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Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: Bramblecot on July 03, 2016, 12:48:29 pm

Title: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: Bramblecot on July 03, 2016, 12:48:29 pm

Well that's it.  Made an executive decision in absence of OH. 

The contractor phoned at midday and said we have a 'very small window' to make the hay.  He is cutting our 5 acres of standing grass this afternoon. I shall now be on tenterhooks all week.
 Wish me luck with the  :sunshine: god, no :raining: or I'll be  :gloomy: and OH will be  :rant: .

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: Fleecewife on July 03, 2016, 01:43:40 pm

The very best of luck with your hay.  We're still a few weeks off, which is probably just as well as we have a series of very heavy showers running through every day.  It's one of the most stressful times  :farmer:

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 03, 2016, 01:52:12 pm

:fc: !

The contractor almost certainly knows what he/she is doing.  Best of luck!

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: Bramblecot on July 03, 2016, 02:26:27 pm

Thanks fw and sitn.  It really is  :fc: :fc: :fc: !

It is so good of them to come and do our tiny acreage - on a Sunday - as they are working flat out when the weather allows.  And they just  ::) when I ask for 'little old lady small bales please' ;)

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on July 03, 2016, 02:42:02 pm

All the best with hay making, hope all goes well! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: CarolineJ on July 03, 2016, 02:46:49 pm

Good luck!  Mine's ready to cut but we haven't got the weather window yet, I don't think - heavy showers through today which weren't forecast when I checked last night.

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: Bramblecot on July 03, 2016, 04:30:45 pm

This is it today, no sign of a mower though :-\ .

and 2030 this evening  :fc: .  Thank you wbf and CJ.

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: stufe35 on July 04, 2016, 02:43:07 pm

That's a definite step forward---you wont make hay with it still joined at the bottom  ;)

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: devonlad on July 04, 2016, 04:32:20 pm

Good luck jean. Been raining here this morning so hope its skipped you and keeps dry for a few days. Hope you're both well x

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: stufe35 on July 04, 2016, 05:44:04 pm

Bramble or,  does your contractor come and turn it for you ,  or do you have your own machinery for this ?

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: Bramblecot on July 06, 2016, 10:43:22 am

Stufe, Our brilliant neighbour is a contractor and he does it all for us - no machinery of our own. Tedded yesterday and still dry  :fc: .
Hi devonlad.  We are fine thank you, and I hope all is well with you, K and the lovely critturs x

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: Bramblecot on July 09, 2016, 08:29:29 pm

  Thick mist here this evening and 200 bales in the barn :relief: . 300 in stacks under covers until the workforce (me and OH) get some more energy.  Neighbour has been  baling and wrapping all day and still at it.  Rain due tonight. 

Title: Re: Taking the plunge - hay making
Post by: Fleecewife on July 09, 2016, 11:25:23 pm

Phew  :relief: just in time  :farmer:.

We're having intermittent good weather with pelting rain in between times, so ours isn't even cut yet - I need a 'biting finger nails' icon.