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@CrealCritter ; We try to calve in 2 groups... a spring group and a fall group... avoiding June/July/most of August... the worst of the heat... and Dec/Jan/early Feb....worst winter weather USUALLY.....and we are just too busy with hay making and such in summer...... Plus my garden keeps me...

That's good for them all being steers for this year. No worries for another year. One suggestion... try to avoid the worst of the summer for calving. There are many more cases of retained placenta in the heat for the cows. No real science behind it, we just see it often in both the beef and...

If Romeo is still running with the cows, then it is a good bet they are getting bred back... you may never see them in heat... Are you wanting the next bunch of calves to be born in colder weather? One of the negative sides to running a bull year round... spread out calvings are fine in some...

I brought home so much of the "behind the scenes" stuff from my parents house... because I knew they would not go bad and they do "cost" to buy... will be using them for a long time too...all those little things that add up in the cost of "grocery shopping"...

Beautiful gorgeous sunny day here today...temps started at 29 but now in the low 50's.... hung 2 loads of clothes after getting back from feeding bottle calves. Hoses all switched around, and meter brackets all changed and in car for testing on Tuesday, then will put away in carport and plan...

Agree with @Mini Horses ... cleaning supplies don't go bad.... and I am on a "no buying" anything that is not essential right now... plus use what I have on hand/eat out of the freezer if at all possible, kind of mindset.

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The guy in the top hat holding up Punxsutawny Phil, has shadows from the sun on his face... BUT Phil did NOT see his shadow so an early spring???? REALLY.... First day of spring is ALWAYS around the 20th of March.... you know , the timing of the sun being equal distance so we have equal number...

One of the hardware stores here, has a pressure canner "check up" day... they will test the seal for you... and of course they sell replacement seals. It is in the heart of the Mennonite community an hour north of me. It is a great way for people to take their pressure canner to have it...

Has anyone ever just cut them up, and put in jars, hot water ... so essentially cold packed them? That is one thing I was hoping for with the pressure canner... to get more out of the potatoes that are not going to store forever and have them for future use... Thinking I am going to make some...

I personally would not do a raised bed for asparagus simply due to the size of the roots and them needing to be deep enough in the ground for winter to not freeze and damage. Raised bed will actually expose them to more cold/freezing... Raised beds are great for the root crops and not having to...

@Rammy ... you're in TN right? I am surprised to see that they do not put down any kind of grit/sand or something on the roads. They don't use salt on dirt roads but alot of the roads get a type of grit on the snow covered roads here that don't have enough snow to plow. You can see the ice...

If the explorer caught on fire I would get more out of the insurance than I will get by selling it... was hoping someone might come along and slide on the icy road, going too fast, and hit it and total it...

Just caught up on this post... @CrealCritter .... NO smooth concrete is NOT recommended for livestock as a couple others have told you. They will slip, cattle can go down, "split", hind legs go out from under them, tearing or injuring the stifles and muscles and ligaments and may not ever be...

This is tongue in cheek.... "OH but don't you know, I have 4 wheel drive or All wheel drive, and, and, and....." you watch the commercials for these vehicles and then they think they are bullet proof... and practically able to fly regardless of the roads.... the anti slip, anti lock, anti...

Sorry, open means not bred... NOT GOOD.... Thanks for the post.... I've done alot of the long days and can get a little short too... but this is not just stress from work... it is a bad constant with him... he is not like this with most everyone else... it is glaringly apparent when he shows a...

Looks like about the same here...

:welcome from the western side of Va. Love potato plants... they just always look so "promising".... Sounds like you are going to be well set up for gardening this year. I have had a couple of the lighter weight greenhouses, and liked them... but the last one got demolished with the winds...

Cold... 24 up to 29... light misty fine snow since before daylight... probably got 2 inches out there now, but it was coming down a little harder so might wind up with 4 ??? Still no wind, thank you VERY MUCH.... Vet check done, couple of opens that were expected, couple of open heifers that...

JUST WOW......