10 ACRE ROTATIONAL GRAZING SYSTEM for Winter

Get a bigger charger! Lol. I have a .3 joule charger and have had the same issues with goats and cows getting out. In springtime I’m getting a way bigger 110v charger for the whole farm. But you can build a 1 or 2 joule charger with solar panel and battery for around 200 bucks. Great videos!

great video! i saw a greg judy video once where he says to leave your paddocks energized all year, even when empty, and you’ll never ground out from vegetation. just food for thought.

I had the same problem on my 10 acres. Much the same energizer too and weak spark. I solved that with a higher joules 12v energizer a car battery and 10w solar pannel. Now I get 10kv and don't need all the grounding rods. I also pump water from a pond into an elevated barrel with a simple billag pump, battery and 20w solar pannel. Then I have 1 inch black hose down the middle for gravity feed water. Works very well.

This is so awesome your 10 acre pasture layout is what I've been wrapping my brain around I have a very similar layout how my 10 acres goes around my homestead. Up here in Iowa were are working on integrated farming small scale so we can get a winter eye forage crop then hay throughout the season and also have a little corn ground for feed. Check out the stock cropper system.

Helpful info. Thanks

A galvanized T post will provide a good ground also and the the Gallagher charger has a slot ( not sure if your model does have it ) in the back to hang the charger on the T post, just drive it so it faces south for the best charging

Nice setup. That is sweet about the ground rods. How did you do that with the GPS turning to acres? I really need to look into that, that would help SO much with planning!

Great video!
Can u recommend a map app for android.

Good video =) regarding water access, could you use the strip grazing method?

Where you have the sheep in the paddock closest to the water source, then when ready to move you similar roll up the horizontal dividing fence.

So they now have access to the full paddock, including the fresh graze and the one they were just on so they still have the water access. Theyll still spend most of their time in the fresh graze.

Excellent video! This is the third video of yours that I’ve watched in the last couple of days, trying to educate myself for the launch of a farm that I have in my heart. Concerning your water situation, have you considered running your electrical fence in a sunrise pattern where each of your lines run up to the water edge of the pond and away at an angle? This would divide your pasture a unique way, but would allow water access all year round. Of course the paddocks would be narrow, but I don’t think it will be a problem especially if you fed them from the opposite end of the paddocks.

I'm looking to buy land for myself and start homesteading....I know that it's not just that easy but it's a start. Thanks for your vids.

So thankful you shared this!

Thanks for providing good information

So awesome to see a person openly follow God! Knowing this will cost some viewers and as a result, money. That is an inspirational attitude! So many people "hide" this so they wont lose views... 🥴 great content BTW!

Just now seeing this video. I did this for rotating my pigs. Two questions. What is the ideal paddock size to rotate every week? Of course it depends on how many sheep. Second question... what do you do about shelter with rotational grazing? That would mean you either have a mobile shelter or permanent shelter per paddock.

Learn about gravity suction pump no solar less maintenance

Another great vid! Thanks, and God bless from Nova Scotia

Ma’am where is you located
And how much could I get 3 breeding age ewes and 1 ram

How many acres for the enter rotation and how many animals are you moving

Good video!!!!
My property is mostly woods .
So what I did was I purchased the largest AC charger I can get completely overkill 😄
Then I ran poly braid in the trees about 7 foot up . So I could move my fence anywhere I want by just looking into the main wire that runs around the property .

Looks great, my only concern would be the Sheep getting on the ice of that pond and falling in.

Hi!

Please be cautious raising your T-post driver above the top of whatever your driving with it. The spring in the post coupled with the weight and force of the driver can create a more dangerous situation than one would think faster than one can react. It's more an issue up high. I've got 2 concussions and a cracked shin that remind me to never lift the driver that high again.
Edit: said problem arises when the leading edge of the driver catches the top of the post. The force immediately transfers to the post which springs the driver in the direction of least resistance with surprising force. Can really ruin an afternoon quick

Hello great video . Here both california we get snow so I guess winter i may have to gave grane and alfalfa maybe . I am using you as a mentor we starting with goats before investing in sheep .

I don't know how I missed this video. I thought I had seen all of them! So I have been wrestling with how to section off both of my four acre pastures for rotational grazing. In my mind I could only see t posts but after watching this video, the ground rods are the perfect solution! Just like you, I can only use solar where I am at so we have to be creative in our uses. One question though, in a more recent video you discussed that electric netting kept the sheep in better. That is what I use currently but I want to switch to the tape instead for ease of installation. What are your thoughts?

A dog will eat your chickens etc. IF he is really hungry. Keep him well fed and you will have no problems.

Seriously?!? BUY A BIGGER FREAKING CHARGER!!!
Why, except in the name of mediocrity, and inexperience, would you move all those ground rods??? They are not that much more than what you already bought. Energize the high tensile, and hook each paddock to it. That's it. Simple. Occam's Razor.

Great 👍🏼 Have you had liver fluke problems in your animals ?

Hi, what's the distance app you used to measure the area of the paddock?

Thanks ! God Bless !!!

My shepardess neighbor HATES it when I say, "I saw it on the internet". LOL but there are good ideas. She has agreed to help me when I get started. She has seen too many idealistic wannabes like me fall on their faces thanks to bad information from the internet. I am sending your channel to her. I think she will like it.

amen Sister !! Great work !!!

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Does the shepherdess need a shepherd

They don't need water in winter

I live in N Texas. I have not had much luck w those plastic step in posts. The weather is too hot and cold. They end up falling apart.
I just used the fiberglass rods from TSC

Great video 👏 how many sheep do you keep in 10 hectare
Thank you

People tend to grow nonsensical stuff with zero tolerance to the nature

I would have just bought a BIG energiser.

could you link to the app you reference please. It seems there are many out there.

Great video! What solar pump/setup do you use to pump from your pond to those further paddocks? We have a similar setup on our homestead with the ponds and two creeks but haven't found a good solar option, unfortunately.

Why not put a circle of gravel around each grounding rod to deter grass growing close to it? Why not have a travel lane to a centalized water source to serve all portions of your rotational acreage?

Wow! Very inventive solution.
You are a very creative problem solver.

I'm back. Thank you ❤

Watching the commercials to try to get you a little extra revenue.

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Hi thank you for the video. I have 10 acres as well and just getting started with my flock. Currently I have 10 goats and 3 sheep. How many sheep do you run in each of your paddocks? Thank you

Question I thought Joel salitan said to move animals every day ?
I'm confused