Mike CHS
Herd Master
I don't 'Like' pictures with all that white stuff but I will say it's a pretty view. 
Pastor Dave's Highlights
- Thread starter Pastor Dave
- Start date
- Thread starter
- #432
Pastor Dave
Herd Master
It fell so heavy at times yesterday with half dollar sized flakes. It really was magnificent, but I didn't have to drive anywhere. Folks talked of 30 minute commutes taking 2 hours and such. I was glad to be home watching it!
farmerjan
Herd Master
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2016
- Messages
- 11,553
- Reaction score
- 45,647
- Points
- 758
- Location
- Shenandoah Valley Virginia
It is sure pretty at someone else's house !!!! We were in line to maybe get some of it but it so very nicely stayed to the south. Blacksburg and that general area got anywhere from 6 to 18 INCHES. SOOOOOOOO Glad it stayed south of us. We didn't even get the possible rain that was supposed to be flanking the sides of that storm.. It actually snowed out the Nascar race in Martinsville. Postponed until tomorrow - Monday - ... funny to see pictures of a snowplow on the actual racetrack !!!!
We just had cloudy grey skies, chilly and damp. Today was beautiful to look out at but was very breezy so felt cold. Wind is drying up the mud a bit...just in time for more rain to come in for several days this week. BUT it is supposed to warm up to our normal 60's this week. We can sure hope....
I plan to haul another load of 5 gal buckets of feed from my bulk bin to the barn so I don't have to deal with the mud for a few days of slipping up there with the truck.
We just had cloudy grey skies, chilly and damp. Today was beautiful to look out at but was very breezy so felt cold. Wind is drying up the mud a bit...just in time for more rain to come in for several days this week. BUT it is supposed to warm up to our normal 60's this week. We can sure hope....
I plan to haul another load of 5 gal buckets of feed from my bulk bin to the barn so I don't have to deal with the mud for a few days of slipping up there with the truck.
OK, not to sound dumb or anything, but why can't you just put a bulk bin at the barn you keep hauling all these buckets to? Seems like it would make your life a heck of a lot easier. Or maybe you don't own the barn or some such? Maybe a small portable bin that can hold a couple of tons... so if you ever have to leave that farm, you could take it with you?
farmerjan
Herd Master
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2016
- Messages
- 11,553
- Reaction score
- 45,647
- Points
- 758
- Location
- Shenandoah Valley Virginia
I agree that the bulk bin at the barn near where the nurse cows are would be better. Couple of things though. No, we don't own that place but we do put our bulk bins on bases so they can be moved. We had one there and the cows learned how to push on the sliding door 
and got it opened a couple of times and so then it would have to be fenced off which could be done with panels. But the owners really didn't like it there so we moved it out.
The biggest thing is that a feed truck couldn't get up there unless the ground was dry as there is no real good road up to there and it would be a disaster to have to deal with one of those stuck. That barn is in the middle of the field...I am sure years ago there was a drive up there but this is an inherited piece of property and the younger generation just has it, they never did any real farming in their life. We keep it at my son's barn and it is an easy load/unload for the feed truck. It is central to both barns that we have cattle at also, so can just grab some feed when we are going to either place. Both of them are rented places. His barn is at his 10 acre hayfield. No fences there and no water so it would not work for the animals, and the hay makes too much money to turn it into a pasture and then I would have to put a well in. Just not practical.
Plus the good thing about taking 5 gal buckets in the truck; I can back right up to the door and just unload them whereas a bulk feed bin would still require me to carry it into the barn to feed out. Plus, I have lids on the buckets so the cows don't reach over the truck and get into it while I am unloading.
Plus I need something to do for exercise..... 
In a perfect set up....there would be a nice driveway to a bulk feed bin that sat next to the barn that I could just get some buckets out of; with the cows unable to get to that side of the barn, with a nice lane on the other side to bring them into a nicely divided barn with pens that I could let each cow into her own pen with her own calves... with their feed in place so that I don't have to push them out of the way.....
Maybe by the time I am 90? 
That is actually one thing we are thinking about as he makes his plans for a "final" permanent farm. A way to incorporate my nurse cow operation into a practical barn that can be changed over when I am gone or no longer doing it. He wants to have a 100-300 acre farm to retire to and a place for my small part of the operation while I am still able. This other place works okay for now and the rent is not too much so we deal with it.
and got it opened a couple of times and so then it would have to be fenced off which could be done with panels. But the owners really didn't like it there so we moved it out. The biggest thing is that a feed truck couldn't get up there unless the ground was dry as there is no real good road up to there and it would be a disaster to have to deal with one of those stuck.
That barn is in the middle of the field...I am sure years ago there was a drive up there but this is an inherited piece of property and the younger generation just has it, they never did any real farming in their life. We keep it at my son's barn and it is an easy load/unload for the feed truck. It is central to both barns that we have cattle at also, so can just grab some feed when we are going to either place. Both of them are rented places. His barn is at his 10 acre hayfield. No fences there and no water so it would not work for the animals, and the hay makes too much money to turn it into a pasture and then I would have to put a well in. Just not practical.Plus the good thing about taking 5 gal buckets in the truck;
I can back right up to the door and just unload them whereas a bulk feed bin would still require me to carry it into the barn to feed out. Plus, I have lids on the buckets so the cows don't reach over the truck and get into it while I am unloading. Plus I need something to do for exercise..... In a perfect set up....there would be a nice driveway to a bulk feed bin that sat next to the barn that I could just get some buckets out of; with the cows unable to get to that side of the barn, with a nice lane on the other side to bring them into a nicely divided barn with pens that I could let each cow into her own pen with her own calves... with their feed in place so that I don't have to push them out of the way.....
Maybe by the time I am 90? That is actually one thing we are thinking about as he makes his plans for a "final" permanent farm. A way to incorporate my nurse cow operation into a practical barn that can be changed over when I am gone or no longer doing it. He wants to have a 100-300 acre farm to retire to and a place for my small part of the operation while I am still able. This other place works okay for now and the rent is not too much so we deal with it.- Thread starter
- #436
Pastor Dave
Herd Master
I am not a Nascar fan, so when folks here kept saying the race at Martinsville got snowed out, I asked "What race?" Our county seat here in Morgan Co, IN is Martinsville, so I just couldn't figure out why it was getting so much attention?
- Thread starter
- #437
Pastor Dave
Herd Master
Ok, here is a couple pics of the mystery critter the kids found. It had more of a brown tone a week ago and has tripled in size. It is doing well with its domestic family.
And, you can see a bit of the mama's head. She is broken gray and white.
And, you can see a bit of the mama's head. She is broken gray and white.
Bruce
Herd Master
Yep, looks just like a little cottontail!
Same here, not into "pro sports" at all. The only reason I know when the World Series or Super Bowl are is because it is mentioned on the radio or on forums.
Dani4Hedgies
Loving the herd life
aww look at that little Peter Rabbit all cuddled up with its new sibs and being watched over by its new mama are you handing it and planing to keep it or are you practing hands off and planning to release it back to the wild?
It's getting one hell of a better life than it would have had... if it had survived at all for long, after Dave found and rescued it. But meat is meat, and Dave's gotta eat. I'd say add it to the freezer group. Or don't... whichever way
