Cow said: (quoted from post at 22:21:18 12/24/11) Btw I should probably point out my wife is the one determined to have a horse and donkey. Married guys will probably get that. And she actually is a farrier... and she spends the rest of her time working at a horse boarding/therapy place.
The horse thing isn't going away. Right now I think I'm leaning towards just getting her pasture set up for the spring with a shelter and buying hay. We'll see about going farther later.
Don't know how much the donkey will eat, but if you figure a roundbale (700 pounds?) a month and set up a feeder with net so they don't waste it, you should be good. Pasture will flex what they eat accordingly....... Nother thing.... If you are converting cropland to pasture, expect it to be soupy for several years before hardening up.... I have 2 places that are 3 and 4 years in that are not "ready" yet.....
A chain harrow or old bedspring will be your friend..... I also went out and bought hay equipment and just got a bigger tractor and am seriously thinking about selling the hay stuff this year and buying ALL hay. Having 15-18 horses and a full time shift job doesn't leave much time to flex with weather windows
Have fun
Dave
This post was edited by dave2 at 23:24:21 12/24/11.
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