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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14022"><p>We calve in the pasture with just leafless trees for shelter. Not many barns in this part of the world. If they calve on grass it's not all that muddy, we don't usually get the real soupy mud till April. Of course with the 4th year of drought, we didn't even have that. Our snow season is usually a day or two of snow, then it all melts and turns to mud anyway, then a week or two later a little more snow. Repeat from early November through late February or early March in bad years. If we had calving barns I'ld probably calve in January, feed costs would go up but the calves would be weaned earlier and hopefully miss the crowds. In normal years the cows are almost completely grazing by mid March so that cuts down the feed bill.</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> I'm the opposite of Dun. I prefer</p><p>> the cold/snow. If you can get the</p><p>> calves born & dry (we calve in</p><p>> the barn) than the cold is no</p><p>> problem - only need wind break</p><p>> (trees or valley). Much rather</p><p>> have the calves in the snow or</p><p>> frozen ground vs the MUD. Wet mud</p><p>> pulls the heat out of their body</p><p>> faster than snow. Plus more</p><p>> diseases. Of course, this year,</p><p>> our Feb was MUD MUD MUD - yuk.</p><p>> Still mud! Although we are really</p><p>> lacking ground water, we do have</p><p>> surface mud. Jeanne</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14022"] We calve in the pasture with just leafless trees for shelter. Not many barns in this part of the world. If they calve on grass it's not all that muddy, we don't usually get the real soupy mud till April. Of course with the 4th year of drought, we didn't even have that. Our snow season is usually a day or two of snow, then it all melts and turns to mud anyway, then a week or two later a little more snow. Repeat from early November through late February or early March in bad years. If we had calving barns I'ld probably calve in January, feed costs would go up but the calves would be weaned earlier and hopefully miss the crowds. In normal years the cows are almost completely grazing by mid March so that cuts down the feed bill. dunmovin farms > I'm the opposite of Dun. I prefer > the cold/snow. If you can get the > calves born & dry (we calve in > the barn) than the cold is no > problem - only need wind break > (trees or valley). Much rather > have the calves in the snow or > frozen ground vs the MUD. Wet mud > pulls the heat out of their body > faster than snow. Plus more > diseases. Of course, this year, > our Feb was MUD MUD MUD - yuk. > Still mud! Although we are really > lacking ground water, we do have > surface mud. Jeanne [/QUOTE]
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