More fine and dry weather for October is just what the doctor ordered. October is a traditionally a slightly quieter time on the farm and a perfect time to take much needed holidays.
The first half of the month was exclusively dry and the ground was lovely and hard – this meant that we could get all the hedges trimmed on the whole farm – this is a major job and we only tend to tackle most of it every 2 years these days. We leave it as late in the year as we can , so that the wildlife can eat all of the berries before they are trimmed.
October is also the month when the rams (males) go with ewes and this process will hopefully result in beautiful spring lambs being born in March and April. This is a crucial part of our whole business because if this fails , we could potentially be left without lamb for a year.
In the second half of the month, the weather is just beginning to chage and you can feel winter is on its way.
Next jobs will be gathering enough fire wood for the winter months ahead, and housing the cattle for winter.
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