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theothermarg

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A Feeding Sheep Question
« on: December 12, 2009, 16:44:56 »
No I havn't started keeping sheep but I am very curious about something I have seen while out walking at Lansdown near Bath
we have gone on this walk quite often in the past year and when I saw fields of brassica's in the autumn I thought they were perhaps rape growing for next spring however yesterday we were surprised to see big flocks of sheep in these fields eating the brassica looking plants
we are townies trying to understand what goes on in the countyside does anyone
know what is going on?
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Re: A Feeding Sheep Question
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2009, 16:53:52 »
ah just googled it and answered my own question
http://www.stackyard.com/news/2009/08/sheep/05_bsh_brassicas.html
first time I'v tried a link hope it's alright
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Re: A Feeding Sheep Question
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2009, 18:02:21 »
Well, you learn something new every day!! Sheep eating your brassicas anyone?  ;D
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Re: A Feeding Sheep Question
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2009, 14:52:21 »
farmers also use stubble turnips as fodder for pigs in this part of the country.
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