Happy Valentine's Day

 

 

Nothing beats a new bed of corn stalks and some sun.  The steers are happy it quit snowing.  We were hoping it would continue, but it looks like Valentine's Day will be a snowy one.

Life on the Ranch

First, I have to say we are grateful for all our blessings and make sure they are cared for.  But this last week was a test.  

 

We got over a foot of snow along with some wind to drift it.  It was below 0 almost every morning  We even saw -26, -19, -15 and 2 days it never got over 0.

 

Al had to come out and help.  Remember he had surgery the end of January on his foot? The pickup got drifted in the Quanset and I couldn't get the feed truck out.  We couldn't get to the cows or the heifers with the truck and he had to plow out to them with the tractor.  The hay bales were drifted in in the hay yard.  

 

You can't hardly see even the top of the grass, so we are feeding full ration to the cattle. Taking them dinner costs about $300/day.

 

But then,
We have a full hay yard with grass and alfalfa hay.  
We have plenty of windbreak for all the cattle.
We have plenty of water that runs right to the cows, heifers and steers.  We only have to chop the ice.
We have a front-wheel assist tractor and have no trouble getting around.
We have a warm house.
We have plenty to eat.
We have warm coveralls, boots, hats, and gloves to wear.
We have lots to be thankful for, I am not complaining.

 

But I am counting the days till May!!!

 

Fritzie is counting the days till May too.

Welcome to the T Bar J Ranch Roundup

Glad you are here.  I wish you were in the feed truck with me this week.  Sam, our resident Bald Eagle, had some friends over.  

 

One morning, 4 Bald Eagles were between the house and the hay yard in our calving pasture.  Probably hunting for rabbits or prairie birds we have called "huns", that are a partridge.

 

They weren't close enough for a picture, but I sure wish you could be here and see them fly.

What's for Supper?

Today we had:
Meatloaf,
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy,
Corn,
Lettuce salad,
and for Dessert:
Angel Food Cake with Pistachio pudding on top.

 

There is a whole lot you can make with Ground Beef, and ours is the best.

 

You should try ground beef that is ground up beef with no additives, all natural and from 1 animal.  You will enjoy the difference.

 

We can send you some next week if you want.

 

I want to try 10 lbs of Premium Ground Beef

I want to Stock up with 20 lbs of Ground Beef

 

 

Our commute to work this week.  That is the hay yard from the "road" to the cows.

Stocking up

So stocking up is a good thing to do for your family.  We are sure glad we have most of a year's supply of hay saved up for our herd.  We do not want to be caught in weather like this without feed for them.

 

You don't want to be caught without food for your family, so think about having a supply on hand.  

 

We can send you a share of beef, and ours comes with a freezer. You will have lots of choices on what's for supper.

Tap Here To See the Beef Share with a Freezer offer

We are all set for the next week of snow they are predicting. Fed the cows bales for 3 days this afternoon, their water tanks are in good shape, their mineral feeders are full too for 3 days and they have their shelter with the wind breaks.

 

We will check on on them every day as usual, break ice and look them over  In 3 days we will put out more bales to get them through the blast of cold air they say is coming by.  

 

The steers we feed twice a day since they get their all-natural pellets.  They eat all the grass hay they want.