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Cold is a problem but frozen water isn't

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There were lots of comments on my last post about my waterers. I haven't been able to even look at the site for awhile as I can't remeber when it has been above minus 20!! I have had every other problem cold can deliver but my concrete Cancrete waterers have been open every day even when it was minus 46. We have other types of bowls and I have fixed everyone at least once. I took one tiny rock out of one of thier valves all winter. The boss man and I will have a serious discussion over this and a few other things come Spring if it ever gets here. Everyone is talking about global warming. If it gets any warmer I'm going to freeze to death!
 
My sympathies CA. That schedule will wear you out quick.
The worst is when the you get multiples over the night and get no sleep at all.
 
warm spring here , even takes a few day of -20 to frezze the Salt river all the way across. Funny 3 ffet of snow and open water, go over the moutains and no snow and the creeks and rivers are solid
 
It has dropped another 2 degrees since this was taken 10 minutes ago. The spring creeks might be iced over this morning.

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So far this year we have stayed above 0F with the exception of just a couple of nights and as such while the creeks have frozen I have developed 2 springs on the property back in the 1970s and they have never frozen. One of them got covered with 30 feet of snow in the blizzard of 1978 but when we got a path opened up to it it was flowing freely.

The only time I need water fountains is if I have cattle confined and on feed. I have 3 ritchie fountains that work great but for the last few years they are only used for a month or so at weaning time and then they are drained and shut off as I don't want to spend the money to keep them warm. My wife calles me "cheap" and I'm proud of it!
 
hey dave i bet debbie is glad your were home to help during this cold snap and not off touring somewhere. hope your surving.the cold is one thing but the wind is down right brutal we were -25c this morning.had aset of twins last night ,the cow had one okay but the other one had a head backwards.got it out but that was all. had to get the tractor and processor to gather cows at midnite.finished the cow then put a heifer in for the nite (false alarm)finaly hit bed at 1:ooam back up at 5:30 to start all over again. the folks took the rest of the night with no problems.hit -15 c today hopeing that the calves all stay tucked in their mamas tonight.
 
gcreekrch said:
It has dropped another 2 degrees since this was taken 10 minutes ago. The spring creeks might be iced over this morning.

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Is that a Texas thermometer?

Looks like it has an extension cord so you can plug it so it will stay warm enough to work. :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Big Muddy-- if this winter hangs on much longer-- Texas is looking a lot better-- even the bugs, the heat, and Haymakers Meskins.... :wink:

Supposed to be -25 to -30 again tonight!!! :(
 

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