The meadow next to the Whinnies was cut last week. The hay is not collected by the trust that owns the meadow. Instead, the aim is simply to stop the weeds taking over and to shake down the seeds of the meadow plants into the soil. The hay is then left to rot, unless of course I can get my hands on it. The problem with cutting it in October is that there is never a long enough period of dry weather for the hay to dry. I did manage to collect a couple of sacks last week and I tested it out with the goats. They liked it as bedding. They weren't interested in eating it. That wasn't the plan! As it turns out, we can't collect any more of the hay because of the damp.
Fortunately, someone gave us more spare hay yesterday. We now have enough in store to get us through the winter.
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