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<blockquote data-quote="Boll Weevil" data-source="post: 3669162" data-attributes="member: 10006"><p>Sounds like a plan woodsman. The biggest thing with fescue is it's just so thick and the little boogers can't get through it easily. As well, bigger pastures of tall fescue can make it harder for hens to see danger. Unless cattle are keeping it clipped pretty low, I'm not sure how desirable it is for a hen with poults.</p><p></p><p>The way I saw it there was plenty I could do that wasn't all that expensive, just took some time. It helped me to break the challenge into pieces and examine each area for improvement. </p><p></p><p>Figured if there were thickets, cutover, dense planted pine, briar patch, stuff like that...the nesting spots were taken care of. Worked on the predators when I could and hoped for decent hatches. Give the brood flocks places to get into the summer and fly a little and day-by-day it gets easier for them to make it. </p><p></p><p>Millet is a good one to plant as well. It's cheap, will grow on concrete, and often you can get a pretty good volunteer crop for a few years because of all the seed that drops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boll Weevil, post: 3669162, member: 10006"] Sounds like a plan woodsman. The biggest thing with fescue is it's just so thick and the little boogers can't get through it easily. As well, bigger pastures of tall fescue can make it harder for hens to see danger. Unless cattle are keeping it clipped pretty low, I'm not sure how desirable it is for a hen with poults. The way I saw it there was plenty I could do that wasn't all that expensive, just took some time. It helped me to break the challenge into pieces and examine each area for improvement. Figured if there were thickets, cutover, dense planted pine, briar patch, stuff like that...the nesting spots were taken care of. Worked on the predators when I could and hoped for decent hatches. Give the brood flocks places to get into the summer and fly a little and day-by-day it gets easier for them to make it. Millet is a good one to plant as well. It's cheap, will grow on concrete, and often you can get a pretty good volunteer crop for a few years because of all the seed that drops. [/QUOTE]
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