Here are some pictures that were taken a little over a week ago.
These were taken yesterday when I fed the calves with Dad. (We feed with a pickup with a bale-unroller on it) The calves in the pictures are some of our heifer calves.
DJ
Monday, February 13, 2012
Another Update
Well, it is the 13th of February and it got to 40 degrees today. The forecast shows upper 30s for the next 7 days. There is no snow to speak of. We are really thankful for this weather.
Here are some pictures that were taken a little over a week ago.
These were taken yesterday when I fed the calves with Dad. (We feed with a pickup with a bale-unroller on it) The calves in the pictures are some of our heifer calves.
DJ
Here are some pictures that were taken a little over a week ago.
These were taken yesterday when I fed the calves with Dad. (We feed with a pickup with a bale-unroller on it) The calves in the pictures are some of our heifer calves.
DJ
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Phenomenal Wheather
Well, for a week or so it got pretty cold but it is back up into the 40's and 50's. Yesterday it was 52 and today was 46. There is no big cool-down in sight. After last winter, we are so thankful for the beautiful winter.
This was last winter, around this time.
This was taken yesterday.
This was last winter, around this time.
This was taken yesterday.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Record Temperatures.
Today it hit 64 degrees. That is over 10 degrees over the record for the fifth of January as well as a record high for January. We have been taking advantage of the weather and today we [with the exception of me (I was sick)] weaned calves. We are extremely thankful for the beautiful weather. It is supposed to cool down a bit, but we aren't complaining.
DJ
DJ
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Update
Recently we got our house jacked up because it had settled 3 1/4 inches. It had been settling over the years, but this year it settled so much we couldn't open the doors or windows on one corner. We found a company that screws steel piers down and then jack up the foundation. Here is a picture of what they screw down.
Here is a picture of them screwing the piers in. Normally they can hit something solid at 15 feet or so, but they had to screw them down to 60 feet here.
This is what sits atop the pier. They put a hydraulic jack in the open space and jack it up until it gets where it needs to be then tighten down the nuts.
Here is the gap that was left after they jacked the house up.
This is a crack in the wall before they jacked the house up.
And the after picture.
Now, all our doors and windows open.
However, to have the house jacked up, the deck had to be taken off. We managed to take it off in just two pieces. It was a job, but not as bad as trying to take it off board by board.
We also had to put it back on. Luckily we had really nice weather. Here's some pictures of us putting the deck back on.
We are so thankful for the beautiful weather. Today it hit 54 degrees.
There is barely any snow, which we are extremely thankful for. It looks like the weather is going to stay good into January. They are forecasting mid 40's
in January.
Since these pictures were taken the snow has melted even more.
This picture was taken December 6th 2010... Over a year ago. I'm so glad it doesn't look like that now.
We are leaving our calves with our cows while the weather is still nice. It seems to be working quite well.
DJ
Here is a picture of them screwing the piers in. Normally they can hit something solid at 15 feet or so, but they had to screw them down to 60 feet here.
This is what sits atop the pier. They put a hydraulic jack in the open space and jack it up until it gets where it needs to be then tighten down the nuts.
Here is the gap that was left after they jacked the house up.
This is a crack in the wall before they jacked the house up.
And the after picture.
Now, all our doors and windows open.
However, to have the house jacked up, the deck had to be taken off. We managed to take it off in just two pieces. It was a job, but not as bad as trying to take it off board by board.
We also had to put it back on. Luckily we had really nice weather. Here's some pictures of us putting the deck back on.
We are so thankful for the beautiful weather. Today it hit 54 degrees.
There is barely any snow, which we are extremely thankful for. It looks like the weather is going to stay good into January. They are forecasting mid 40's
in January.
Since these pictures were taken the snow has melted even more.
This picture was taken December 6th 2010... Over a year ago. I'm so glad it doesn't look like that now.
We are leaving our calves with our cows while the weather is still nice. It seems to be working quite well.
DJ
Monday, November 7, 2011
First Snow
Saturday night we got our first snow. We got maybe an inch, but it has melted quite a bit already.
We have been frantically trying to get everything done before winter hits. One of the tasks was putting in over a mile of pipeline. When Dad went to start the trencher a month or so ago, the governor stuck and it started over-revving. The fuel shutoff didn't work either, so he had to pinch the fuel line to get it under control. We had to take it to Dickinson and it took three weeks before we got it back. We finally got our trenching done at the mountain before the cold weather hit (so we thought). Saturday night Mom and I went to get a pickup that was still at the mountain and noticed water bubbling out of the ground. We shut the water off and went home. The next day Dad had to go dig the pipeline out when it was about thirty degrees with a thirty mph wind. He got it repaired and turned down the pressure. One of the problems was there is a 325 foot drop from the highest point in the pipeline to the lowest.
This is the pipe we used. It is actually gas line and comes in 2000 foot roles. After unrolling one roll with just Dad and me, we recruited Mom to help as well. Things went a lot better after that.
A picture I took a while ago of one of our future milk cows chasing deer out of the yard.
DJ
We have been frantically trying to get everything done before winter hits. One of the tasks was putting in over a mile of pipeline. When Dad went to start the trencher a month or so ago, the governor stuck and it started over-revving. The fuel shutoff didn't work either, so he had to pinch the fuel line to get it under control. We had to take it to Dickinson and it took three weeks before we got it back. We finally got our trenching done at the mountain before the cold weather hit (so we thought). Saturday night Mom and I went to get a pickup that was still at the mountain and noticed water bubbling out of the ground. We shut the water off and went home. The next day Dad had to go dig the pipeline out when it was about thirty degrees with a thirty mph wind. He got it repaired and turned down the pressure. One of the problems was there is a 325 foot drop from the highest point in the pipeline to the lowest.
This is the pipe we used. It is actually gas line and comes in 2000 foot roles. After unrolling one roll with just Dad and me, we recruited Mom to help as well. Things went a lot better after that.
A picture I took a while ago of one of our future milk cows chasing deer out of the yard.
DJ
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