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<blockquote data-quote="jilleroo" data-source="post: 1086163" data-attributes="member: 8192"><p>We know all about your pain Havinago - hopefully there are better times ahead! That must've been a big blow Suzie!</p><p></p><p>Hubby is in Charters Towers picking up meal and blocks on the truck and having the tanker trailer filled with M8U. A b-double of M8U will be here this arve also to fill up again and then we think we've got Tru-Graze liquid feed coming early next week. A double of hay on January 9. Soon all the cows on our northern country will have to go onto hay too and we have another two roadtrains booked to go there next week. There is getting to be a more definite tail on the cows now, it will be hard to hold on for much longer. Our calving heifers on agistment are doing it tough and we're tankering liquid feed into them too at vast expense. As well we have about 150 early weaned calves in the yard again, with many more to come off. They're getting green wheaten big squares. </p><p></p><p>Three well-conditioned cows were dead around M8U tubs in different paddocks this week - maybe there has been some water mixed in the M8U before sale to make it go further? It seems very thin. So we went around and added extra salt to them all to slow them down. We've cut out the dry lick for the moment, just can't afford everything. One of the dead cows had a baby calf so added it to my other two. Havent put one on Tulip yet, I milked her for the house while the family was here, but when the heat abates a bit, I'll poddy one onto her. Forecast 46 degs tomorrow which will be 48 here, will be about 46 again today. I've done my paddock jobs and am going to work on the books - have been dreading that as I just don't want to total that fodder column and see just what we've spent!</p><p></p><p>Cowboy Ken is staying here a week - he tried to get out of his next work commitment in the Gulf but the best he could do was delay it a week. He wants to stay here, hardy soul, and keep looking after the cows. The heat doesnt bother him, he toils on regardless, never a whinge about all the trailers he hooks on and takes off during the day, all the haystring and net he pulls off bales, climbing around the molasses ladders, in and out of the tractor, opening and shutting gates etc. Just says its great exercise for him and he loves it. Feeding hay to the cows is getting dangerous and soon two ppl will have to go instead of one.</p><p></p><p>I had some great feedback about the dog painting commissions I did before christmas and consequently have had several new jobs come in already, both dogs and horses. So I'm off to have a shower now, will do one month of the books and then some painting. It's the bright spot in my day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jilleroo, post: 1086163, member: 8192"] We know all about your pain Havinago - hopefully there are better times ahead! That must've been a big blow Suzie! Hubby is in Charters Towers picking up meal and blocks on the truck and having the tanker trailer filled with M8U. A b-double of M8U will be here this arve also to fill up again and then we think we've got Tru-Graze liquid feed coming early next week. A double of hay on January 9. Soon all the cows on our northern country will have to go onto hay too and we have another two roadtrains booked to go there next week. There is getting to be a more definite tail on the cows now, it will be hard to hold on for much longer. Our calving heifers on agistment are doing it tough and we're tankering liquid feed into them too at vast expense. As well we have about 150 early weaned calves in the yard again, with many more to come off. They're getting green wheaten big squares. Three well-conditioned cows were dead around M8U tubs in different paddocks this week - maybe there has been some water mixed in the M8U before sale to make it go further? It seems very thin. So we went around and added extra salt to them all to slow them down. We've cut out the dry lick for the moment, just can't afford everything. One of the dead cows had a baby calf so added it to my other two. Havent put one on Tulip yet, I milked her for the house while the family was here, but when the heat abates a bit, I'll poddy one onto her. Forecast 46 degs tomorrow which will be 48 here, will be about 46 again today. I've done my paddock jobs and am going to work on the books - have been dreading that as I just don't want to total that fodder column and see just what we've spent! Cowboy Ken is staying here a week - he tried to get out of his next work commitment in the Gulf but the best he could do was delay it a week. He wants to stay here, hardy soul, and keep looking after the cows. The heat doesnt bother him, he toils on regardless, never a whinge about all the trailers he hooks on and takes off during the day, all the haystring and net he pulls off bales, climbing around the molasses ladders, in and out of the tractor, opening and shutting gates etc. Just says its great exercise for him and he loves it. Feeding hay to the cows is getting dangerous and soon two ppl will have to go instead of one. I had some great feedback about the dog painting commissions I did before christmas and consequently have had several new jobs come in already, both dogs and horses. So I'm off to have a shower now, will do one month of the books and then some painting. It's the bright spot in my day. [/QUOTE]
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