be quite working dogs that can walk through the flock and gently lift the targets and push them in the desired direction. Grannies (mismothering) can be...

At least they are experienced enough to use a winch.

Defiantly. Barns are for people and their stuff. Livestock do not need barns. People need them as in theory it would save a lot of time in daily tasks. Make sure the solar company is seeding a high quality forage and not some cheap VNS or even worse amenity grass. If I was a party to the lease...

I would say cut. It looks to clean to be a natural brake. But with the section that only the bottom 2 wires where cut, perhaps they got spooked or broke their nippers in the process.