A Breath of Cooler Air

Monday, August 28, 2023
Hello friends,
              We survived the heat of last week!  Whew!  How miserable!  The cows were not happy about it at all.  There are a few paddocks that have more shade than others and we took advantage of it.  Even with our best efforts, our newly fresh heifer was sooo hot and starting to move pretty slowly.  Because she is low on the pecking order, I think the bigger cows were hogging the water tub and she wasn’t getting enough.  Also, I think she was low on salt.  Then Thursday evening we were taking the cows back and she passed the water tub, stopped to get a drink, and was there for a long time.  Then she started on the salt, back to the water, then back.  I just waited until she was done.  The next day she was so much better, and of course they are loving the cooler temps today.
              That hot weather was great for getting our hay put up!  It’s always a relief to get the hay safely lined up behind the electric fence where the cows can’t rough them up.  It wasn’t enough for our herd for the whole winter, but we purchased some extra hay and now it is also safely stored.  Now we just need some rain to help the grass grow back for a fall green up.  The cows will love that!….