Drought Plan

We have no rain from early August until 0.4 inches on Sunday. The pasture ere all in good shape with J’s rotational grazing, but things are starting to go down hill with no relief in sight.  And this time of year, once it rains it will probably frost, so not much left of the growing season. 

So J’s plan is to wean the calves 3 months early, feed them grain and get them ready to go to the feedlot earlier.  Then the cows won’t require as much grass and hay.

Tuesday  was the big day.

The temperature made it into the 90’s.

This calffound a way to deal with the heat by standing in the water tank.

After we separated everyone, J dewormed the cows then the calves.

Then the calves headed to one field with the cows in the adjoining field.  Fence line weaning is supposed to cut down on stress, but is sure didn’t cut down on bawling.  Pretty sure I didn’t get any sleep Tuesday night.