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<blockquote data-quote="angus9259" data-source="post: 1661655" data-attributes="member: 7398"><p>My old age is starting to make me concerned about the cattle. I've been doing this 30 years and my cattle never get a barn. I'm in Michigan so the weather gets cold (15 today but often below zero). I have never bedded them either. They just stand there like deer. I do have some tree wind breaks and the pasture is rolling so there are hills. I worry about barns for cleanliness, health and safety.</p><p></p><p>Who else leaves their cattle out in the weather all winter? I'm sure some of you are even colder than I am this morning. The 15 degrees doesn't seem to bother them at all. It's the wind and snow/rain. But they get it all at my place. Honestly, been this way for 30 years and they've come through each winter fine and nursing calves (I fall calve). It seems maybe I'm just getting soft because they don't seem to be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angus9259, post: 1661655, member: 7398"] My old age is starting to make me concerned about the cattle. I've been doing this 30 years and my cattle never get a barn. I'm in Michigan so the weather gets cold (15 today but often below zero). I have never bedded them either. They just stand there like deer. I do have some tree wind breaks and the pasture is rolling so there are hills. I worry about barns for cleanliness, health and safety. Who else leaves their cattle out in the weather all winter? I'm sure some of you are even colder than I am this morning. The 15 degrees doesn't seem to bother them at all. It's the wind and snow/rain. But they get it all at my place. Honestly, been this way for 30 years and they've come through each winter fine and nursing calves (I fall calve). It seems maybe I'm just getting soft because they don't seem to be. [/QUOTE]
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