Well, as I was cruising along nearing the end of calving and my getting up through the night, the “s” word hit the fan! That being scours, which is the same as diarrhea and can be very deadly in young calves. I needed to be away from home for two-straight […]
Kim Jo Bliss – Moo’s From The Herd
It was one month yesterday (March 11) that my first calf arrived. I still have seven left and, unfortunately, they are going to take their own sweet time! At least the weather is more forgiving and that takes a bit of the pressure off! Once the calves are done, we […]
Winter certainly is the topic of most discussions—and rightfully so! With minus-40 temperatures and 14-foot snow banks, we have every right to talk about it! It certainly is hanging on, and all forecasts are indicating it is going to be colder than normal for most of March! • • • […]
Last week’s winter storm certainly was not a welcome sight! What a mess—and then with all the drifting, I had stuff lost right in my yard. I also ended up getting the tractor stuck trying to make my way to feed the heifers (couldn’t see my trail and that was […]
I spent the Family Day holiday expanding my family as calves are coming. Alas, winter still is very much here with this blowing snow that we really do not need. I know we shouldn’t complain. It has warmed up—but it doesn’t need to snow every time it does. I think […]
Today (Monday) was the official due date for my cows to start calving but I’m hoping they hold off for a couple more days since it looks like the temperatures might be a bit more tolerable. I’ve been getting up every few hours in the night since Feb. 1—just in […]
Funny how minus-20 and minus-25 feels warm compared to minus-40 and minus-50! No complaints but I will take some warmer days and nights! I notice the cows mostly sleep on warmer nights. But when it was cold, they seemed to be up eating—trying to stay warm and likely keep their […]
The wintery weather is really getting to me—especially the wind! As I approach calving time, it actually makes me tired just thinking about the extra work the cold causes. I finally moved my cows home in preparation for calving. Of course, the wind was whipping across the big open field […]
I was told our days are getting a fair bit longer in the evenings and shortly we will start to see it change in the mornings. That always helps our too long of a winter! And even though it’s rather chilly today (Monday), the sun shining makes you (or at […]
Here we are—already the middle of January! Time sure does go fast. I should be calving in one month so I need to get myself organized, stuff in place, and supplies ordered. My cows still are living quite contently in the bush and have been much happier these past few […]
Happy New Year! I’m thinking there are a few of us wishing for some warmer weather! I’m trying to stay positive because, yes, it could always be worse. But it could be a whole lot better, too. I’ve been battling with one water bowl during this cold snap—again. On the […]
As always, we plan and prepare much longer than it takes our special day to come and go! Here’s hoping everyone enjoyed themselves and got a belly full—the problem seems to be that our bellies continually get full! I overdid it on Christmas Eve so I had to take it […]
