Might be spring one day.

[sunnyblueskies]

-29 C here this morning. (-20 F). Keeps the mosquitoes at bay I suppose. But I am a bit jealous of all you with green grass already.

-18 C here this morning, more snow coming. Getting really tired of winter by now. Suppose it's going to last another month with the snow. =(

 

[sunnyblueskies]

-27 in the calving pen right now. Probably dip down a few degrees at daylight I expect.

They don't have a crying emoji on here, because that would be my reply. Our winters are just a tad bit too long.

 

[1982vett]

They don't have a crying emoji on here, because that would be my reply. Our winters are just a tad bit too long.

You mean, like these?

 

[coachg]

Hope I'm not jumping the gun . Planted 1 row red potatoes and set out 6 cabbage and 6 broccoli plants . .

 

[callmefence]

We've got most of the garden in and we're growing hay

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I won't complain about our long cold winters because we rarely hit 90 degrees in the summer. And even in our "worst drought in history" 2 summers ago we still made a 60% hay crop and I grazed cows from May thru November (no $200 bales of hay, no herd dispersal, etc). Harsh winters are a trade-off to living someplace with a moist/temperate summer.

 

[greybeard]

We've got most of the garden in and we're growing hay

I know a power tiller behind a 3pt throws a lot of dust. Does it do the same on the front of a skidsteer?

 

[tex452]

I won't complain about our long cold winters because we rarely hit 90 degrees in the summer. And even in our "worst drought in history" 2 summers ago we still made a 60% hay crop and I grazed cows from May thru November (no $200 bales of hay, no herd dispersal, etc). Harsh winters are a trade-off to living someplace with a moist/temperate summer.

We have long hot summers, very few wet ones.
One of my ranches grows good grass in the summer, even during last year's drought.
2' of sandy loam on top of a red clay pan, it holds moisture really good.

 

[tex452]

I won't complain about our long cold winters because we rarely hit 90 degrees in the summer. And even in our "worst drought in history" 2 summers ago we still made a 60% hay crop and I grazed cows from May thru November (no $200 bales of hay, no herd dispersal, etc). Harsh winters are a trade-off to living someplace with a moist/temperate summer.

I had a good friend from Michigan, he lived on lake intermediate, near Bellaire, we became best friends just by chance, he would come down every year and deer hunt with me, he loved deer hunting.
I lost my good buddy 4 years ago this spring, I think about him all the time.
He said he would see more deer in one morning's hunt than he would see all year in Michigan.
He was good as can be and would do anything to help me as I would him.

 

[gcreekrch]

I won't complain about our long cold winters because we rarely hit 90 degrees in the summer. And even in our "worst drought in history" 2 summers ago we still made a 60% hay crop and I grazed cows from May thru November (no $200 bales of hay, no herd dispersal, etc). Harsh winters are a trade-off to living someplace with a moist/temperate summer.

I concur.

 

[gcreekrch]

-19 c or -3 F this morning, Was thawing this afternoon.

 

[Warren Allison]

We've got most of the garden in and we're growing hayView attachment 27195View attachment 27196

What kind of grass is that, Fence?

 

[CowboyRam]

The pile of snow between the cattle guard and house. Our high today was around 20F. That pile is around 12' high.

 

[gcreekrch]

Main road going to town.

 

[kenny thomas]

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Main road going to town.

Where's the dogs and sled.

 

[tex452]

The pile of snow between the cattle guard and house. Our high today was around 20F. That pile is around 12' high.

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I'm glad we don't have to deal with that.
We just have to get through our hot summers.

 

[callmefence]

What kind of grass is that, Fence?

Oats

 

[greybeard]

Should do good. The 10 day forecast here looks like an average somewhere around 70F and 2-3 days good chance of rain. Lowest night temp I remember said mid 40s a couple of nights. Yesterday tho, was kinda yucky, heavy air and too overcast

 

[Dave]

We rarely go to town in the evening. Even rarer to go to a movie. But there was a movie playing we wanted to see. So we went. It was around 32 and nice out when we left just before dark. When we walked out of the theater after the show there was an inch and a half of new snow and snowing like a banshee. The 30 mile drive home was interesting. The road was fine but snowing hard enough to make visibility real bad.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Every time I get to thinking that spring is just about here Old Man Winter shows me that I am wrong. It was 18 degrees with about 2 or 3 inches of new snow this morning. One new calf this morning, one new one yesterday afternoon, and another born around 3:00 this afternoon. The weather does seem to bother them at all. It certainly doesn't bother my dogs.

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The old rule of thumb here is corral calving works well with temps above + 20 F, so you don't need to worry about chilled calves. Wet weather is usually more of a problem.

A traditional calving start here is late March to April 1, and then hope for a dry spring... Is it different in the west?