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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1475997" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>We have been below average on temps (20's), but dry the last month. Last week ushered higher temps, and some solid and liquid precip. Now the pens are a mess, half frozen and half sloppy. Fast forward to yesterday and today; temps in the low 60's, again not usual for us. And now, a big cold front just hit! Literally! I was scraping out the barn (to prepare for this slush/rain cold spell coming), and on the first three trips it was warm enough for a light hoodie to be warm. Go back in to scoop more poop, and come out to at least a 30 degree difference (in just minutes!), with my breath visible! I got one more scoop full out and had to retreat to the house to thaw (remember, just a hoodie!). Now it is raining, windy with a temp of 21. Good thing I cleaned around the hay rings this morning before the vet got here!</p><p>Because of this crazy weather, I had to have the vet out. Lots of sick, coughing calves. One in particular was breathing like he just ran a race, with a temp of 104.8. Just Saturday we temped and treated! Ugh, hate these highs and lows this year. The good thing, the vet wrote me a scrip for Aureomycin to put in the feed of the show heifers (all barking coughs, like dogs), and put some creep out for the others with it. </p><p>My favorite season is fall, then spring. I dislike summer the most, but with a winter like we have had I might change my mind! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":cry:" title="Crying :cry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cry:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1475997, member: 18809"] We have been below average on temps (20's), but dry the last month. Last week ushered higher temps, and some solid and liquid precip. Now the pens are a mess, half frozen and half sloppy. Fast forward to yesterday and today; temps in the low 60's, again not usual for us. And now, a big cold front just hit! Literally! I was scraping out the barn (to prepare for this slush/rain cold spell coming), and on the first three trips it was warm enough for a light hoodie to be warm. Go back in to scoop more poop, and come out to at least a 30 degree difference (in just minutes!), with my breath visible! I got one more scoop full out and had to retreat to the house to thaw (remember, just a hoodie!). Now it is raining, windy with a temp of 21. Good thing I cleaned around the hay rings this morning before the vet got here! Because of this crazy weather, I had to have the vet out. Lots of sick, coughing calves. One in particular was breathing like he just ran a race, with a temp of 104.8. Just Saturday we temped and treated! Ugh, hate these highs and lows this year. The good thing, the vet wrote me a scrip for Aureomycin to put in the feed of the show heifers (all barking coughs, like dogs), and put some creep out for the others with it. My favorite season is fall, then spring. I dislike summer the most, but with a winter like we have had I might change my mind! :cry: [/QUOTE]
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