While there is plenty of trenching, chopping, digging and hauling to do in this meltdown season, there is much less packed snow/ice this year than usual. The chopping of the back pens (concrete) particularly is easier ( a relative term). Usually I have to chop a trench behind the individual pens, as well as in front. This year there just wasn't a pileup.
What we have more of this year, than usual, is straw. We had such a long frigid snap that we compensated with more straw, in houses, on pen floors. Hauling wet straw is back breaking so we put it in rows/piles to dry out a bit before hauling. This is NOT a pretty time of year, but the dogs are welcoming the sunbathing opportunities.
The drive is all but impassable. We don't encourage visitors in the Spring.
I've started, with my pitch fork, to pile straw for later hauling. The process for hauling straw usually takes one person a period of two months (with all of the other Spring work). It may take longer this year. We try to remove most of it, although I'm also adding it in muddy areas.
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