Some days are like that, sucks to have to just keep going and pull through, but that's life with cows....
We had our turn around New Years this past year. A week or two of -30 for a high, -40 or worse at night. I easily spent an extra 3 or 4 hours every day getting alley scrapers to work properly, thawing out water lines, checking fans, etc.. plus milking morning and night because some staff were on holidays. If I hadn't thought our old barn was worn out before, I sure do now. Our new barn didn't hardly skip a beat...
Quote from one of the guys who used to work with us, went back to ranching now...
"If there's a way to die, a Holstein will figure it out". Hope the girls can stay producing well for you through all the transitions!