Cattle, manure, and water

The other day the temperature got above freezing.  I took the opportunity to clean the loafing shed.  Big cows means big manure "pies". And as cattle don't care where they crap the loafing shed was a mess.  With the temperature a bit above freezing I was able to clean much of the manure.  Not that it was easy as some "pies" were frozen to the ground and needed a little prying to get loose.

So far I haven't locked the cattle inside the corral and allow them to go into the north pasture.  When the wind is strong - like the other night - the cattle stay in the loafing shed.  When the weather is nice they rest under the large pine trees in the pasture.

More places to lay means less manure in the loafing shed.

I also emptied and cleaned the water trough.  Not the greatest job when the temperature is just above freezing, but necessary as the bottom of the tank was dirty.

Ya... I forgot to plug the heater in and had to break the ice in the morning.