Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[High Desert Cowboy]

Benefit of utah, our snakes arent much for climbing trees. Also we never have to guess if its poisonous as our only venomous snakes are rattlers. Still, i can totally undersrand jumping away as fast as possible, though the mental image is pretty funny!

 

[Mike CHS]

I like Teresa. She can do anything! Boys and their toys and Girls and their tools to fix the toys!

We are a good combination. I have lost track of how many times I have gotten impatient with something and would be inclined to throw it away but Teresa would spend the time and figure out how to fix it.

We think her dad wanted a boy and taught her all of the things that girls aren't usually taught. I do most of the building but she does most of the mechanical/electrical.

 

[CntryBoy777]

It is all about being a team and confronting issues together....Joyce and I do the same thing....tho, I've never had any assistance with any small or large tools....they all have my finger prints on them....

 

[Bruce]

And when you aren't careful about putting them down, Gabbie teeth marks.

 

[CntryBoy777]

She does put things that take your attention off of her in the garbage...given half a chance....I have to leave her in the house with Joyce, because I can't see thru her head and that long snout of hers.....and she is bound and determined to checkout every turn of the bolt, nut, or screw.....

 

[Mike CHS]

I'm posting a few pictures to show how the lambs are growing. Ringo is getting long in the tooth but he sure makes some fast growing, long legged babies. We got the wether that we took in last week for processing and he is delicious. He was right at 120 pounds and we wound up with a little over 50 pounds of meat. We have been getting a carcass at about 75% of the on the hoof weight and the finished weight has been a little over 50% of that.

 

[CntryBoy777]

They do look really well and seem to be developing fairly fast....I've always liked the looks of Ringo, and was wondering how long ya have plans of continuing using him before bringing on another?.....has him and Thor worked out their mutual respect yet?.....

 

[Baymule]

If you sell Ringo, I call first dibs!

 

[Mike CHS]

I still get on to Thor when I catch him running any sheep but as often as I see him chasing them, Ringo is chasing Thor. They are together all of the time though so I guess it's good.

We will keep him for at least another cycle with about 2/3 of the ewes. We were going to bring them all in and separate the culls but I did something to my shoulder yesterday so I don't feel like man handling them for a couple more days. I am going to try and find a trade for him with another small place like ours since he is so gentle. He isn't even timid around strangers and has never challenged anyone. He originally came out of the Virginia Tech ram lamb testing and they get a lot of hands on. We are his third farm and he has been this gentle since he was a lamb.

 

[Mike CHS]

If you sell Ringo, I call first dibs!

I would love to find another with his personality. I have 2 wethers and one ram lamb (almost 3 months old) that is in with him. The ram lamb is picking up his behavior and doesn't even budge when I put hands on to him.