A 10below selfie while feeding cows. minus 20 windchill.

Damn.

Bet you are breaking ice in troughs too....

the dog looks comfy....

Burrrrr!

That picture reminded me;

My Dog's outside water dish was frozen over, so I went out and brought it in for de-icing, so she can have a drink when she goes out later.

She's sleeping in with Momma on my side of the bed right now....When I get up she gets the warm spot.(GRIN!)


Virgil B.

Talk about a three dog night!

13 below wind chill here. Not a good day for skinny dipping!

Damn! Stay warm!

A balmy -9 here last night Don. we are looking for + double digits next week...into the 20s!!!

13 below wind chill here. Not a good day for skinny dipping!

0 here right now but its supposed to get 17 below tonight.It is December in North Dakota. Adapt or leave. I will be going south in a week. ED K

Quite bitchin'.

Hell, if it weren't for climate change & global warming, it'd be 10 degrees colder..............

MM

That dog is like a honey badger, he don't give a [bleep].

Freezing rain here
Everybody's life called off for the day (school, etc.)
Kids sleeping in
Sometimes I like bad weather

Damn must be nice to live in those tropical locales

Dishwasher work is hard to come by so guess I'll just stay put

We're apt to see above zero sometime...maybe

Western South Dakota, just north of the Black Hills was a balmy -6 this morning. It's up to 2 now.

The wind ain't blowing much, the horse water ain't froze, the cattle water ain't froze, and everybody who has to stay outside is in the trees. So far, so good, except this chit is supposed to last another ten days or so.

Western South Dakota, just north of the Black Hills was a balmy -6 this morning. It's up to 2 now.

The wind ain't blowing much, the horse water ain't froze, the cattle water ain't froze, and everybody who has to stay outside is in the trees. So far, so good, except this chit is supposed to last another ten days or so.

+10*F (windchill= -1*F) here in the banana belt.

46 here in So. Nevada. Thought they might call school off but they are tuffing it out.
A couple of leaves fell from the trees last night. I might have to bundle up and go out and rake.

But probably not.

Seriously, this desert rat doesn't know how you guys survive.

I'm sure glad wind chill hadn't been invented yet, when I used to go ice fishing on Presque Isle Bay. I can't let that slide. If you're from Erie, it's The Peninsula... Anyways, lotta wind, lotta cold.

And no cab on that tractor?


Now I can feel a little sorry for you.

Been there and done that.

Damn, to cold for me!

On the brighter side you look better covered up like that.

Makes my eyes water just looking at it...

You know you can get a cab and heater now right?

17 below no wind here this morning.

Don, I do believe you could use a real beaver hat. When I worked 4 years in Barrow Alaska, it could get -40 to -60 and Beaver really works. Few Inuits wore them but once they did, they preferred them. Not a lot of Beavers up there handy, so I bought several hides and had them made the way I like them, they were very popular. I had them a little longer in the back to keep the neck warm and cut forward to help with the face. I also used a neoprene face mask and sometimes goggles. I also wore (like you) the black lined Carharts and some Cabelas -100 boots. I could stay toasty for quite a while outside.

BTW, I didn't let them use quilting on the inside, it almost can't get cold enough to wear comfortably. Instead I had them use a heavy satin fabric as a liner. Just right.

Yeah life in the desert is pretty nice this time of year. I am going up to Cold Creek tomorrow to do a hike and shoot and expect to endure temps in the low 40s w/ winds gusting up to 5mph. I better put on extra sunscreen.

He does look better wrapped up but I'll bet he has on trigger finger mitts and will find something to shoot. That dog would be great to hang out with.


mike r

-29 In Casper Wy,this morning. Feeding, when that cold, has its fun times.

Don, I'm hoping it thaws just a little - before it hits here tomorrow.
(We tend to get Denver weather the next day)

Betcha that seat is padded. Ain't gonna be a steel bucket and have an ass in it on days like that.

Been seeing new flights if geese and ducks around here.
Went out to the lakefront in the dark this morning and tossed in some decoys.
Nice flocks up high but I wasn't able to bring them in.
Got one duck and numb toes and fingers.

Nobody should ever feel any sadness or remorse for livestock. I gave up on that a long ago.

It was a balmy 13 deg here this week, and I had a 14 month old steer for some stupid reason run full on and crash a fence. It broke a few strands but the bottom two were still intact. That idiot then stood back up, kinda sprung off the fence like a WWF wrestler, and fell over sideways. Then he walked over the fence and away from the pasture! I had to race all the way around with a 40MPH windchill on my face from that speeding Yamaha Rhino.

