We need some rain

[shovel leaner 7,648]

Never thought I’d hear myself say this , especially around release time , but I need some rain . My cover crops which are mainly maize and a couple of wild bird mixes haven’t had any rain since they were planted 1st week in June . Also the birds I’ve put to wood haven’t seen rain , they hadn’t been out of the shelter pens when it last rained . The ground is cracked and dry as a bone . These covers should be well grown by now but my maize is barely a foot tall , the brassicas in the wild bird mix are also covered with cabbage white butterfly’s  . Oh woe is me

[hily 379]

Well farmer joked with me yesterday .     I see you've got your birds champion it will rain soon     He's right forecast for rain and some heavy bursts by tues   bet its just over my release pens.

HAPPY DAYS.

[Stavross 13,711]

If you see any send it my way, I’ve just been up to the shoot and I’ve never seen it so dry, I had a fence repair to do at the back of one of the pens I took my wellies because it’s always boggie at the back, got there and it’s like a dust bowl, we are supposed to get heavy showers over the next week but if that’s what we get then it will just run off the dry land, we need some prolonged rain to soak in 

[The one 8,395]

Its been pissing down here since lunch time but its so humid now 

[Jarvis 277]

Same here in South Northamptonshire, haven’t had rain for well over a month now and looking at the forecast we’re not getting any this week either! We desperately need some for the covers as well! 

[shovel leaner 7,648]

13 hours ago, The one said:

Its been pissing down here since lunch time but its so humid now 

That’s the problem, the right conditions for disease. My birds have been in the pens long enough now . I’ve already lifted the wire on one pen . 

[walshie 2,804]

We haven't had rain here since the end of May until today. It's been raining non-stop since first light.  

[dytkos 17,530]

Rained here today for an hour, just enough to stop me from having to do garden tidying. Phew!

Cheers, D.

[Rabid 1,936]

Stupidly dry in Bedfordshire, was walking the field yesterday and my foot went in a crack in the ground, sprained my ankle, bloody cracks are as big as I've seen for a long while

[Stavross 13,711]

3 cheers for the rain, it’s just started here with a heavy thunderstorm, could do with it right through the night ⛈

Edited July 16, 2018 by Stavross

[David.evans 5,323]

Should have took the 4x4 Rob , it's to warm to walk anyway 

Atb mate 

[Rabid 1,936]

On 16/07/2018 at 22:08, David.evans said:

Should have took the 4x4 Rob , it's to warm to walk anyway 

Atb mate 

Ain't that the truth mate.

[David.evans 5,323]

Rob 

hope your all well down there

[Rabid 1,936]

16 minutes ago, David.evans said:

Rob 

hope your all well down there

Yeah all good mate, been flat out busy work, just done the hay and now combining has started

[The one 8,395]

No needing rain they have started the harvest must be really early with two months of hot days  and no rain and the covers no as high or as strong as usual  but I've noticed there's loads of berries on the holly  so it might mean another bad winter