We woke up at 6 am to -6 degrees this morning with 8 inches of powder snow.
We are up to 4 degrees now. Windchill is killer at -23 degrees.
Donned the doubled socks, sweats, shirts and jackets and muck boots to go feed.
Took jugs of hot water to feed the barn cats and chickens. Good thing we did because the pump was frozen in the barn...heat lamp bulb quit. Changed the bulb and fed chickens and cats.
The diesel feed truck refused to start and neither would the tractor...until later in the day....even though both were plugged in to warm the engines.
So we filled buckets with feed and drove the F150, made ruts in the snow and poured the feed in the ruts for the cows.
While we were breaking ice in the ponds for the cows, I slipped in up to my calf. Had to go back to the house to change to dry clothes and warm up a bit. Had to wear grocery sacks to keep my feet dry since my boot was wet.
Checked and the tractor started so we put out more hay in three pastures. Fed the neighbor’s herd.
Done by 2:30 pm
A little Jack Frost on the bathroom window.
We are up to 4 degrees now. Windchill is killer at -23 degrees.
Donned the doubled socks, sweats, shirts and jackets and muck boots to go feed.
Took jugs of hot water to feed the barn cats and chickens. Good thing we did because the pump was frozen in the barn...heat lamp bulb quit. Changed the bulb and fed chickens and cats.
The diesel feed truck refused to start and neither would the tractor...until later in the day....even though both were plugged in to warm the engines.
So we filled buckets with feed and drove the F150, made ruts in the snow and poured the feed in the ruts for the cows.
While we were breaking ice in the ponds for the cows, I slipped in up to my calf. Had to go back to the house to change to dry clothes and warm up a bit. Had to wear grocery sacks to keep my feet dry since my boot was wet.
Checked and the tractor started so we put out more hay in three pastures. Fed the neighbor’s herd.
Done by 2:30 pm
A little Jack Frost on the bathroom window.
that scenario may have happened at club muddy once upon a time 
