Preparing the
hay is very definitely the hardest job on the farm. You’re out sweating under
the hot sun; cutting, turning and moving the hay, and there are always those
itchy bits of grass that get down your back or in your shoes.
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Preparing hay
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Raking hay ready
for baling
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Then you rake the hay over
and over again looking for bits of prickly unpalatable weeds and getting scratched
in the process. I guess it’s no wonder that many a time during the hay harvest I
ask myself; do the sheep really appreciate all the trouble we go to so as to
make them such nice hay?
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| Moving the straw bales |
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Stacking the
bales of hay in the stable
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Then the
cold wet days of winter come and the sheep are often left nibbling unenthusiastically
at the nutrient deficient bare pastures. That’s when I go into the stable where
the bales of straw were nicely stacked in the summer and spread a bale of hay
into the sheep’s feeding frame. Then it’s time to stand back and watch the
sheep munching on the hay with a satisfied smile on their face and that’s when
I feel satisfied too, knowing that all that hard work harvesting the hay really
is appreciated.
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| Happy sheep and this is when you realise all the work has been worth while |
1 comment:
Such a beautiful part of the world. Love looking at the pictures. And I'm sure the sheep appreciate your efforts. :-)
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