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Weather: 50 degrees and no wind. Crazy!
Main Mob (275): WG-6 no split Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. No split. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 No split Old cows + 4 pairs: BW-6 (Mostly being fed) Bulls (13) LS-3 Paddock Ads: Supplement: Sales: Deaths: Abbey returns. Ryan managing closely the protein tubs. All groups given a day to clean up feed.
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Weather: More of the same.
Main Mob (275): WG-6 5th split. Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. 9th split. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 13th split Old cows + 4 pairs: BW-6 (Mostly being fed) Bulls (13) LS-3 Paddock Ads: Supplement: Sales: Deaths: Weather: Back to nice again.
Main Mob (275): WG-6 No split. Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. 8th split. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 12th split Old cows + 4 pairs: BW-6 (Mostly being fed) Bulls (13) LS-3 Paddock Ads: Supplement: Sales: Deaths: Five Bald Eagle and a pile of ravens on the dead cow at Pfister’s. Weather to warm.  We have around 40 antelope hanging out in EG-3, 4, 5. Weather: Winds subside and cold remains-though easing.
Main Mob (275): WG-6 Cows trailed back and on earlier split. Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. No split. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 11th split Old cows + 4 pairs: Back in BW-6 full feed Bulls (13) LS-3 Paddock Ads: Supplement: Sales: Deaths: Some froze up overflows but mostly things returning to normal. Cows back in WG-6 and old cows back in EG-3 with some hay. Weather: Sharp bitter shift. North winds with sub-zero wind chill. Some easing by evening but still cold.
Main Mob (275): WG-6 5th split and then break out Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. 7th split Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 No split. Old cows + 4 pairs: Still escaped EG-3. Bulls (13) LS-3 Paddock Ads: Supplement: Sales: Deaths: Cold wind wakes us all up. Moved cows to next split but then they break out and drift away from wind into WG-7. Probably a good thing. Young mob get fresh grass-tough temporary fencing conditions. Calves get extra straw and stay put. Weather: Moderate and calm trend continues.
Main Mob (275): WG-6 3rd and 4th splits Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. No move. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 10th split Old cows + 4 pairs: Still escaped EG-3. Bulls (13) LS-3 Paddock Ads: Supplement: Sales: Deaths: one water belly steer calf died. I can move all groups, and cows twice in about 5 to 6 hours. Thought on monitoring: What to measure and how to graph? Ads/acre and total ADs Biomass/acre and Total Biomass as annual stockpile at time of monitoring. Diversity Bare ground Aggregate stability and water infiltration every 2 to 3 years. ET (evapotranspiration) on 2 or 3 paddocks. RAP et al Production and economic indicators Triple bottom line. Weather: One could not have ordered a nicer day for Christmas.
Main Mob (275): WG-5-WG-WG-6 1st and 2nd splits Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. No move Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 9th split Old cows + 4 pairs: Still escaped EG-3. Bulls (13) LS-3 Paddock Ads: For WG-5 (275x1.1=302x9=2723 ads/159 acres=17 Ads/acre) Supplement: Sales: Everyone off for the day as I make the rounds feeding and moving and listening to holiday music on NPR. I wish everyone could be as lucky as me. We took 17 Ads/acre on WG-5 which may (at this time) one of our least performing paddocks. Right plants are all there, but biomass is not. Weather: Another lovely and unusually nice day.
Main Mob (275): WG-5 9th split Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. 6th split. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 8th split Old cows + 4 pairs: Still escaped EG-3. Bulls (13) LS-3 Supplement: Sales: Weather: Winds moderate. Uncomfortable yet relatively mild.
Main Mob (275): WG-5 8th split Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. 5th split. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 7th split Old cows + 4 pairs: Still escaped EG-3. Bulls (13) LS-3 Supplement: Sales: Health and deaths: Ads/Paddock: Weather: Winds moderate. Uncomfortable yet relatively mild.
Main Mob (275): WG-5 7th split Young Mob:(115): At Pfister’s. 4th split. Yearling steers: (127): Double Arrow Feedlot Calves (222 + 5 cows): LS-2 6th split Old cows + 4 pairs: Still escaped EG-3. Bulls (13) LS-3 Supplement: Sales: Health and deaths: 24146 aborted and died at Pfister’s Ads/Paddock: |
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