Cold Snap Coming Thru

Another bitterly cold day today, with hail, sleet and snow.  Pretty unusual for us with last dumping 1930s according to neighbours.  The afternoon turned considerably warmer with sunshine.  The wind-chill has been the worst factor.  We are lucky coming into lambing time that the majority of our lambing paddocks face north and east and all have sheltered aspects in them, which stock can take cover in.

Luckily the lambs have a sheltered hut and each other for warmth.  Above is Alice feeding Buttons and Strawberry with the help of Dash (the foxy).  Unfortunately Strawberry's brother didn't make it (too long without feed or colostrum).  Another lamb was bought home last night and nursed through the night but unfortunately didn't make it.  She was one of a twin, from a mum who had suffered from Facial Eczema.
Buttons is now drinking 4 lots of 250 mls, whilst Strawberry is on 6 lots of 100 mls.

Above are a couple of snaps of the whitefaced steers currently being grazed.  These weigh between 450 - 550 kgs and are run in a mob of 35.  Currently they are on a rotation with 2-3 day shifts and being fed silage  (hence them congregating at the gate when we went past).