Chores began this morning with temperatures below -3 degrees Fahrenheit! BRRRRRRRR! With such extreme temperatures we have to be careful that our calves are not experiencing cold stress. I wanted to know the temperature range that will consider a calf with cold stress so when I looked it up I found a very informative article that suggested calves that are less than one month old will experience cold stress at anything less than 48 degrees Fahrenheit. One adjustment to the barn was the installment of calf hutches that aid in keeping our calves protected from a chilly misguided breeze. We also have plenty of calf blankets that we put on our youngest animals to help them better regulate their temperature in such cold conditions.
Since today was so cold we thought setting up a freshly cleaned pen would be a great idea! So we cleaned out and replaced old bedding and moved around 20 weaned calves into a new group housed setting. Personally I think they enjoyed the clean bedding and large open space to run around in!
Today we had no new calves.
We shipped 4,670 gallons of milk.
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