Where the h-ll is SPRING

[Royd Wood]

Its snowing as I write this - was hoping to get round bales into the feeders this morning but will have to throw in small squares (expensive).
The swallows arrived yesterday so maybe some good weather is on its way ?????
Starting to think that jhm47 idea of burning plastic and tyres to induce global warming aint a bad idea

 

[dianneS]

Our farm just flooded for the first time in 40 years. We had over ten feet of water in our house and almost had to be rescued by boat! Everything is a mess. The animals had to be moved to higher ground.

I'm still feeding hay on these rainy days when the animals don't want to come out of the barn. I've never fed hay this late in the season. The mud is out of control!

I'm fed up too!

 

[Dreaming Of Goats]

My chickens are pretty mad too!!!!!!!!!!!! But at least it isn't snowing yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[jodief100]

We have had rain, storms, then hail, a little bit of snow then back to the rain and thunderstorms.

The Licking River hit the 14th highest level on record, 31.9 feet at my station. My lower fields were flooded but the barn and house were fine. My neighbor had about 40 round bales of hay sitting in 2 feet of water. Predicted to get back to 29 feet this weekend so the road will be flooded- again!

The only time the house has had water in it was 1997 when the river went to 51.8' so it doesn't look like that will happen.

The muck in the barn yard is ankle deep. I need things to dry out so I get get fence posts in. More thunderstorms on the way......

The ground is so saturated that even a slight rain sends the creek up over the bridge. I had to drive the truck to work last week because the car doesn't have enough clearence to get through the water.

From the sounds of it, as awful as it seems, we are doing better than most.

My best wishes to y'all!

 

[elevan]

Our farm pond overflowed it's banks today and we're forecasted for rain for the next week solid

Thank goodness the goat side of the barn is staying relatively dry but the horse side is awful!

Our chicken coop has water right up to the door and the chickens are not happy to have to fly over a "lake" to get to the field

Water in the backyard heading for the barn is halfway to our knees right now

"April showers bring May flowers" Well, I'm ready for the May flowers!

 

[Royd Wood]

I hear you all - its atrocious and if I wasnt so embarressed I'd stick a pic or 2 on of my cattle swimming in pea soup mud and sheep sweating inside the barn even though the doors and windows are open. I know pigs like mud but but I've kept them in now for so long I'm waiting for a greasy pig outbreak. I have manure piling up everywhere as I cant get in the fields to spread.
Our house and buildings sump pumps are on overtime and guess what - its raining like a good one out there right now.

 

[julieq]

We have had the double whammy of an early winter and now more rain than we've ever seen here in the high desert. We'll have one clear, cold day and then two or three days of rain. No severe weather like some other areas, but it sure is depressing!

 

[herfrds]

Wa really nice most of yeaterday. then it got over cast. Then it was raining last night and we had 3 inches of wet snow on the ground this morning.

 

[Royd Wood]

Wa really nice most of yeaterday. then it got over cast. Then it was raining last night and we had 3 inches of wet snow on the ground this morning.

I'm getting so fed up of this now - we had a day off from rain yesterday but 45 mm on its way starting this afternoon and wet for the whole week. Got to one of the feeders with a round bale last night and going to try the other feeders today before the deluge returns but prob get stuck and spend hours digging the tractor out.

 

[herfrds]

Finally somewhat dry here. Place south of us got 12 inches of snow the other day. Now they are under a flood warning.

I try to not complain about the moisture. Back in 2000-2001 we were in a terrible drought. Crops were gone and there was no pasture to speak of around here. Guys were shipping out their whole cow herds.
DH spent around 4 months haying droughted out crops for hay.

I still remember when it finally broke and it started raining again. Had gone into town to pick up a bull. Coming home I was in a terrible east wind. Could only get the truck up to 45 mph it was that strong.
Got home and found the trampoline in the backyard in one of the trees.

2 days later it started raining.