Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[farmerjan]

Chilly day today... was 26 to start... Hit 56 in the sun but the wind picked up so was BREEZY... not a little breeze. It was just "real chilly"....
Did not go pull any staples or anything. Too chilling. Didn't do a whole lot... I was kinda in a funk today. Did some reading and other odds and ends.
Went up and fed the bottle this evening... Betsy came in and the 3 calves came in the other side... the black one that got banded was moving a little slower, but he did eat grain.
No new calves up there which is fine with the chilling weather...
Tomorrow I am driving DS to a dr appt in Blacksburg... leave about 6 a.m. appt at 8... then go by Rural King for feed since it will be another month before he has to go that way... I am feeding less feed with the cow and bigger calf out of there... but still will need some for the rest.
Calling for rain so glad to be taking the Explorer...guess it is a good thing I never sold it... It has come in handy for all the trips down there. Still not my favorite to drive though. But it means I don't have to unload all the meters out of the outback and stuff... and it is more comfortable for DS with his height to ride in....

Got 2 herds set up for next week.... another texted back and said the cows are way off in milk... so wants to put it off for a bit... works for me... waiting to hear back from another one...

Going to bed, got to get up early.

 

[Ridgetop]

He got some real relief after the shots they did in the C-2 to C-7 vertebrae... so this is hitting him harder all of a sudden, after some relief. BUT.... he cannot seem to remember to do things and things get put off all the time again...

Could thehead trauma which is causing the headaches be causing the forgetfuness? Or is it just involvement with her?

 

[farmerjan]

I think the head damage is causing alot of the forgetfulness since he also stutters some now and never did before... Stress with her on "not so good days" does not help either... and being so concentrated on things that the kids are doing, causes him to forget other things as they are "not as important".....

 

[farmerjan]

Thursday... left at 6:15 for the dr appt... he got in on time, and out by 9:30.... Stopped at the lawyer that is representing him in the workman's comp stuff... and has to get a few other things for them... for the meeting in early May.... Then went to Rural King... got feed, red salt blocks, more fluids for the tractors while on sale... dropped another $600+ .... next month he is going to take the truck and get at least a pallet of red salt blocks... and anything else that we need...
Almost came home with some chicks, but I resisted. They have a limit of 20 chicks per purchase/person... but they had about 100-150 cornish cross, a couple kinds of brown egg layers, some "easter eggers" , white egg layers. $4-6 a piece...
It was sprinkling by 11... we stopped and filled up with gas and ate lunch at a small "local" type diner/restaurant.... Got home by 2 or so... It was still misty/light rain so the stuff is in the car. Will unload some tomorrow and I will unload the feed when it is going to be dry for a bit, so I can switch it to the truck and take it to the barn. Will take the salt blocks, jugs of fluids etc.... to the barn except for a couple blocks to go to the barn at snyder's with the feed, to have there.

It's been wet most of the afternoon... I didn't put the rain gauges out earlier, so don't know what we got... Looks like rain off and on for the next 2-3 days.

Going up to the barn to feed the bottle calf, and grain in just a few minutes. It is only 48 out now so chilly and damp.

 

[farmerjan]

Chilly, damp morning. 40 overnight and we had some rain/showers kind of stuff. Supposed to be cloudy and not very warm all day.

Went to WV to a feeder calf sale yesterday eve.... DS and a couple other cattle guys... not many cattle there and lots of buyers... Last year a friend of DS's... works for VDOT that has cattle and one of few that DS trusts... he's a really nice guy... he goes and buys at this sale some and last year they had some good prices on heifers... wish we had been there and bought a couple trailer loads... anyway, decided to go out to see what the sale was like...
There were not many cattle there... most out that way have already sold due to the high prices this spring.... but the prices were as high as anything here more local. So, spent the fuel money... but had a good time with the guys and got to look at some cattle...

Today I will go up to the farm and try to pull staples out of some fence DS has to take down for them to start driving posts again on Monday... they are going to replace some of these old fences and some posts are broken and all that... DS asked if I could help do some and I said I would go up there and see about doing some. These fences are part of the barn lots so haven't taken them down yet since we still have cattle up against them. Might get the next few posts out of the "tangle" of fence he pulled apart the other day. It has been cold, windy and some rain and I haven't done them yet. Today is going to be cold and damp for awhile, but supposed to be clearing off and tomorrow is supposed to be nicer. Monday may hit mid 70's then temps back to mid 60's which is more seasonal...

Another farm got back to me... they do their own samples so I will take bottles up and drop them off, and then pick up and do the computer work when I am back that way mid week. Save at least one trip. Got to see about the 500 cow herd to get scheduled... morning this month...

Guess I will see about heading down to the farm here in a little bit.