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<blockquote data-quote="MO_cows" data-source="post: 726446" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>It's a lot colder than normal here, too. We are 2 below zero right now and some of our predicted daytime highs are below zero later in the week. This is gonna last awhile. One of the stupid cows crapped in the stock tank and it's too cold to dump it and clean it out right without making a skating rink. So we scooped out what we could and filled it up to dilute the rest. And there is plenty of snow to lick if they don't like the taste of the water. The cattle are doin fine with the cold, they have hay in front of them and a shed to get out of the wind when they want to. They aren't humped up, they act comfortable. Just stepping carefully because there is ice under the snow. We have 3 "almost finished" hogs that seem to be handling it all right, even though are just getting 2 good drinks a day right now because they don't have heated water. (That was supposed to be a spring-to-fall project but somebody couldn't keep their hand down at the auction) They have a hut with deep straw bedding and they stay in it most of the time now. The chickens went on strike but the eggs would freeze and break anyway. So far nobody has froze their comb or feet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MO_cows, post: 726446, member: 9169"] It's a lot colder than normal here, too. We are 2 below zero right now and some of our predicted daytime highs are below zero later in the week. This is gonna last awhile. One of the stupid cows crapped in the stock tank and it's too cold to dump it and clean it out right without making a skating rink. So we scooped out what we could and filled it up to dilute the rest. And there is plenty of snow to lick if they don't like the taste of the water. The cattle are doin fine with the cold, they have hay in front of them and a shed to get out of the wind when they want to. They aren't humped up, they act comfortable. Just stepping carefully because there is ice under the snow. We have 3 "almost finished" hogs that seem to be handling it all right, even though are just getting 2 good drinks a day right now because they don't have heated water. (That was supposed to be a spring-to-fall project but somebody couldn't keep their hand down at the auction) They have a hut with deep straw bedding and they stay in it most of the time now. The chickens went on strike but the eggs would freeze and break anyway. So far nobody has froze their comb or feet. [/QUOTE]
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