Will this winter ever end?!

CollCrofter · Mar 12, 2020

muleman said:
Im not bragging and its not a competition but we had 600 mm rain in feb...been one of worst winters i known, just relentless wind and rain day after day, wears you down, started lambing now so sheds full up to bursting!

Aye you're right. We'll all complain about the tole it's taking on the land and livestock but very few will admit that it depresses you....I'm one of them!

CollCrofter · Mar 12, 2020

Well earlier I said the dog didn't seem phased by the battering of weather we got this morning...... Couldn't find him in his usual hiding spot in the porch, went for a pee..... and saw this

Wee bugger wouldn't move off the underfloor heating!! (please excuse the items of clothing!)

Skintagain · Mar 12, 2020

muleman said:
Im not bragging and its not a competition but we had 600 mm rain in feb...been one of worst winters i known, just relentless wind and rain day after day, wears you down, started lambing now so sheds full up to bursting!

I braved it and turned some out today. When I was using two ladders as a gate/ hurdle last night I thought it was taking the pee and something needed to go out.

MDL POWERUP · Mar 12, 2020

Danllan said:
You've not yet seen 'standing' water on a hill? Croeso i Gymru…

Can't say I have! Hope this bloody rain let's up soon!

spark_28 · Mar 12, 2020

due to start lambig next week. thank f**k ive only got 20 sheep to lamb. struggling like f**k to get any condition on them, all gimmers (lleyn) so just dont know what to expect.

Henarar · Mar 12, 2020

Pistonbroke said:
Long way to go yet. Years ago my cousin got married in Herefordshire on 1st June and it snowed

Dad said it snowed down here in june years ago
Winter isn't that long yet I remember years ago turning dairy cows out in june and still absolutely wrecking the field it was that wet, there is nart new really

johnspeehs · Mar 12, 2020

Bill dog said:
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Jezz had to look twice there @Bill dog ,, thought those were palm trees in the distance

Bill dog · Mar 12, 2020

Should’ve gone to Spec savers !

Nithsdale · Mar 12, 2020

Scots Pine... the next best thing

No good for commercial forestry. But there should be a hell of a lot more of those trees planted

Northeastfarmer · Mar 12, 2020

livestock 1 said:
@Northeastfarmer just had a load of straw this morning the driver got out the wagon and realised he should have fetched 2 coats instead of 1’ couldn’t live up here’ he said
It will sharp dry up in the second half of March especially where you are 2 months later it might here

It dries up...then one night of wet and it’s clarts again

CollCrofter · Mar 13, 2020

Just had a swing round the cows there and it's absolutely flat calm and not raining... gives me the fear...

Northeastfarmer · Mar 13, 2020

CollCrofter said:
Just had a swing round the cows there and it's absolutely flat calm and not raining... gives me the fear...

Just got in from checking mine...a lot better night than last night

livestock 1 · Mar 13, 2020

Just bought 300 in lamb sheep in a trade where folks seemed depressed. It’s rained it’s snowed now I’m wondering who the silly bugger is

Northernlights · Mar 13, 2020

Wetttest winter I can remember in my lifetime in this neck of the woods and we are usually a dry area .Was drying up last weekend but several days of sleet this week have brougt all the mud back again. Wind direction being mostly westerly and not south westerly has been the problem as just 20 miles to the east around Elgin it begins to dry up and Aberdeen has had its sunniest February on record.( Rain shadow of the Cairngorms) Northerly gale tonight and sleeting again off the Firth

nonemouse · Mar 13, 2020

just checked cows and generator(electric been off 13 hours) wind dropped slightly but its sleeting and everywhere stinks of smoke, next doors bonfire got out off control and took his straw shed

ARW · Mar 13, 2020

We have been fencing in this wet weather since October, every week the weather would report a better week next week! I’m ready for shorts and T-shirt weather after 5 months of wellies and water proofs

firther · Mar 13, 2020

it started in September here, heavy rain did any way and its hardly stopped since

Hilly · Mar 13, 2020

Snowing here but just wet sh!t , typical March if you ask me worst month of the year for me March .

Kidds · Mar 13, 2020

nonemouse said:
next doors bonfire got out off control and took his straw shed

Can never understand folk having bonfires anywhere near straw sheds.
Have family members that do it regularly even though they had a fire in the past.

down n'dirty · Mar 13, 2020

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Chasingmytail said:
just had a nice sharp hailstone storm to add to the previous snow/rain/hailstorm downpour around 6-7 this morning. I am planting and tubing 4000 hedge plants - not nice. God only know what our animals are going to eat cos if the boss thinks the stock is going out in good grass in April it'll better grow pretty quick. On the hunt for va

Have wrapped silage/haylage available in the Newport area if interested. Good quality, could deliver depending on location

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100% I’ve had enough of farming!

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