sjr725
Well-known member
After hardly any snow this winter and very mild temps.... Our cows were supposed to start calving about a week ago and nothing - until night before last snowing, cold windy and we had 23 new babies! Then last night, even colder, and windy with lots of snow 31 more! This morning I rode out about 5am in blowing snow and snowing so hard I could hardly find the dumb cows! and I tagged 7 more and another bunch of cows are laying down in the willows by the creek (one of their favorite maternity ward spots) I'll go back out again as soon as I get a bit more coffee and warm my backside by the stove - left my horse saddled in the barn to have his breakfast and then we'll be back at it. just seems that they never calve during a nice break in the winter - they wait til the worst weather of the year to go!