Chased him around a while hoping the others would not find their way out too. Finally quit that hopeless event. Went in got a loaf of bread, and fed him slowly back into the pasture. By this time, I'm frozen. Now back to the shop for the come along, staples, hammer, and some more two strand. All this steel stuff must be absolute zero to the touch it's so freaking cold!

Now I'm out there stretching wire, ratcheting and hammering all the while this moron steer is standing 15 feet away with full on steam streaming from his nostrils and drool almost reaching the ground.

I have become the steer version of Netflix for this moron. He just watches me struggle and freeze fixing his mess. So he is back in the pasture secure again. Don't believe that a fence is cattle proof, especially if they are horned. It's a visual deterrent at best.

Never gonna feel sorry butchering those pain in the ass beasts in my lifetime!

That's why they call it animal husbandry JJ. Dang near as bad as having a wife

Funny stuff right there...I tell my wife that same thing. She's always whining about cold cows.

We have some Scottish Highland heifers and I swear they love the bitter cold.
Their back hair stays hard frosted all day, never thaws. Incredible thermal efficiency with that stuff. 100* animal with frozen hair...Look like musk ox out there.

91º here and humid...I am ready for the cold honestly.

I says to da wife last night: It's colder than a witches tit. She replies how do you what that's like? I just smiled and looked down at her chest. Lol. She smiled back.

I couldn't make it when it's that cold

Don, I didnt recognize you, all wrapped up like that.

Be careful.

Well we got our first cold snap here in North Dakota. 16 below this morning but no wind yet. ED K

Actually a little snow on the ground out here at sea level. Looks kinda nice.

I'd be shocked if it lasted the day though. Probably get in the high thirties today and get a little rain.

the dog is liking his new coat.....

I don't understand why people go outside when it's cold?





Dave

Don't envy all of you that take care of livestock. BTDT helping my Grandfather when he was still alive. Doesn't matter the weather or what you have to do, livestock get taken care of first.

There are two things I will always remember him saying. Livestock will give trouble at the worst possible time. And, when going somewhere, seeing livestock in someones pasture with their ribs and hip bones showing, his comment was "SOB shouldn't be allowed to own animals if he is not going to take care of them".

So ya'll be safe.

Feeding livestock at minus 10 or even lower has its challenges. But it still beats the hell out of working somewhere else for someone else.

We used to get weather like that every winter for a week or two. Usually the last week of Dec to the first two weeks of Jan.

We were only feeding 100 pair, a half dozen bulls, and thirty of last years calves. But I really enjoyed the winter of '80-81 when I got to harness a team every morning at dark-thirty for that day's feeding. Sabbath was extra fun, as we had to be finished feeding before daylight in order to get breakfast and make services on time.

But, heck, I have not even seen a calf with the ends of his ears frost bitten off since the early '80's.

Through the '70'S, a good share of our dairy herd had cropped ears. That was despite the calves always had a roof over their head and three walls.

Those damned heelers don't appear to have any kind of winter coat, but the little schitts are absolutely amazing. In the coldest of conditions, they are ready to go. They will be found rolling in the snow like a silly pup at 20 degrees below zero.

He needs a hat too. I've seen a couple heelers with ears that have been frostbit!

It kinda' looks like you duct taped that coat on him.........

He's grown since your new puppy pic's.

Casey

I think you need to cold weather test a few loads.......


Casey

Looks like he's making a good pardner for you, Don.

Don, I think you finally posted a photo showing your good side......

Damn cold!

We've been stuck in a bit of a cold snap here too, hovering around -10F daytime and -17F overnight. Not too bad until it gets windy, then it gets a bit ugly. Chickens are feeling it, especially the roosters with their larger combs. The turkeys on the other hand don't seem to care a whole lot, till 2 days ago they still chose to roost outside overnight.

You and I should stick with the full cover look

after all, we did go to different schools together....

The last week has been fairly nippy indeed. Missouri froze over the other night and yesterday we started feeding the old cows so now everybody is waiting for chow in the morning.


Taught Whitey how to chop ice, he's a natural!




Flave, the key to dealing with the cold is turning up the heater in the pickup...duh.



And to really heat this thread up.....

Aviators, dink mawfackers, dink!