I need some moderation please

[skyhightree1]

First it was humerous.. then it was funny.. Now its serious.. I had to move cattle off my hay fields they were tearing them up and moved to one place and im sure I will have to fix about 5 acres by leveling and replanting. This is just crazy so far this month on my gauge had over 14 inches of rain. I sure hope we wont have a dry summer because we used up all the rain in January.

 

[Hook]

Over did the rain dance

 

[Bigfoot]

Old people call a wet winter a drought breeder. BTW mud has really negative affect on me. I hate it, and February is usually out worst month. I'm dreading it.

 

[hillsdown]

Just think of all the weeds that will grow this spring :lol: :hide:

Yesterday we were at 14 Celsius here. I hate mud and I hate ice even more but I sure can get used to these temps for the middle of winter.

By the end of the week more snow and a high of -18

 

[skyhightree1]

I wish we had those cold temps atleast the ground would probably be frozen lol Do not mention weeds that was mean lol

 

[greybeard]

Well, low temps will freeze that mud so you can at least walk on it--maybe.
Would french drains help you out Sky--like Aaron did in his cowpen thread?

I had the displeasure 2 winters in a row of working in a non-cattle environment where the moisture in the mud was salt brine--it never quite froze even at just above zero dusk till dawn--just turned to a thick cold icy slush.

 

[ANAZAZI]

Over did the rain dance

When it comes to rain dance, timing is essential.

 

[Nesikep]

I'm glad to be on a hillside.. Yes, it still gets mucky, but we don't get those standing lagoons. We're in for some good mud by the end of the week by the looks of it, snow is melting slowly, the pens are a mild mess.

 

[skyhightree1]

Well, low temps will freeze that mud so you can at least walk on it--maybe.
Would french drains help you out Sky--like Aaron did in his cowpen thread?

I had the displeasure 2 winters in a row of working in a non-cattle environment where the moisture in the mud was salt brine--it never quite froze even at just above zero dusk till dawn--just turned to a thick cold icy slush.

GB I have thought about putting french drains in we do them all the time for customers. I just hate to do all that cause soon as I do it it will never be that wet again. I am definately gonna do something cause this is ridiculous. I thought about the corral area putting about 10 loads of rock in there when it dries out and hope it keeps it in good shape or just put down concrete in the corral since its not really all that big. We are supposed to get snow tonight so I will see how hard it gets and if just the crust gets hard and i step through it.

 

[Dave]

You are only a couple inches above my normal rainfall and you look to have a normal amount of mud for me. I grow to hate Western Washington winters more and more every year. I am thinking that a move to the high desert in northern Nevada would be a good thing.

 

[cow pollinater]

Well come on out to sunny CA, sky. Moderation in rain here is about like calling a dwarf lowline a moderate frame. It is supposed to rain tonight(OH THANK YOU GOD!) but even if we get two inches(which we won't, half an inch is a lot here) it will be soaked in by tomorrow afternoon.

 

[backhoeboogie]

Share a little of that?

I have several feet of sand. It sits on top of 32 feet of gravel I am told. Ingram is all over me wanting to mine gravel out of my very best hay fields. I don't wanna.

But I can handle the rain just fine. Just not getting that much.

Mud is better than dust.

 

[skyhightree1]

You are only a couple inches above my normal rainfall and you look to have a normal amount of mud for me. I grow to hate Western Washington winters more and more every year. I am thinking that a move to the high desert in northern Nevada would be a good thing.

I don't know how you do it.

Well come on out to sunny CA, sky. Moderation in rain here is about like calling a dwarf lowline a moderate frame. It is supposed to rain tonight(OH THANK YOU GOD!) but even if we get two inches(which we won't, half an inch is a lot here) it will be soaked in by tomorrow afternoon.

:lol2:

Share a little of that?

I have several feet of sand. It sits on top of 32 feet of gravel I am told. Ingram is all over me wanting to mine gravel out of my very best hay fields. I don't wanna.

But I can handle the rain just fine. Just not getting that much.

Mud is better than dust.

