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What temperature do you put blankets on livestock?

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  1. Sourwood

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    I chatted with my animal management crew this morning. We had a cold snap, which prompts calls from folks regarding dogs left outside in extreme cold.

    they told me those are common, and so are folks complaining that ranchers are leaving cattle, goats and such out in the elements. One asked if they would ask the farmer to put blankets on his cattle.

    This is a county with a large university. I suspect most of these calls come from folks with advanced degrees.
     
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    When cows roamed free with the dinosaurs they didn’t have blankets on.
     
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    Bahahahaha.....this is a joke right? I dont know what kind of cold snap you're talking about, like how cold... I have an idea though...how bout the geniuses who are making these calls be the volunteers to go out and put blankets on the cows. I'd pay to see that with my cows!
    It'd be :cheers::popcorn::bug::dex: time for sure!
     
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    :popcorn:
     
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    I'm guessing Monroe county? Sounds about right if it is.
     
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    Uh cows didn't come until loooooong after the dinosaurs were around plus dinosaurs liked it warm....sorry I couldn't let this slide.
     
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    Funny I see cows out grazing in single digits all the time here. Even when you can clearly see the barn door is open they'll still go outside. Never seen a cow with a blanket. There's a stable about 6 miles away that blankets their horses but those are throughbreed race horses.
     
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    I live in the middle of many ranches, 100's of cows, no blankets. We are FREQUENTLY at and below zero, and add 30mph sustained wind it's way below zero wind chill. A few herds of wild horses roam loose here, no blankets. There is one hobby farm out there that breeds and compete's horses = big $$$ thoroughbreds, rarely I will see a horse with a blanket there, I was led to believe that is for after a workout or something similar.

    Sourwood , check out extensions at CSU and UW, they are both AG colleges.
    UW Extension | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | University of Wyoming
    Extension - Providing trusted, practical education to help you solve problems, develop skills and build a better future.
     
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    But, brown cows do give chocolate milk..........
     
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    Yeah..duh!
     
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    Sarcasm can be so hard to detect when typed
     
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    Ooooooh really? :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::thumbs:
     
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    Emojis my friend! :thumbs:
    Like this...
    :dex:
     
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    When does it become ironic? :D
     
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    Or fart bags! :fart:
    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    I wish Arby's would bring back the Brown Cow shakes they used to sell. They were :drool:
     
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    OK, as long as we're putting blankets onto the cattle, lets do something about those poor deer too!

     
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    Was that the Jamooocha shake? :whistle:
     
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    Interesting, I don't know though I do remember hearing that name. Maybe different names for same thing or Arby's renamed it. Would not imagine my parents buying me a coffee shake as a child, but, who knows :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Is this what you're thinking of? Hope not!

     
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