So I haven't done sheep yet. But I'd like to someday.
But I wanted to check how well your pastures can recover and grow for places like Arizona? Normally places that are wet can stack the sheep up pretty well for pastures in areas of the US with lots of water. And it seems like a lot of figures on sheep per acre are based on green beautiful pastures like this.
If you've ever been to NM, AZ, southern UT, or Nevada its like really dry and sagebrush. Not hardly any water. (I guess parts of western Texas might fit into this also.)
I don't have a good idea it takes for these types of dry farming areas (is that putting it too positive?) can recover from grazing? Is it possible to go into the details of this?
If 1 acre can normally support 5 sheep in a water rich grassland, then a dry farming area, how many additional acres and rotations do you have to do to make up for this? And do you have to re-work and redo wells? Are your wells able to support this? (And stuff like sage brushy areas would grow slower from the plant species being different not just water issues.)
How do you people in these areas work this?
I suppose you can do more purchased feed, although I don't like to do that if possible.
Thanks.
But I wanted to check how well your pastures can recover and grow for places like Arizona? Normally places that are wet can stack the sheep up pretty well for pastures in areas of the US with lots of water. And it seems like a lot of figures on sheep per acre are based on green beautiful pastures like this.
If you've ever been to NM, AZ, southern UT, or Nevada its like really dry and sagebrush. Not hardly any water. (I guess parts of western Texas might fit into this also.)
I don't have a good idea it takes for these types of dry farming areas (is that putting it too positive?) can recover from grazing? Is it possible to go into the details of this?
If 1 acre can normally support 5 sheep in a water rich grassland, then a dry farming area, how many additional acres and rotations do you have to do to make up for this? And do you have to re-work and redo wells? Are your wells able to support this? (And stuff like sage brushy areas would grow slower from the plant species being different not just water issues.)
How do you people in these areas work this?
I suppose you can do more purchased feed, although I don't like to do that if possible.
Thanks.
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