Winter returned to Wisconsin in early April!  We got a 15″ snowfall over 2 days, which happened to be the days we planned to fence and move our pregnant cows to the calving barn.  Needless to say, it was not fun!  But, at least the temps were in the 40’s so it wasn’t so bad out there.  The calves remained in the winter paddock.  Along with fencing and moving the animals, we had to move the water tank into the shed, and make sure we had water buckets for the calves.  It’s a little more work, but that’s the way it is.  We are using a water hose to fill the tank so we are hoping the below freezing temps are gone!  After we fill the tank we use an air compressor to blow the water out of the hose, crossing our fingers we got it all.  And, now we are low on hay.  We had a time getting the hay trailer out of the mud so we can get more hay this weekend.  Cows can really eat, especially when it’s cold.  We thought we had enough hay til May!  Will Spring please come soon???

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