Strip Grazing Layout That Actually Works (Full Farm Walk)

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Want healthier pastures, better cattle performance, and clearer paddock design? This farm walkthrough shows exactly how Jackie Czechley uses strip grazing, small paddocks, and water layout to transform a once degraded Gippsland property. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdtlC5DtsgZKCM8gislyDJw/join In this episode, Jackie explains how she designed her farm before putting in a single fence, why 1-hectare paddocks outperform big ones, how water placement supercharges grazing pressure, and the plant diversity strategy that keeps cattle gaining weight every day. If you're planning a regenerative grazing enterprise, this is essential learning. What you’ll learn • How to design paddocks for strip grazing success • Why 3-day maximums prevent overgrazing and protect root reserves • Smart water layout for multi-move daily grazing • Using paddock pressure to avoid selective grazing • Daily cattle behaviour, rumination, and feed utilisation • How multi-species pastures improve rumen health & resilience • The role of seedheads, flowers, and plant diversity in regen systems regenerative grazing design, strip grazing system, rotational grazing paddock design, 1 hectare paddocks, water layout for livestock, gravity fed trough system, Gallagher reels strip grazing, multi species pasture benefits, cattle behaviour in rotational grazing, plant diversity grazing, dung score cattle health, regen agriculture Gippsland Victoria, how to plan fencing for grazing, electric fencing for strip grazing, cattle water management paddocks, ruminant health diverse forage, regen farm design Australia 👉 Subscribe for more regen grazing & fencing content https://www.youtube.com/@TimThompsonau?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Farm Learning website & training https://timthompson.ag 👉 Watch next: Multispecies Pasture Deep Dive https://youtu.be/QyIwHXY2Hjc 👉 Support the channel (sponsors, merch, memberships) https://timthompson.ag #RegenerativeGrazing #StripGrazing #FarmLearning #MultispeciesPasture #cattlemanagement Location Gippsland, Victoria – Australia Featured Guest: Jackie Checkley Topic: Strip Grazing, Paddock Layout, Water Design, Cattle Health 00:00 – Welcome to Jackie’s Regenerative Farm 00:24 – Why Paddock Layout Matters Before Fencing 01:38 – How Often Jackie Moves Her Cattle 02:15 – Strip Grazing Design & Water Access Explained 03:32 – Why 1-Hectare Paddocks Work So Well 04:06 – Cattle Behaviour: Flowers, Seedheads & Forage Choice 05:00 – Managing Competition & Avoiding Selective Grazing 05:38 – Water Systems: Trough Size, Gravity Feed & Clean Water 06:30 – Why Dams Are Fenced Off in Regen Systems 07:01 – Adding Microbes to Water for Better Rumination 07:26 – Dung Score: What Healthy Poo Tells You 08:25 – Keeping Fertility Evenly Spread Across Paddocks 09:00 – Plant Diversity: Bees, Cattle & Soil Health 10:35 – Why Seedheads & Flowers Don’t Reduce Feed Value 11:19 – Mimicking Natural Herd Movement 12:06 – Wild Radish, Seedbank & Unexpected Forage 12:49 – Two Years of Strip Grazing Transformation 13:21 – Why Cattle Must Leave Before Day 3 14:00 – Final Thoughts & What’s Coming Next