January 2024

January 2024 was wet. We got a few cold days, below freezing, but mostly it was mild temperatures. I learned that using my side-by-side to unroll bales of hay is a bad idea and determined to get a Greg Judy Bale Unroller from Green Pastures Farm.

Monday 1/1 – Sunday 1/7

Road trip to Idaho to drop my daughter off at college.

Monday 1/8

We probably got over an inch of rain this morning.

Tuesday 1/9

Wednesday 1/10

Thursday 1/11

Friday 1/12

We had another storm roll in. 32F and a lot of wind.

Saturday 1/13

Sunday 1/14

We got some snow.

Monday 1/15

Frozen water troughs. I tried letting it drip out to keep the water flowing but it didn’t work.

Tuesday 1/16

Wednesday 1/17

Thursday 1/18

Friday 1/19

Saturday 1/20

Sunday 1/21

Monday 1/22

Tuesday 1/23

Wednesday 1/24

Thursday 1/25

#24 (who was my skinniest cow) gave me the first calf of the year, #26.

Friday 1/26

Unrolling hay by pushing it with your side-by-side is a bad idea. Get a Greg Judy Bale Unroller instead.

Saturday 1/27 – 1/29

No videos.

Tuesday 1/30

2 more calves. #10 gave us #27 and Blue gave us #28.

Wednesday 1/31

#19 gave me #29.