Still no Rain - lush meadow pic

[RemudaOne]

My prayers are with you all Royd. We experienced a lot of flock and herd dispersals and reductions last year with the drought that was more severe than most years. Sheep and livestock prices took a BIG hit and then this spring were outrageously high when folks started rebuilding flocks and herds.

It was also shocking how many hay and alfalfa sellers from up North were selling here for ridiculously high prices..... Sometimes for nothing more than native pasture grass hay. Of course, there's not been much of a drop in prices either. Once they go up, they tend to stay that way. Thankfully our spring rains were pretty good and local growers have been able to put up some hay. Y'all will probably be finding people from down here hauling hay up there. Buyer beware.

Take care, I hope it gets better for you.

 

[greybeard]

I saw the pics Royd and Remuda--that ain't drought till the cracks are 3" wide 1/2 mile long, and no bottom.

(it's pretty bad when we are vying for the worst conditioned pasture huh?)

I'll try to get a pic of mine tomorrow, but ya ain't gonna like what Texas looks like this July.

 

[Royd Wood]

I saw the pics Royd and Remuda--that ain't drought till the cracks are 3" wide 1/2 mile long, and no bottom.

(it's pretty bad when we are vying for the worst conditioned pasture huh?)

I'll try to get a pic of mine tomorrow, but ya ain't gonna like what Texas looks like this July.

Trust me there's cracks out there but only 2' wide and 1/4 mile long
Anyway its RAINING at last all be it a 7 minute deluge and just had a quick power outage - dont think it will last long but more promised this week ???????

 

[drdoolittle]

Didn't know fellow BYHers would stoop so low as to brag about the width and length of their cracks!

I feel bad for everyone suffering from drought conditions----we got quite a bit of rain last week, but not near enough to make up. Royd, hope everything goes o.k. with moving your animals----that must be hard to go through.

 

[boykin2010]

I wish I could send some rain your way. It has been raining about every other day here. In good amounts too. Yesterday we got a good rain and our power went out. We actually had to mow our pasture last week because the sheep couldn't catch up. Its such a shame.

 

[KWAK]

whats geen grass? Beats me...

 

[josh123]

I can relate to you Royd, I also had a deep loss two years ago in the drought.Loosing out the crop cuts, and keeping pets here and there out of hope did took a toll on me emotionally. Just keep trying your best and yeah keep an eye on any arrangement or adjustment that you can manage to get this hardtime pass.

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