Winter supplement feeding has started on sheep and goats. Stack hay, molasses wheel lick, protein and salt blocks all under one pen.

Wheat straws, a light snack supplement in the goat pen. What supplements do you use at yours?

Feeding the goat and sheep kids with creep feed. Creep feed helps to transition the young animal’s rumen to eat pasture at a much young age allows them to grow a lot faster. This increases their ability to reach target weights faster and reduces the strain on their mothers.

Creating a feed grade urea lick for cattle. Urea helps maximise the benefits of poor-quality grazing such as stover, dry grass by optimizing digestion – particularly in this dry season. By creating this mixture, we’re trying to ensure all non protein feed is absorbed as protein

July calves - some new additions to our database. Calving season is now upon us. All we can do for now is to watch and see if the bulls performed to the expected or were “show bulls”. To God be the glory 🙌. 2023 calving counters have been reset.

Early 2023 crop

Vision 2030 still remains - as of now irrigating and mulching citrus trees. Over 200 trees have been planted. No permanent irrigation setup as yet however, for now irrigation is by a tractor drawn water bowser.

“All stand still! Attention!” - the goat parade ready to go for grazing.

Priceless! Have a blessed Sunday.

In the veld peace and tranquility prevails. Just watching these browsers and grazers mowing the grass is so enjoyable.

Goodnight

Wheat straws are a good source of roughage. As the pastures are getting low, poor and some getting burnt, this is an opportunity to stock up some for your livestock. We have a few extras up for sale at $1.50 per bale, collect in Bindura. WhatsApp/text/ring Wilmore +263 7 16304303

How many times should you do a herd count? A. Once a week B. Once a day C. Twice a week D. Twice a day E. At random D. Twice a day. A roll call should be contacted when animals are going out the pen and when coming back.Should there be any missing ones it can be spotted soon

Goats and sheep on winter snacks/supplements. This is required as the veld is now poor, improvising with winter supplements being it nutrient blocks, molasses wheel licks, hay/wheat straws etc all helps to maintain a good body score. What supplements do you give at yours?

Mombe mumashanga! Harvesting is over, cattle enjoying the dry maize stover.

Cattle going through a spray race for tick control. Animals are showered with an acaricide rather than immersion. Animals walk through the race with 36 nozzles fitted in the aluminium cabin at particular angles. This method has its own advantages/disadvantages over plunge dipping

Wheat straws, soya beans straws and maize stalks all going into the hammer mill to further break it down. Grinding it helps in the the following: 1.Makes the feed more palatable to animals. 2. Easier to mix with other ingredients such as cake, salt, molasses etc

Cuddling boys! They’re telling us we’re not rivals in this camp however, we have a mission to accomplish collectively. “United we stand, divided we fall”. It’s core concepts lies in collaboration, unity, coalition, alliance. Together, united we stand!

Dipping day! By the way, it’s not easy driving goats to the dip tank, it has to be by force.

The beauty of cross breeding. Although it’s a slower process to get to purity however, it’s one way to grow/upgrade your herd into better genetics.