We too are having a warm fall after an unusually wet summer. The pastures grew so thick and fast that I couldn't keep them shredded. I felt like I spent my entire summer on a tractor. I just shredded the last of the mare pasture yesterday creeping along at the speed of a walking egret (the cattle egrets love it when they hear mowing and hurry to catch the bugs that get stirred up). This year they could stroll along in a leisurely manner as the shredder could not handle the thick, tall, juicy grass at any speed faster than second gear low range! I could have easily pastured an extra 75 cows this year and five years ago (the year it never rained) I was overstocked at half the usual herd.
Currently I am mainly occupied with racehorse re-hab: two with leg injuries and two with a neurological disease. It is yet to be determined whether any of them will be able to return to work. The chickens have been molting, so only my best customers are still getting eggs. I should have added some new pullets last spring but... And I planted the winter garden late so not much home-grown produce for Thanksgiving this year. Maybe next year I'll be organized and efficient - maybe.
