This is how we winter our ewes| Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Wintering ewes on kale in New Zealand
#HillCountry #Farming #kale
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@markmeredith5521 4 күн бұрын

Oh,this is like the perfect Saturday morning....Kiwi farmer new video, nice steady summer rain, driving around ewes and lambs and just found out NZ are playing England at Dunedin....so back home to watch 2nd half. Brilliant game 16-15....

@colinbannerman892 4 күн бұрын

Same in Aus mate. Fingers crossed it all picks up!

@rodmackinnon8497 4 күн бұрын

Great video, like the bike riding. Cheers.

@azamyahmad 4 күн бұрын

Absolutely another spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage compilation documentary countryside content video and a very interesting video to watch .. million thanks ..

@ronaldlucas5360 4 күн бұрын

You are getting about 4k of new subscribers per year. So in 3 years you should be at approximately 25k subscribers. Hopefully you will grow faster than that.

@kiwifarmernz 4 күн бұрын

It's slow going for sure. But don't know how to speed it up🤷

@colinwientjens1871 4 күн бұрын

Doing videos with other you tubers helps. Keep an eye out for shearing KZfaq guys, invite them out or look them up. 👌

@colinwientjens1871 4 күн бұрын

Have you spoken to tepari ? They sponsor some big channels in the uk. Ewes on crop look great! I’d catch that one that busts out and keep her at the yards 🤣🤣

@phil6465 4 күн бұрын

@@colinwientjens1871 Yes, a trip to some UK KZfaqrs should boost subscribers.

@ashdavy9828 4 күн бұрын

We run a 250acre block of plantain/prairie grass mix that we graze our cows on prior to them going onto the winter oats. Probably different for your case with sheep but have found the protein and energy in the plantain helps the girls maintain and even gain weight through the winter whilst prepping for the spring calving.

@kiwifarmernz 3 күн бұрын

Interesting. Thanks for that. I do like it as a plant and it has it place.

@ashdavy9828 2 күн бұрын

@@kiwifarmernz We use the Atom species for our rainfall from DLF Seeds I believe its Agricom for you guys over there.

@kiwifarmernz 2 күн бұрын

@@ashdavy9828 yea we use the Agricom products quite a lot.

@rileyq2704 4 күн бұрын

I’m interested in your theories about exposing ewe lambs to worm load for the first year. I have a similar mentality when worming however barberpole worm (haemonchus ) can make it quite difficult to risk doing so.

@kiwifarmernz 3 күн бұрын

It is interesting. We haven't had Barbers pole but it is in Canterbury now . Just need to be more vigilant and make faecal egg counting more of a priority.

@GoldiefromMahia 2 күн бұрын

The kale slaps the bike around a bit no matter how fast you go

@kiwifarmernz 2 күн бұрын

Yea it does

@doubleograzingcompany2780 4 күн бұрын

Is the ag economy in a funk in New Zealand right now?

@kiwifarmernz 4 күн бұрын

Yes sure is. Low lamb prices and high input costs.

@rileyq2704 4 күн бұрын

Do you ever worry about coccidia when feeding hay, grain or kale in a muddy paddocks/ on the ground? Do you ever do preventative treatments?

@kiwifarmernz 3 күн бұрын

Only have had issues in lambs, not much of an issue in older ewes.

@heather8303 4 күн бұрын

Crazy prices for lambs in the UK, why so dismal in NZ?

@kiwifarmernz 3 күн бұрын

The Prefect storm of mismanagement from the meat companies, heaps of lambs out of Aus flooding the market and China not in the market to buy our lambs.