6/2/2023 0 Comments Small hobby farm layoutI have sheep and goats, chooks etc, only the chooks have a shed, and I have made some extra paddocks to separate which sheep I want to breed with which, they can pretty much look after themselves if there is pasture and water on the property. The animals etc, well until your there, know the lay of the land and encounter problems that need solutions, it will be hard to know, and what you do will be different to what I do, etc I think it is hard to nut things out this way, some things will be dictated depending on zoning etc, the septic I would have the tank away from the house by a fair bit if the council allows. We're in central Victoria, and space is not an issue as we're on 20 acres and only planning a ram with maybe 2 - 3 ewes so they'll have plenty of ground to cover. or even how far away from each other the animals need to be.Īlso, we're just starting out so apart from actual regulations, is there anyone experienced in keeping Dorpers or meat rabbits who can share basic day to day husbandry / housing / animal management tips they have learnt through trial and error? I have planned a separate smaller paddock with shelters for keeping either the lambing ewes in while the ram is out in the main paddock, or vice versa, and the same set up for the rabbits to keep them separated until I want to breed them. What I'm actually hoping for is any info regarding general farming regs or just common sense things which haven't occurred to us for things like how far away from a dwelling or water supply animal pens need to be etc. We have put together a basic plan which I think satisfies and takes into account our needs, the needs of the animals, the landscape and council requirements with regard to the Salinity Management Overlay we have.
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