Snow?

[cowman]

Well Cattleman, there could be some truth in that, although I've always enjoyed seeing others work hard if I get the chance! Actually I always thought I did my best work down on coffee row...but will admit I was such a greedy sucker I had trouble ever passing up a buck!
We are having a hard time hiring some summer help this year. My old reliable is not doing very well and the two college kids we had last year are working full time for oil companies. We have one young farm kid lined up and are still wooing an old county guy, but that doesn't look promising.
My son is talking about buying more cows and breeding quite a few heifers so I might not get to slack off much this summer. He bought a half section 12 miles from home last year and it all takes up time.

[cowman]

ah, but cowman it will keep you fit, and healthy and not abusing the health system because you have let yourself get fat and idle !!!!! You should thank your son and throw your energies into being his right hand man !!!!!
LOL.
I find that I enjoy days like yesterday when I can get out and really work bedding pens, shovelling out gates and doors, and just all around getting some darn old fashioned excercise.
I have a complete gym in my home and use it regularly but it just is not the same as being out with God's creatures, some of whom are getting very close to calving. I chased one into the corral an hour ago because she had headed off into a corner of the barnyard and thats a sure sign.

[kato]

Anybody need some extra snow? We can spare some. Around our yard we've got between two and three feet on the level of really heavy wet stuff. The deer don't even go out there anymore. We were coming home today from town and followed a yearling doe for close to a quarter of a mile down the road because she didn't want to go in the ditch!

The field across from our house has enough snow in it that the coyotes ran down a deer right within sight of our front door last week.

Thanks but no thanks, I think we'll let the cows eat from the feeders for a while yet! LOL

[kato]

I know the feeling, there have been years when I was at my wits end trying to keep bedding out and cows in shelters before the calved so I didn't have to haul a calf in through a foot of snow.

Had the first calf here this morning, nice polled bull calf. Cow had him out on the straw but at least she was in the corral and when it started snowing this morning she got him in under a shelter !!