Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

We processed all of the corn this morning, about a dozen ears as on the cob and the rest we are freezing as cut corn. All together 120 ears. The rest of the day was cutting grass and running in to town to get cattle panels for another shelter and to finish the catch pen. We try to do as much of this kind of thing outside as we can to keep the mess and the steam from the stove outside instead of inside. The camp stove does a better job with the big pan of water than our kitchen stove.

We were out there about an hour and a half and had forgotten that we put the dogs in a 'stay' when they first came out so they were ready to run when we finally noticed them.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I know they were happy and glad...but, that speaks Highly of their training to hold the command for that length of time. The corn sounds like a winner too.

 

[Mike CHS]

Sassy will do that if I put her there but she won't for anyone else.

The Tom Turkey must be feeling his hormones. He has been strutting around all day just showing his stuff.

 

[Bruce]

He's a beaut! I bet he hopes the hen thinks so as well. Saw 2 wild hens and about a dozen poults crossing the road a couple of days ago. I had to wait a couple of minutes for them to cross.

And yeah I'd say those dogs sure are well trained.

 

[Mike CHS]

Teresa was making turkey calls this morning messing with the Tom and she got answered a few times from out in the edge of the woods. There are about a dozen or so turkeys that make a home on the edge of our place but there is plenty of cover.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Is the wild hen still hanging around?

 

[Mike CHS]

The one we hatched keeps coming back to the pen for now but I'm not sure what she will do long range. I expect to have her go off into the woods one day and not come back but that's OK since that is what we were hoping for.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Oh, I totally understand and agree, but was curious and have been meaning to ask about her....but keep forgetting to, then the pic of the tom reminded me while I was reading to ask. I believe she will too, but do believe she will show up on occassion just to see y'all.....

 

[Mike CHS]

I forgot to post some pictures of our latest wood project. We needed some lawn furniture as I was tired of the uncomfortable metal chairs we had for outside. The picnic table converts to a bench and we still need to make another so we can have a full size picnic table when we need it. The glider is comfortable but after finishing it I realized I needed to make it a couple of inches taller in order to truly allow it to get enough movement to really be a glider.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Very nice!