Good call. I have other pasture that will not be planted with vines and just need to be mowed down.So Iwill rotate the sheep accordingly (6 feilds, onlytwo feilds will be partially planted in grapes). Hopefully, with keeping them out of the vineyards much of the time and keeping with reentry times they will not exposed much at all.
The sheep seem to be a great fit at our family farm. My reasoning:
- They will help keep the feilds mowed down andbe able to go into the vineyard and not destroy it. Hopefully keeping me from having to spray herbicides;
-We wanted toget the kids involved with something they will love and can handle.These sheep are small,docileand super cute(imagine smiling teddy bears walking around).Our kids will be partial owners of the sheep and thus share in thework, costs, and profits. Our goal is to teach them about responsibility, ownership,commitment, and farming. Let's face it, kids just want to be entertainedwhile doing nothing-tv, etc.. We are fighting back.
- Lastly, I just like them - they make me smile.