Posted by JD Seller on December 10, 2014 at 19:53:52 from (208.126.198.123):
Well I seem over the flu/crud just weaker than heck. Well you how that goes. Got called later last night that two more of the boys where sick with whatever you want to call this stuff.
So That left my oldest son and I as the only two feed guys today. Our backups are either sick or busy at other places.
So that left he and I seven different places to do the feeding on. So I started out at just before 4 am to see which cattle would need feed first. Then he and I talked at about 6 AM about how we would split up the places. He had his home chores about half done and I had one farm done at that time.
My Oldest Grand daughter took off work at noon and came out from Cedar Rapids and helped us after lunch. THANK THE LORD FOR THAT!!!
The Daughters-in-laws kept us all fed. Treats included. LOL I am not sure if the cattle where the only ones on "FULL FEED" today.
Finally got done just after 7 PM. It been a while since I have done that much work. I know I an tuckered out but my mind is going ninety miles an hour. SO I need to worry you fellas a while before I call it a day. LOL
Here is some interesting things:
1) Between all the farms we feed over 125 tons of TMR feed today. That is corn, corn silage, hay ledge, ground dry hay, and supplements combined.
2) Used 50 bales of corn stalks to bed with.
3) Fed 25 round bales of dry hay to the cows, calves and heifers. ( The bedding and dry hay double in snowy/colder weather)
4) Checked 46 automatic waterers.
5) Opened and closed 78 gates.
6) Used 9 different tractors
We tried to think of anything else that we could count. LOL
My wife made a BIG pot of home made vegetable beef soup. So the three "feed guys/gal" ate together this evening. Visited a bit and then they took off for their homes.
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