Too Much Rain

Sunday night it rained, and rained and rained. 

 We didn't have a rain gauge out so I don't know how much it rained, but it was enough to flood Cripple Creek again.

 And to fill this feed tub up to overflowing.

We had several nannies kidding at dark so we got the barn opened for them and the ones kidding separated from the others.  TI turned over a barrel from the riding ring for the set of twins born that morning.  They were happy with the shelter and have stayed in it every night since.

 The cows and calves J had turned out onto new pasture in the bottom were bawling so we went to go check on things.  The creek had jumped the bank and cut across the bottom stranding the cattle on an island.

 It looked like the water was starting to recede and we thought they would be ok if they just waited.

 No way were they coming out across this mess.

 And needless to say, all the water gaps are washed out again.

 It's hard to imagine this being ankle deep and riding my horse across.

 And here, there is suppose to be a fence.

We went back in the evening to find the fence flat on the ground.  This was a new fence, then replaced again when it washed out a couple of years ago, now it will need to be rebuilt yet again.  Farmers don't just do things once and done, they have to do things over and over again.

Kid Count - 34 (16 kidded)