we can get it..moisture that is....a common saying in most rural areas. Only when it comes this time of year it is often in the form of one of our worst 'snow storms' with seemingly a winter's worth of wet snow dumped with high winds in a short time frame. This one crippled more than an entire province with many highways shut down. People having to turn back or unfortunately spending their nights pulled over on the side of the road or in the ditch ( perhaps a safer spot in areas of zero visibility ) Anything not nailed down has been blown away,
Anyone that lives near town ending up picking up extra shifts due to staff not able to get in, another night shift gets added to my calendar.
Calving season is in full swing with most cattle producers spending the last 24 hrs pulling buried calves out of snow banks... filling barns and stock trailers with pairs if they have enough room. If not enough room the calves get parked there with moms matched up to their calves later ( that creates 'more' work )
Glad we are done ! Our last calf didnt find the calf shelter so had to be dug out and pushed in to the shelter. DH found a new set of twin lambs and carried into the barn with concerned mom in tow during the middle of the storm. The rest of the new moms and their lambs moved into the barn to dry off with feed packed in for the day. Cattle did eat grain this am then were back to the wind breaks to weather the storm. Extra feed and bedding to be done hopefully by evening with a break in the weather.
Anyone that lives near town ending up picking up extra shifts due to staff not able to get in, another night shift gets added to my calendar.
Calving season is in full swing with most cattle producers spending the last 24 hrs pulling buried calves out of snow banks... filling barns and stock trailers with pairs if they have enough room. If not enough room the calves get parked there with moms matched up to their calves later ( that creates 'more' work )
Glad we are done ! Our last calf didnt find the calf shelter so had to be dug out and pushed in to the shelter. DH found a new set of twin lambs and carried into the barn with concerned mom in tow during the middle of the storm. The rest of the new moms and their lambs moved into the barn to dry off with feed packed in for the day. Cattle did eat grain this am then were back to the wind breaks to weather the storm. Extra feed and bedding to be done hopefully by evening with a break in the weather.
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