You all remember the early winter months of 2016 in Alberta? Well, if you don’t live in Alberta let me sum it up for you. January through March is usually a foot or two of snow and temperatures in the minus 20 degree Celsius range. We do get the odd warm up here and there to give us a break from the cold though. 2016 started off so mild and continued to warm up with literally no precipitation at all. The temperatures at the end of February during the day were just below freezing but the nights did get cold. March had many a day with the temperatures over zero and we were wearing sweaters outside. Now I know that January 2016 was forecast to be a mild last half of winter and that is not normal or a regular occurrence. The forecast for 2016/2017 winter in Alberta was to be colder and more snow than average. So that being the first winter for the girls outside full-time I needed to prepare a bit. In all honesty we did some repairs in 2015, like putting new roofs on three of the shelters. The Kitchen Magpie (Karlynn) was of course recruited […] The post Flashback to Calf Rescue 2016: Preparing for Winter. appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie. from http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/flashback-to-calf-rescue-2016-preparing-for-winter/
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