Nelson's round bales didn't last anywhere near as long as I had anticipated so I had to go find and pick some up. I found some 4x5's on the edge of Mt Sterling and Winchester. So dad and I went and picked up two the other day. We took his truck because at least the bales will slide in and out of his truck a LOT easier due to his bedliner.
Thoroughly more entertaining on getting them out. They were very tightly rolled and had gotten wet from the week prior of every day rain. I won't go into details on how we got them out of the truck but it was interesting to say the least!
So we put one bale out immediately- since dad had been putting squares out for a few days. After letting them eat on it for one night, I went up and pulled out a handful to see how it smelled and how much they had eaten.
They've had the bale for 4 days already and it's not even half gone it's that tight so there's a lot of hay in that one round bale.
The hay isn't quite as greenish as Nelson's bales but it sure does smell as good!!
The first part of his cold front that came through brought some strong winds-which are still going today- but it brought down some tree limbs around the area.
I switched Phoenix from his mid weight blanket(seen above the blue blanket) to his heavy blanket. So I snapped a couple pictures of his body condition and it appears as if Kari-ann and Aunt Anne had the right idea with the Fat Cat suppliment- he seems to be gaining weight.
I know the gaining weight, then losing it and gaining it back is just his way of telling me 'watchout, the end is near!' but I've upped his Probios and that seems to be helping keep it under control. It's only prolonging the inevitable since there's nothing I can do with the tumor/mass.
I take Heidi for a walk around the pasture while Phoenix finishes eating and I thought the sunset makes her look pretty!
And for some kicks, I put a couple of my dutch bucks side by side:
Colby and Dalton- both have very nice buck heads on them, Yes Dalton still has some growing to do yet!
and Leonardo and Rafik- Leo and Raf are closer in age than Colby and Dalton but Leo's needing to start growing into a nicer buck if he wants to stick around! These two boys were also a lot more pig-headed to put together. Colby's always been a laid back buck, and Dalton's young, he'll still little, Leo and Raf- not a chance! Both buckish bucks and onery!
