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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 620735" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I had the cow above up in the corral with a couple others ready to put her through the chute and put some salve on her. While she was eating the sweet feed from the bunk I reached under and found it was soft and not really hot and had changed color from the day before. I might have tried to put the salve on there but didn't feel comfortable with that big rear leg ready to come up!</p><p></p><p>It was not the raw pink shown in the above pictures. This cow was also moving around better and eating well so I decided not to go through the chute and give her a couple more days.</p><p></p><p>I believe the pink thing had something to do with the intense cold last week.</p><p></p><p>Today I put out a 5 x 6 bale of very good hay in a very protected spot (trees on north and west) without a ring. Broke it up a bit and partially spread it out with the bale spear....</p><p></p><p>You should have seen them come over to it...like a bunch of kids on Christmas morning!</p><p></p><p>I was surprised at how deep the snow is in some spots - almost 3 ft deep. Snow covered the other spots with resting hay on the ground. since I outwinter with no buildings, I need to make sure there is a spot with clear (non snow covered) hay that they can lie down on when the temperatures get down to -20 deg F or lower. The wind has blown snow through the woods so that even in the dense woods the ground is 100% snow covered. Usually there are some bare white and red pine needles for them to bed on...but not this year.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the responses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 620735, member: 7509"] I had the cow above up in the corral with a couple others ready to put her through the chute and put some salve on her. While she was eating the sweet feed from the bunk I reached under and found it was soft and not really hot and had changed color from the day before. I might have tried to put the salve on there but didn't feel comfortable with that big rear leg ready to come up! It was not the raw pink shown in the above pictures. This cow was also moving around better and eating well so I decided not to go through the chute and give her a couple more days. I believe the pink thing had something to do with the intense cold last week. Today I put out a 5 x 6 bale of very good hay in a very protected spot (trees on north and west) without a ring. Broke it up a bit and partially spread it out with the bale spear.... You should have seen them come over to it...like a bunch of kids on Christmas morning! I was surprised at how deep the snow is in some spots - almost 3 ft deep. Snow covered the other spots with resting hay on the ground. since I outwinter with no buildings, I need to make sure there is a spot with clear (non snow covered) hay that they can lie down on when the temperatures get down to -20 deg F or lower. The wind has blown snow through the woods so that even in the dense woods the ground is 100% snow covered. Usually there are some bare white and red pine needles for them to bed on...but not this year. Thanks for the responses. [/QUOTE]
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