So, the Friday before the storm hit, I put out a lots of hay, at our farm in northern Wise County. I was pretty sure it was enough to hold the cows, until the storm broke.
Today, I went back up there, to put out more hay. My estimate for needed hay was spot on. Just a few scrap hay piles, that the cows were still working.
All the cows were okay, and one calf was born in the middle of this storm.
What surprised me was the number of dead, frozen birds that I saw. There were at least three in the corral, where I park the tractor. Don't know what kind, as they had been eaten.
On the way to the pasture, I see three more dead birds. Looked like some kind of field larks. Pretty good sized, with some yellow feathers.
I found two dead dove, in the stack of hay bales, on my trailer. They had borrowed down between the bales, together, and they still froze.
I wonder how much carnage I would have found, if I had given the place a thorough inspection.
Today, I went back up there, to put out more hay. My estimate for needed hay was spot on. Just a few scrap hay piles, that the cows were still working.
All the cows were okay, and one calf was born in the middle of this storm.
What surprised me was the number of dead, frozen birds that I saw. There were at least three in the corral, where I park the tractor. Don't know what kind, as they had been eaten.
On the way to the pasture, I see three more dead birds. Looked like some kind of field larks. Pretty good sized, with some yellow feathers.
I found two dead dove, in the stack of hay bales, on my trailer. They had borrowed down between the bales, together, and they still froze.
I wonder how much carnage I would have found, if I had given the place a thorough inspection.
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