Winter Feeding - Tue Feb 2

The cattle were fed hay by Guy, Matt Mueller, Ginny, Don and Greg. 16 bales were put out in Jennie's pastures and 2 more in the East pasture. One bale per 7 cows. We found a total of about 105 cows (not including any calves), so there were about 20 cows not accounted for. We also drove through Cerro Hueco but found no cattle.

In Cecil's pasture we found 1 bull at the mill and the uneaten bales put out last Wednesday. We assumed the other 7 bulls were in the draw to the southwest where there is grass and a creek that catches the melting snow. We didn't look for them because it was getting too muddy.

Because there was plenty of grass showing there was not a need to put feed out except for the fact that there is supposed to be more snow coming Wed and Thu. So the hay was put out as a precaution.

At Jennie's mill the solar powered bubbler (that keeps the water from freezing) didn't seem to be working. We disconnected the tube from the motor and blew through it finding it clear. It's possible that there was not enough sunshine yet to get it pumping enough air.