Wintertime has been very hard on the cattle this year.
Missouri weather is very unpredictable. No matter how hard the weathermen try
to figure it out, it often eludes their best predictions. The most constant
thing about our weather is that if you hang around long enough you will
definitely see it change.
The fall started out very nice and colorful, but quickly
faded into 50 shades of brown as the grasses and leaves began to die. Although
we did have some nice weather through the fall, when winter decided to hit, it
hit hard! When the high for the day is a negative, that’s too cold for anybody,
and this past week we had about 8 inches of snow on top of the coldness.
As you can imagine, this weather begins to take a toll on
the animals, if they are not properly cared for. When the weather gets this
bad, The Farmer feeds the cows a little grain with their hay. This especially
helps the lactating cows, because a nursing mama’s body is working especially
hard when it’s nourishing herself and her baby. Sometimes hay alone often lacks the
necessary nutrition.
I took some pictures of the snow from the warmth of the
house. With my new camera The Farmer bought me for Christmas, I’ll be able to stay in
the house this year and take all the pictures of the farm. Well, maybe not when the
weather gets nice, but as you can see there was no way I was going to stomp
through this storm to take a few pics for our blog.
In case it’s not clear, those black things under the snow
are our cattle waiting to be fed.
I hope it’s warmer where you are.
Have a Blessed New Year for 2014!
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