Down on the Farm

Hey. Sorry it's been awhile. Anyhow I'm back on the farm with the Hendersons here in Methven. Not a lot going on as it is winter now. But with winter here on the farm comes COWS! And a lot of them. They winter dry dairy cows here for neighboring dairy farmers. There are currently 1200 dry cows here plus the 800 heifers we've had. And counting the 80 beef heifers that you see in the last photo there are just shy of 2100 head of cattle on the place.In 6 different groups. They are all grazing on kale, and oats in the paddocks. Plus we feed them all some hay as well everyday. Fences get moved everyday keeping them on fresh feed. As you can see it still is pretty green here. Snow on the mountains but nice down here. Most days have been in the mid-40's. With some days in the 50's. And a good frost most mornings. But really for winter pretty nice. And apparently it will be like this all winter. A real change from Montana. I'm going to be here on the farm for awhile yet. I don't have a plan for the next couple of months. We'll just have to see what happens.