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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1349976" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Mine don't get shade in most fields.. I've lost one to what I'm going to guess was heat stroke.. she lost cud and that was it, she was a real underdog, and I'm guessing the bossy cows hogged the water all day just standing there. Last year temps were up over 100F in the shade from may to september, cows were fine with it... Come winter they grow a decent coat of hair and they can stand out there in the cold just fine as long as they have a full belly... wet is far worse than cold.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, you want to give them shade? Get some used ginseng shadecloth.. the stuff is indestructible, we bought 10 acres of it for $1000 at an auction, 24'x240' tarps with good eyelets, weighs about 150lbs each, you can use it on a trampoline it's that tough.. 80% shade. I bet 40 years can be had from it.. the stuff we have is 20 years old and doesn't show any sign of age</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1349976, member: 9096"] Mine don't get shade in most fields.. I've lost one to what I'm going to guess was heat stroke.. she lost cud and that was it, she was a real underdog, and I'm guessing the bossy cows hogged the water all day just standing there. Last year temps were up over 100F in the shade from may to september, cows were fine with it... Come winter they grow a decent coat of hair and they can stand out there in the cold just fine as long as they have a full belly... wet is far worse than cold. Anyhow, you want to give them shade? Get some used ginseng shadecloth.. the stuff is indestructible, we bought 10 acres of it for $1000 at an auction, 24'x240' tarps with good eyelets, weighs about 150lbs each, you can use it on a trampoline it's that tough.. 80% shade. I bet 40 years can be had from it.. the stuff we have is 20 years old and doesn't show any sign of age [/QUOTE]
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