Feeding Cows

One of the daily rituals on the farm is feeding our herd of 125 cows. Pictured to the right is our cows on Boxing day (Dec 26). I actually took a picture on Christmas morning but it didn't turn out as it was still too dark in the morning when I took the picture. Each day we either take out 3 bales of hay or pea straw or a load of silage, depending on how cold it is out, and what the cows requirements are. As you can see we have lots of snow on the ground now. Our cows get lots of exercise the days walking through the snow, this keeps them in good shape in the winter so they are ready for calving season. It seems that cows that have had lots of exercise have less problems at calving season. Usually our son-in-law Randy does the feeding but I volunteered for a couple of days so he could be with his family for Christmas.