BHB please come get all that you want don't be shy either help yourself... LOL IMO dust and mud are the same cattle can't do much with either

 

[hillsdown]

It could be worse , you could live in New York :shock:

http://news.yahoo.com/noreaster-threate ... 23025.html

 

[backhoeboogie]

It could be worse , you could live in New York :shock:

http://news.yahoo.com/noreaster-threate ... 23025.html

My eldest daughter and family are in NYC right now. Some sort of gymnastics meet. She has 3 daughters. They were supposed to fly out Wednesday. That flight is cancelled. They're hoping to get out Thursday.

 

[TexasBred]

I wish we had those cold temps atleast the ground would probably be frozen lol Do not mention weeds that was mean lol

Suck it up big boy. Typical farmer. Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry. Adjust..... :mrgreen: :hide:

 

[greybeard]

Well, low temps will freeze that mud so you can at least walk on it--maybe.
Would french drains help you out Sky--like Aaron did in his cowpen thread?

I had the displeasure 2 winters in a row of working in a non-cattle environment where the moisture in the mud was salt brine--it never quite froze even at just above zero dusk till dawn--just turned to a thick cold icy slush.

GB I have thought about putting french drains in we do them all the time for customers. I just hate to do all that cause soon as I do it it will never be that wet again. I am definately gonna do something cause this is ridiculous. I thought about the corral area putting about 10 loads of rock in there when it dries out and hope it keeps it in good shape or just put down concrete in the corral since its not really all that big. We are supposed to get snow tonight so I will see how hard it gets and if just the crust gets hard and i step through it.

You gotta take the bad with the good Sky. One of the reasons you have so much mud is the same reason you have such good pastures and hay fields the rest of the year--you have a lot of organic material--hummus in your topsoil and it holds moisture. Mine is mostly a tight clay and even tho it gets slick and hoofprints do form and hold water, it doesn't get like yours. The only exception is one stretch of roadway next to the national forest where it gets very little afternoon sun, the cattle bed down there in the summer because it's open to the south wind, leaves and pine needles fall there year round, decay and of course every morning there's lots of cow poop. I try to keep the cows out of that area during wet season, or it would turn into a sure enough quagmire. I also don't let my cows in the pen in wet times unless I am actually working them.

 

[skyhightree1]

I wish we had those cold temps atleast the ground would probably be frozen lol Do not mention weeds that was mean lol

Suck it up big boy. Typical farmer. Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry. Adjust..... :mrgreen: :hide:

you know it

Well, low temps will freeze that mud so you can at least walk on it--maybe.
Would french drains help you out Sky--like Aaron did in his cowpen thread?

I had the displeasure 2 winters in a row of working in a non-cattle environment where the moisture in the mud was salt brine--it never quite froze even at just above zero dusk till dawn--just turned to a thick cold icy slush.

GB I have thought about putting french drains in we do them all the time for customers. I just hate to do all that cause soon as I do it it will never be that wet again. I am definately gonna do something cause this is ridiculous. I thought about the corral area putting about 10 loads of rock in there when it dries out and hope it keeps it in good shape or just put down concrete in the corral since its not really all that big. We are supposed to get snow tonight so I will see how hard it gets and if just the crust gets hard and i step through it.

You gotta take the bad with the good Sky. One of the reasons you have so much mud is the same reason you have such good pastures and hay fields the rest of the year--you have a lot of organic material--hummus in your topsoil and it holds moisture. Mine is mostly a tight clay and even tho it gets slick and hoofprints do form and hold water, it doesn't get like yours. The only exception is one stretch of roadway next to the national forest where it gets very little afternoon sun, the cattle bed down there in the summer because it's open to the south wind, leaves and pine needles fall there year round, decay and of course every morning there's lots of cow poop. I try to keep the cows out of that area during wet season, or it would turn into a sure enough quagmire. I also don't let my cows in the pen in wet times unless I am actually working them.

great points gb.. I had been feeding them in there and letting them hangout in there cause I am getting ready to give them shots soon makes it a lot easier. excellent points truly I may take a few buckets out with tractor and put in my garden lol

 

[skyhightree1]

speeding and hitting a curb = axle broken off car

 

[wacocowboy]

Sky go find you some hot chicks in bikinis and start you a mud wrestling business. After 2011 I don't complain to much about rain.