Years ago we had a bad, bad cold front in central Texas. Several ranchers reported cattle drowned because they laid down on the frozen stock ponds and fell through.
It is beyond ridiculous trying to get around right now. Either ice, boggy wet spots or frozen ground. Tractor or ATV is about it if you want to be safe.
I shut a few gates and need to take the chainsaw on the 4 wheeler and fix some fence tomorrow. Get the cows contained a little. It's shaping up to be a real mess.
We have a tiny 10 acre 'pasture' close to home where we calve out a semi load of 3 year olds and a 1/3 of it is covered with a couple inches of ice.
Ice, and mud and water everywhere on the river bottom.
Barry, I had to walk across and show the dummies that it was 'safe'....
I'm just in from watching gates. One steer crawled out the fenceline bunk, not so bad, the heifers, anther story, one bolted past me while I was holding the gate open, from then on it was a real rodeo. ten or so, back and fourth, at last we did get them all back in. Two thoughts, I wish I felt that good, and as muddy as it is, can't say as blame them foe wanting to get out.
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It is beyond ridiculous trying to get around right now. Either ice, boggy wet spots or frozen ground. Tractor or ATV is about it if you want to be safe.
I shut a few gates and need to take the chainsaw on the 4 wheeler and fix some fence tomorrow. Get the cows contained a little. It's shaping up to be a real mess.
We have a tiny 10 acre 'pasture' close to home where we calve out a semi load of 3 year olds and a 1/3 of it is covered with a couple inches of ice.
Ice, and mud and water everywhere on the river bottom.
Barry, I had to walk across and show the dummies that it was 'safe'....
Got water over the top of my Muck boots!
Man...we are froze up HARD. 10 inches of snow blowed into soft drifts.
We buy most of our bulls from Kenny Angus, Schaller, Iowa. Kenny's start calving in December, they must be down to just a few now. They use all that is needed for that way. A lot of sheds, heat, tons of bedding, a lot of time. I'm happy to let them do it that way.
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Richard, I am jealous of the guys that have super buildings.
We just don't have room where we calve the heifers. Little bit of high ground next to the highway(at the home place) and we stack hay there but the bottom side is all suspect to getting a little water now and then.
Snow white. lol So what's the deal Sam, is it ice jams in the river backing up the water? Sorry to hear about the Muck boot full maybe you should look in to some fishing waders the way things are going.
Snow white. lol So what's the deal Sam, is it ice jams in the river backing up the water? Sorry to hear about the Muck boot full maybe you should look in to some fishing waders the way things are going.
Dan, we have a creek above us and the Missouri is the southern border. Couple highway and a rail road in between....
The creek floods and the river does tend to jam up and will back up into back waters than run for miles and are generally dry 90% of the time.
I locked the cows out of the hayfields today. It's warmer than usual and didn't want them munching on anything green. My brother spread a bunch of manure, didn't make any ruts in the field but the road looks pretty rough.
Snow white. lol So what's the deal Sam, is it ice jams in the river backing up the water? Sorry to hear about the Muck boot full maybe you should look in to some fishing waders the way things are going.
Dan, we have a creek above us and the Missouri is the southern border. Couple highway and a rail road in between.... The creek floods and the river does tend to jam up and will back up into back waters than run for miles and are generally dry 90% of the time. The ground is soaked from epic rain last fall. And now it has kinda thawed back out. Richard, preach it brother!
Sam- It was -1F here in the Queen City this AM with several inches of new snow. But even with your crazy wx on the Hi-Line, I'm thinking you're not ready to move back to the Bozone, even if you could afford it... Hang in there - spring will get here by 1 June and then the forest/range fires will start a couple of weeks later!
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The weather is cool here, that is good, when it gets too warm too early, the apple trees bud out, and get froze. The alfalfa can get winter kill, or need cutting before it's time. It's mid March, not spring yet.
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Sam- It was -1F here in the Queen City this AM with several inches of new snow. But even with your crazy wx on the Hi-Line, I'm thinking you're not ready to move back to the Bozone, even if you could afford it... Hang in there - spring will get here by 1 June and then the forest/range fires will start a couple of weeks later!
I haven't been there since we moved 10 years ago.
Fun town but yeah, overpriced and getting really crowded.
Sam? You asked me to Preach?! Well, since you did ask. You, and many other good souls have time to learn God's love, just don't wait too long. Enough sermonizing for tonight.
This has been a great thread, many good folks helping out.
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