It was 10 below zero this morning when we got up. Good thing Mom watered the horses yesterday. It left a nice ice slick on the driveway. Hopefully we'll be able to get in hydrants or automatic waterers by next year.
When I left, I asked the boys to help Mom roll a round bale out for the mares. The tractor won't start when temperatures drop below 10 degrees. I need to buy a magnetic heater for it.
We had 8 4x5 round bales, and 7 4x4 round bales delivered yesterday. It is the last hay we'll get from last years crop hopefully. That makes our total hay delivery: 126 4x5 round bales (70 that I picked up with the truck and 16' trailer last summer), 7 4x4 round bales, and 250 square bales. That sure seems like a lot of hay.
We used all 70 of the bales I picked up last year and started on new round bales delivered this year. He has delivered on Wednesday mornings every week since Christmas and now the garages are full of hay and there are 15 bales in the driveway. Hopefully there won't be any major snow or rain events for a month or so.
I worked all night on server stuff for work so I'm pretty tired. Fortunately Mom was able to sleep right through it for a change.
It looks like a clear and sunny day. I wish I'd started the fire last night to help the oil furnace along. I don't mind burning the oil with prices down, but why spend the money if I don't have to.
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