| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| sunny |
Posted - 06 Jun 2011 : 10:39:39 PM
How are your fields doing in this weather? Mine are so slow hardly anything growing, we need rain and lots of it. I am still feeding hay |
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| debs |
Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 9:18:02 PM
Am in S.Bucks too, although the grass doesn't look great... no rain, ours are little porkers! Got back from hols saturday, been raining loads so grass is green and looking lovely... they are too fat now!!!
Its a bugger, prefer to keep Ali out, although he is good in I think its more healthy for him out...... may have to re-think that though!!! |
| Oregana |
Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 6:40:38 PM
I am also in South Lincs. I have three horses on four acres and have no grass at all. I have always had the field sectioned off, but it's not growing even when not grazed, so have opened up the whole field and have to feed every day. Fed up with it. |
| complete novice |
Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 6:14:54 PM
I'm in the very dry south east and horses are on very limited grazing but I also have a gelding 'in foal' and since the recent rain though the field is quite sparse what there is has started growing well |
| Qui Gon Jinn |
Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 4:37:41 PM
Another Scottish member here and we have lots of grass. My geldings look as though they may be in foal!!
Just wait and see though.......our hay prices will be through the roof, even though we have very good grass growth!! How does that work?! |
| barbara.gregory |
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 4:42:12 PM
We have now been officially declared a drought area although we did have quite a bit of rain yesterday late afternoon and during the night but dry again today. Mine are gobbling up their hay in the stables overnight (usually this time of year they leave some as they are full of grass) and I am putting hay out in the fields in the morning when they go out as there is nothing much for them to eat. Thank goodness I can still get hay from my supplier! I just hope we have some showers and warm weather to make the grass put on a spurt of growth as yesterday and last night it was cold, wet and windy, not like June at all.
Barbara |
| proctorclaire |
Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 1:15:44 PM
Our fields where really good to begin with but now they are struggling. I have seperated my field in 2 so one part can rest. I move them between the 2 sections when one section has grown enough for them to be on it (although it is very short because my 2 would explode with good grass and I beleive horses should be out and not in). At the moment both fields are pretty bare but horses still happy being out in it. |
| oliviaw |
Posted - 09 Jun 2011 : 9:57:36 PM
Unfortunately not much grass, however the ragwort and other weeds are still managing to come through! x |
| phoenixbruka |
Posted - 09 Jun 2011 : 9:26:28 PM
we've got so much grass its ridiculous Both my boys and my daughters pony, and several of my liveries are wearing muzzles 
I could do with a lot less!
Its really hard when my boys live on fresh air, get ridden every day, come in all day (one has L.V so cant be out during the day in the summer!) and I'm STILL worrying about their weight 
susie |
| jasjmm |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 10:52:56 PM
Yes, too much at moment. Famous last words... |
| Callisto |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 1:31:03 PM
No, not even with the rain we have just enjoyed... |
| Kazzy |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 1:08:18 PM
We have plenty for the horses to eat (too much!!) but the grass isnt long enough for making hay just yet!! Times getting on though and we need it to shoot up!
Didnt help when the farmer who puts his cows on the land to help eat it all put them in the field we were intending on hay making!! Grr so we have had to revert to another field so we are hoping it grows enough to get some hay.
Janet |
| marionpack |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 12:46:20 PM
Its raining here (Berkshire) right now,and we had heavy rain all Sunday night, I think the next problem won't be the grass growing, but getting decent hay making weather, lets just hope the grass grows and the sun will come out long enough to make the hay |
| Sam Hunt |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 12:13:27 PM
I'm in South Bucks and I seem to be the only person round here who is okay for grass. It's still growing, albeit not as quickly as usual, and there's actually way too much for my 4 (3 of whom are very good doers). I don't mind too much now if the grass I have doesn't last, as the gang could do with being on rations for a while, to drop some weight, especially as I've got to bear in mind that at the end of September they'll be moved onto 30 acres of untouched winter grazing. Fat horses is NOT a blessing, but the fortune I've saved in not having to feed hay IS. |
| complete novice |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 12:05:52 PM
we're ok at the moment, we had our first proper rain for about 10 weeks on Monday and grass is coming back though big problem will be hay, my usual source is having to buy in for his livery at £50 and he usually sells for £35, it's going to be an expensive winter in this part of the world |
| Zan |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 11:13:28 AM
Far too much grass here--I have had 40 sheep on with my three on 8 acres, bringing the horses in at night, and still the two good doers are putting on weight.I would love to have slow growing grass so I didn't have to worry about fat horses. Sheep have just disappeared--farmer has a habit of doing this-- and now I am really worried if he doesn't bring them back very soon. |
| jaybird |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 10:02:57 AM
Hi all
Just as bad in France, this year my hay fields were down by 2/3rds only 6 rolls for me and trying to find & buy hay in is like hens teeth...nothing, it's so desperate some people have considered sending thier horses back to the UK...grass is dry..had some rain but not enough,,one guy cut 20 hectare and sold it all the the UK..so what's to happen? our farmers are sending thier cattle to slaughter..no idea what to do at the moment, we are all trying to help each other but it's very difficult....needs to rain all summer...
Beryl |
| angelarab |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 8:23:26 PM
Grass growing here and extra spurt over night grass lumps up and developed a mega fear of dark tarmac hacking tonight blame it all on Dr Green!! |
| Kerry Wilson |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 6:47:00 PM
You lucky lot, can't tell you how depressing it is after the hay shortages last summer and then the awful winter, I was so looking forward to beautiful spring, all lush grass, happy horses and relaxed owner, but no we skipped that bit straight onto drought The sunshine was nice for the first month!! |
| Vik1 |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 6:21:33 PM
Its coming out our ears where I am in Scotland. Velvet is looking good as she is a poor doer but Storm is getting bigger by the day  , so need to keep an eye on him. farmers round our way have had their first cut of silage and started spreading for the 2nd. Some places have cut and baled their haylage too. |
| Red Rum |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 1:26:43 PM
No No NO and paying £6 Hay and £8.25 for Haylage here in Swindon.  |
| alison |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 12:59:13 PM
Grass here is knee high and the farmer down the road has just bailed over 80 very large bales, I'm sure he will get another cut in August.
Alison |
| sab2 |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 12:51:18 PM
Our fields are in Northumberland/Co Durham and i am going to have to top mine as way too much grass, they are only eating certain bits and the rest is nearly at my knees, hopefully the local farmer can top them for me soon. I do feel for you not having enough , wish i could send you some down |
| rosie |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 12:49:16 PM
Here on the North East coast (Yorkshire), I looked at our hay field about 6 weeks ago and thought that there is no way we'll get a crop this year.
Luckily, after a few showers it has absolutely shot -up!!
We generally hay time the latter half of this month, and looks like a nice crop.
Praying for good weather as we have NO hay left from last year.
Massive shortage of hay near us, and have people queuing for any spare hay we can sell.
Where the horses have grazed, the paddocks are burnt, but am determined to hang on a few more weeks and not graze the hay field. |
| Fee |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 10:18:33 AM
Well here in Scotland we have plenty of the green stuff because we get plenty of the wet stuff! Mine are like girls who lunch every day (on pork pies!)
Fee |
| Dot |
Posted - 07 Jun 2011 : 10:17:08 AM
I am in the west midlands just short of cheshire up 325 meters and like the Scottish based lady have more grass then I need for my three and the 4 sheep. Silage fields round me have just been cut last week and reckon if things carry on the way they have here my neighbours will get a second crop. Thankfully I have another horse coming to eat my grass in a month or so. |
