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<blockquote data-quote="woodsman87" data-source="post: 3669138" data-attributes="member: 12210"><p>Sounds good Boll Weevil. I try to do the same with what little private land I have full control over and with what spare money and time I have to use on it.</p><p></p><p>I did not know that Fescue was bad. I have never encouraged it, but never tried to eradicate it either. I have always thought that fescue seeds where good for quail and turkeys, I guess I am wrong though. </p><p></p><p>We are currently trying to convert our farm from a cattle place to a wildlife place. Planted hardwoods and pines this past winter on our used to be cow pasture. Also converted pasture into food plots. Last fall I planted Red, Ladino, and Crimson clover, along with grains such as wheat oats and rye. This spring I disced the edges of the food plots. Didn't plant antything but them turkeys sure loved it this spring. Plenty of old seeds in the dirt, grubs, centipeeds, and other stuff they like to eat. </p><p></p><p>My plan is to hopefully allow the hens to nest in these food plots. I know that hay cutters chop up hens all the time, so I thought that big hay fields and food plots might be places that hens like to nest. Now, the plots look like big hayfields, the crimson clover is done seeded out, Red clover just starting to bloom, white clover blooming, the grains have seed heads but are not mature. Maybe I can get a few hens to nest in these plots, and the newly hatched poults can have these disced areas to bug in, and tall cover to hide in. I also want to bush hog the plots in mid to late July, when all of the seed heads have matured out and I think that all the hens are done nesting. This will provide lots of seeds for the 2-3 month old poults, which is the time they start getting plant matter in their diet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodsman87, post: 3669138, member: 12210"] Sounds good Boll Weevil. I try to do the same with what little private land I have full control over and with what spare money and time I have to use on it. I did not know that Fescue was bad. I have never encouraged it, but never tried to eradicate it either. I have always thought that fescue seeds where good for quail and turkeys, I guess I am wrong though. We are currently trying to convert our farm from a cattle place to a wildlife place. Planted hardwoods and pines this past winter on our used to be cow pasture. Also converted pasture into food plots. Last fall I planted Red, Ladino, and Crimson clover, along with grains such as wheat oats and rye. This spring I disced the edges of the food plots. Didn't plant antything but them turkeys sure loved it this spring. Plenty of old seeds in the dirt, grubs, centipeeds, and other stuff they like to eat. My plan is to hopefully allow the hens to nest in these food plots. I know that hay cutters chop up hens all the time, so I thought that big hay fields and food plots might be places that hens like to nest. Now, the plots look like big hayfields, the crimson clover is done seeded out, Red clover just starting to bloom, white clover blooming, the grains have seed heads but are not mature. Maybe I can get a few hens to nest in these plots, and the newly hatched poults can have these disced areas to bug in, and tall cover to hide in. I also want to bush hog the plots in mid to late July, when all of the seed heads have matured out and I think that all the hens are done nesting. This will provide lots of seeds for the 2-3 month old poults, which is the time they start getting plant matter in their diet. [/QUOTE]
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