wbvs58 said:That bare strip, is that where you fed them last time Dave.
Ken
I used to think wow about the snow and how do the cows survive but now I can see it is part of your cycle and once the ground is frozen and covered with snow things are fairly stable and it is a good feedlot situation and then there is the water there for when things thaw out in spring and the grass grows. One of our big problems here in spring is waiting for summer storms for things to grow, Sept/Oct (spring) can be our toughest months.MurraysMutts said:U can have the snow!
Happy cows tho. Nice!
wbvs58 said:I used to think wow about the snow and how do the cows survive but now I can see it is part of your cycle and once the ground is frozen and covered with snow things are fairly stable and it is a good feedlot situation and then there is the water there for when things thaw out in spring and the grass grows. One of our big problems here in spring is waiting for summer storms for things to grow, Sept/Oct (spring) can be our toughest months.MurraysMutts said:U can have the snow!
Happy cows tho. Nice!
Ken
Stocker Steve said:Your cows look good, but it does not appear that you have enough snow.
We bale graze rather than unroll. Saves on equipment, but really timid cows can have issues getting enough.
Jeanne - Simme Valley said:Great pics. Thanks for sharing. Love your vastness. Could fit a few of my farms on just what I can see in one picture!
But --- we have more snow! (mud underneath)
Edit: Oh yeah, and we hit -20F yesterday morning. That was COLD.
Stocker Steve said:Areas that need bale grazing the most here are usually remote corners that never ever saw a manure spreader back in the dairy days. Ours have to walk 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile back to water at electrically heated Richies. Wind is our biggest winter issue.
I continue to try extending the grazing season experiments so that we need fewer bales. Pearl millet is on the 2020 seed list.