Cold days then warm days!

We had yet another snow earlier this week, giving us a total snow fall this winter of over 2 feet! That’s a lot for us! It was quickly followed by warm sunny days, so it didn’t stay around for long.

Kim took 19 yearling heifers to the sale on Monday after leaving them on hay fields, down near Carlsbad, for the winter. He quickly brought them home after these days started warming up and the alfalfa started growing, which can bloat the cattle overnight and be deadly! We did lose one before we could get them off, but got the rest home, sorted out the ones we wanted to keep for replacement cows and sold the remainder for a good price. He also bought 5 bred cows to replace some dry cows he sold a few weeks ago.

Waking up after a gray winter

Well, here at Burnt Well we’ve had our third sunny day in a row!! A very welcome sight after our gray, cold, wet winter, which is very uncharacteristic for New Mexico winters. The warmer days are making us ready to dive back into the completion of the ‘casita’ project, which entails finishing out the inside from plumbing, electrical, to insulation, etc. We are eagerly anticipating the beautiful desert wildflowers that this unusually wet winter should provide, which are a rare treat for us to enjoy! And we are gearing up for our spring guests and the two big spring cattle drives, the Bonney Drive, which has filled up, and the Kerr Drive, which still has some availability.