Landscape maintenance with my bog sheep
I am currently grazing two wet meadows in a forest, a hillside meadow with very poor areas and otherwise normal grassland areas. Two wetlands from Nabu are my new project, which will start in 2021. A few cleanups still have to be done there, such as cutting back bushes and mowing the excess grass. I took a few photos there 10 years ago. We have to watch out for the autumn crocus, which is poisonous for the sheep and which has settled there, but primarily this plant is on the neighboring area and should therefore not pose too much of a problem.
The Moorschnucken finds ideal conditions in midsummer on two wet meadows in the middle of the forest. It is pleasantly cool there and the two meadows are still wonderfully green due to the moisture, while otherwise it is really dry everywhere. In the last very hot summers in particular, these meadows were worth their weight in gold.
We are also allowed to graze on a beautiful meadow with a fantastic view. This is our winter pasture, on which our open stable is also located.
We graze the hillside pasture with the poor areas at different times and with different frequencies. The nature of the meadow varies depending on the location. The lower region of the area is fatter and grows faster, while the upper region is getting leaner and is ultimately only grazed once a year. Many primroses grow there.
What you should pay particular attention to when grazing with sheep and according to which principle I work can be found under the heading "Pasture management" below.