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.