I like that kinda like boots never had a hand made pair ordered some a few weeks ago took me years to bite the bullet but my feet hurt terrible at days end and a friend has these and swears by them so I traded a feeder calf for a pair we shall see.
Congrats on the baby, It will work out fine. I'd delete the go fund me a little hardship develops character. Just let the stuff air out it'll be fine hell I've been sprayed twice in my life up close and personal.
Woke up to 51 degrees f in the house sat morning fell asleep before my evening boiler fill but at -30 51 felt pretty warm when i got inside. Our house is big and heats hard so 54 -55 is a normal morning here in january
The way it sounds is some of the mover and shakers in our area have given our young bankers a crash course in poor decisions hence were all going to pay for it.
I'm noticing this with my bank now seams they want to micro manage. I just ignore them payments not due for 3 months and I haven't sold any calves not much to talk about in my opinion.
I've got a load of dry distillers coming next week $115 a ton cheaper than alfalfa this year but it is just for tha calves. I have a couple hundred bales of pea and oat hay that should tide the protein over for the cows.
We've got water on our place that flows all winter into the creek It's only a couple inches deep but I have only chopped ice about 10 days per winter as it freezes up another spot opens up.
On the blending and packing part I bet the whole pile would spoil no way to get it packed decent. I'd just get it on a as needed basis may cost more money but spoilage will be minimal.
We used to feed a lot of it now none dry pencils out better. Trucking a lot of water and at the price they charge here wet vs dry its a no brainer. The loads we got in the summer needed to be fed with in a week and that wasn't quick enough spoils very fast. One year we got 42 semi loads in mid...
on 60 acres I'd throw a hot wire in on the deal that will slow them up on both sides of the fence. I have a friend who has roping cattle longhorns/ Corrientes they are hard on fence from what I've seen my temper couldn't tolerate those cattle.