Winter chores pictures

Case e · Feb 9, 2018

What does everyone have for winter chores. These are what keep my mind on spring and keep me away from just sitting and watching tv for a few hours a day.

coshoo · Feb 9, 2018

Nice looking critters. That corn seems to be agreeing with them!

I help Mrs. shovel out 6 horse stalls every morning, and do other projects as the come up. Otherwise, just do "retired stuff".

Bruce from Can. · Feb 9, 2018

Looks like manageable chores, nice dogs too

achesser · Feb 9, 2018

Nice looking stock! I feed fat hogs, goats and my wood boiler all winter. My goats won't start kidding till April.

rrlund · Feb 9, 2018

200 head of cattle to feed. Just got done plowing some snow and grinding two loads of feed.

Dave H (MI) · Feb 9, 2018

Honestly, my only winter chores are to drive over and plow out the drives (that will be a big job come Sunday), make sure the heat is working in the buildings that have/need it, pay the winter taxes (just did that). Mostly I work my other job and think of Spring. The kids take care of anything else that comes up.

On occasion I will take a day off CPA'ing and go cut some firewood just to get some air and feel the sun.

Philip d · Feb 9, 2018

Beautiful spot!

jon f mn · Feb 9, 2018

You have crabby goats, I like to kid a little every day.

cjunrau · Feb 9, 2018

150 sheep. 90 with 138 babies. 3 milk cows but only 2 milking. 21 pigs. I don't do very much. The children do most of it.

achesser · Feb 9, 2018

Ha ha I guess I like to kid a little every day to

rusty6 · Feb 9, 2018

Got 11 head of these hay burners that I check on twice a day. Drop off a hay bale in the feeder every other day or so. Chopped oats twice a day. Should be 3 or 4 calves between now and spring.

flying belgian · Feb 9, 2018

90 laying hens, 3 pigs, 5 cats and 1 dog.

4520BW · Feb 9, 2018

11 feeder steers,2 ponys,a mule,2 dogs,30 chickens,12 guineas,6 peacocks,18 goats,barn cat and just butchered the last of the pigs. There's wood to cut to keep the boiler going,rebuilding a to-30 engine, got the brake valve of the 4020 and putting a cab kit in the 4840. O ya and my real job working me 7 days a week.

DoubleR · Feb 9, 2018

Nice looking group at the feeder.

I have ten steers on feed, 45 layers, 2 barn cats, although I didn't see hind nor hair of either of the cats today. I check in on everyone about 3 times although most of the time I'm out working around anyway on something. I have a wagon out front I sell corn and straw on to keep stocked up. I have about three drives other than my own to keep plowed. I sat in my chair at my command center today though and watched 9-10 inches of snow come down today so I'll be busy tomorrow.

tomturkey · Feb 9, 2018

DoubleR; looks like the dogs have the best seats in the house, at the tv and at the table. lol gobble

730virgil · Feb 9, 2018

18 cows calves and 1 bull.
this time of year all 13 cats 3 dogs in the house 2 black dogs on the chairs old yellow dog on his pillow near the hot air register

Northvale PA · Feb 9, 2018

Bugs me to have so much wasted green hay underfoot. I know I work hard for mine

in-too-deep · Feb 9, 2018

Mad Men!

cjunrau · Feb 9, 2018

there is not nearly as much there as it looks. I shred 6-7 lbs of hay a day for them. Problem is I do it every 2-3 days so it looks bad but they clean it up pretty good. I bought some 12-1500 lbs bales for $15 each so I let them have some of it as bedding. At the end of a year of feeding I have about 5 bales worth they waste so I think i'm doing ok. When it warms up a bit I will feed in the far field and then they get a new swath every time so there is no build up. What you see there is from Jan1st till now. Been -30C for most of the time and I feed a little heavy then. Another week and weather should get close to above freezing here and then they will get a little less.

cjunrau · Feb 9, 2018

one more

hrRoss · Feb 9, 2018

ive got 80head Holstein steers and 25 Holstein heifers of the neighbores, feed about 4 round bales a week (1500 lbs) plus a tmr mix with oatlage and corn, plus the normal cats and dog and goat and chickens. have problem with hawk is getting a chicken now and again, another one today, gonna have to be addressed

730virgil · Feb 10, 2018

is that that a massey ferguson tractor? i'm guessing super 90 maybe.
about 35 years ago i worked for a man that had a super 90 i thought it was the only real tractor he had

Case e · Feb 10, 2018

Its a great show! Have loved watching it. Told dish and cable to take a hike and only do netflix for about 15 bucks a month.

Case e · Feb 10, 2018

We have some chickens too. We use a dog kennel for there run and put a cover over the top to keep them in and other stuff out.

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