Surviving Minnesota!

[jerryse]

Hey BC 6 of those chickens are ones you gave TLC .

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Ralphie I’ve touched ground and currently in the banana belt of E.R. There’s a lot of white fungi around here that was suppose to be gone when I got back....

Pass the butter and garlic salt.

 

[jerryse]

Well 1 hour south of me they had -1 this morning . Weatherman says a new record for this date and the entire month of April . Mother Nature is off her Meds .

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralphie I’ve touched ground and currently in the banana belt of E.R. There’s a lot of white fungi around here that was suppose to be gone when I got back....

Pass the butter and garlic salt.

I think we picked up 3 inches today, ontop of the ungodly amount we got Friday and Saturday.... This could be setting my Mushroom hunting back a little

 

[holm25]

Out here it is pretty easy to find someone who will take the steers, as for the heifers we dehorn they unless we are keeping them, and they are sold for slaughter and when you look at the apsect of the Longhorn cows eating less than 1500 pound cow, they cost less to keep around it doesn't really matter that they bring less because you are putting less into them, bigger isn't always better. Working them can get a bit nerve racking like you said there is no room for error. Stay your distance and know where they are, sometimes we work them seperate from the non horned cattle, and are usually on horseback. We don't keep anything aggressive with them either, most of the longhorn bulls were raised by my grandpa, and same goes for the cows, so they are accustomed to us. I have known more people and horses to get hurt by non horned livestock than horned though, horses get knocked over with people on them, people get shoved into corners, and getting ran over, are a few I have seen happen out here. IMO the bulls are definently worth it every time, and like I said you really aren't making any less with the heifer calves than with a non horned calf. We have never had a problem with the cows or bulls, so we love them

I suppose where you are the Longhorns are a lot more practical than they are here. We have a lot more grass here than you do so can easily pasture bigger cattle..

Polled cattle are just as bad... I had one almost get me the other day but managed to push myself away from her. Could have ended bad lol. But there are risks working with these animals and I would rather work with them and take the risks than to not have any and be safe lol

 

[xXStringbeanXx]

I think we picked up 3 inches today, ontop of the ungodly amount we got Friday and Saturday.... This could be setting my Mushroom hunting back a little

I feel guilty...I got no snow this weekend and it just now started flurries here. I can still see grass. It’s yellow and in sporadic areas...but still grass

 

[holm25]

Another calf from a first time heifer... The cow is half Tarentaise and half angus... Beautiful cow and calf. She is a little goofy though...

 

[bobbi-j]

Another calf from a first time heifer... The cow is half Tarentaise and half angus... Beautiful cow and calf. She is a little goofy though...

I had to Google Tarentaise cattle. They're pretty!

 

[jerryse]

Morning . Rain here . Snow tonight .

 

[MNChickMom]

Good Morning. Short night of sleep last night. Not really looking forward to driving these horrendous roads. They were slicker than snot last night.

Someone needs to babysit Mother Nature and endure she takes her meds....this is ridiculous.

Although my faith in humanity was restored last night. I went to visit my Dad who was having a rough day after surgery, I left their place around 7:30pm and by 7:50pm I was calling my brother for the phone number for the nearest tow company. I slid or got sucked into the ditch. Within minutes I had multiple people offer to help. And I was back on the road again. What should have been an hour drive turned into a 2 hour 10 minutes drive home. Let’s hope it is another 20 years before I try that again.