Inventions that make the work of grazing management easier
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Figure: Simple mineral feeder made out of old car rubber. A wooden block is in the middle to prevent the feeder is overturn by grazing animals. |
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Figure: Simple currycomb made of wooden post hardened with old car rubber and concrete. Canvas, soaked in repelent, is wraped around post to rub by animals. |
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Figure: Simple currycomb for small ruminants, but
diferently fixed. |
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Figure: Currycomb in action on pasture. |
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Figure: Drinking trough. Simple to make, movable around the pasture and easy to clean. Out of order at the moment. |
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Figure: Drinking trough for hilly areas. |
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Figure: A ewe and a lamb in plastic tunnel during the
winter. Better use black foil then transparent foil. A lamb might get hurt while trying to escape. |
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Figure: Feeding place during sheep outwintering. A round bale of hay is surrounded with concrete (iron) mesh (openings 10x15 cm) and a roof. |
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Figure: A bale of hay. Note: scattered hay is laying
on wooden lattice. There is no mud around the bale. |
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Figure: Feeding system made of two channels and
anchored with two wooden posts. Animals can approach from both sides. Easy to move. |
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Figure: Kindergarten for lambs during the winter.
Note: four iron meshes and two feeders, all easy to move around. In the back, adjustable opening for entering the lambs. |
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Figure: Easy access to fill the feeders with grains. |
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Figure: Simple, plastic offset, mounted on the
netting's post. It can be used as a grounding (-) or extra hot wire on the out side of the eletric netting. Excelent additional protection when soil are frozen and snow is laying on the ground. |
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Figure: Simple way how to teach stray dogs and other predators to avoid the electric netting. |
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