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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 601412" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Thanks Badroute, Alexfarms & Bizin. Appreciate the comments.</p><p>So far, knock on wood, we haven't NEEDED the generator for emergency work. But, we have loaded it into our truck (with frontend loader) to do work out in the fields. Boy, that's slicker than ---.</p><p>I never did have any gutless wonders, but--- I sure did have some tall ones. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Many were 9 & 10 frame, but we never sacrificed volume & muscle for height. Also, wouldn't tolerate bad legs. When "short" finally paid good money, it was real easy to get our herd short, thick & structurally correct. Easy to go small compared to trying to build height & keep all the good traits. This is the right kind of cattle as far as I'm concerned.</p><p>We gave up trying to finish grazing our stockpiled hay. Snow was dense & crusty underneath. Cattle were trying to forage, but not very successful. If I just had the mature herd out there, we may have let them scrounge some more, but I had all of them except the open replacement heifers & 5 c/c pairs. Can't afford to let our bred yearlings lose condition this time of year. You don't put weight on them in our winters.</p><p>Hope everyone had a great holiday. </p><p>We had family here since Wed. Most left yesterday (Sunday) & my sister & brother in law will be leaving this morning. They helped up move our cows home yesterday. We had 11 people here - our floors were wall to wall air mattresses! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> (we just have 2 bedrooms.) Had a super great time. We all hunt except for 3 (sister, neice & baby). And I don't have to COOK, they do everything - yippee!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 601412, member: 968"] Thanks Badroute, Alexfarms & Bizin. Appreciate the comments. So far, knock on wood, we haven't NEEDED the generator for emergency work. But, we have loaded it into our truck (with frontend loader) to do work out in the fields. Boy, that's slicker than ---. I never did have any gutless wonders, but--- I sure did have some tall ones. :D Many were 9 & 10 frame, but we never sacrificed volume & muscle for height. Also, wouldn't tolerate bad legs. When "short" finally paid good money, it was real easy to get our herd short, thick & structurally correct. Easy to go small compared to trying to build height & keep all the good traits. This is the right kind of cattle as far as I'm concerned. We gave up trying to finish grazing our stockpiled hay. Snow was dense & crusty underneath. Cattle were trying to forage, but not very successful. If I just had the mature herd out there, we may have let them scrounge some more, but I had all of them except the open replacement heifers & 5 c/c pairs. Can't afford to let our bred yearlings lose condition this time of year. You don't put weight on them in our winters. Hope everyone had a great holiday. We had family here since Wed. Most left yesterday (Sunday) & my sister & brother in law will be leaving this morning. They helped up move our cows home yesterday. We had 11 people here - our floors were wall to wall air mattresses! :D (we just have 2 bedrooms.) Had a super great time. We all hunt except for 3 (sister, neice & baby). And I don't have to COOK, they do everything - yippee!!! [/QUOTE]
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