Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[farmerjan]

It is very common to put a "coat" of sorts on sheep, especially wooled breeds to keep them clean after washing for a show. Plus they get shavings into the wool against the skin and it is hard to brush/comb out. They seem to be magnets for dirt, and manure, when they are clean and ready to show....think a little kid in his Sunday go to meetin' clothes and a big mud puddle outside on the way to get in the car.....

 

[mystang89]

Where were the sheep? All I saw were zebras.

 

[RollingAcres]

 

[RollingAcres]

We were driving into Lewisburg yesterday and we came to a stop light behind a stock trailer with some sheep in costume. It was 90+ degrees out so I wouldn't think it was to keep them warm but it was different.

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Those sheep in costume definitely can't compare to your sheep that have nice "jeans"!

 

[Mike CHS]

I was going to put the main flock into a sacrificial dry lot area tomorrow since we haven't had any rain in 3 weeks and the graze is suffering so I was going to put them on hay and grass that I cut. About an hour ago it started a nice steady rain so that has been delayed for a bit.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yay rain!! Sometimes you get what you need....

 

[Latestarter]

We were forecast to have 2-3 days of 50+% chance of rain. I had high hopes. We did get rain, two days in a row, just enough sprinkles to dampen the ground a bit. Didn't even register in the rain gauge. I've been holding off mowing, even though it needs it, since it's so dry. No more moisture forecast any time soon, so tomorrow, guess I'll be mowing. Glad you've gotten some rain there

 

[Bruce]

Same here @Latestarter. Not mowing and all the areas I usually mow are FULL of Queen Anne's Lace. Go figure, it LOVES dry conditions.

 

[Mike CHS]

I have mowed all of our paddocks but I'm just knocking off the grasses that are seeding that I don't want. About 8" high. It doesn't seem to matter what they have available they eat the low vegetation.

 

[Latestarter]

My goats are kinda like that as well... I have a couple that graze/browse for a while then seem to concentrate on eating the seed heads off the tall grasses. Other than that, they seem to prefer the low to ground stuff and tree leaves/bark. I trimmed some 6-8' tree seedlings out of the front hedge tonight and threw it all into their pen. They were like a bunch of crack addicts fighting over a single "fix"... Even though I threw in like 6-8 branches/plants. Today started out quite comfy really with low humidity, temps barely got into the 90s and there was a nice breeze all day. Got the back, front, side yards all mowed as well as the driveway and the street swale and a small portion of the front pasture near the yard gate. Would have done more, but right after starting the danged belt jumped off, so had to do some disassembly to re mount it. Done it enough times now that I got it done in about 1/2 hour

Tomorrow is also supposed to be right around 90 again so I'll start on the pastures. Have to get the front one done but I think I'll let the goats out to browse early while waiting for everything to dry out from dew. Then try to get the entire back done tomorrow. Since I only have a mower vice a hog, the highest I can cut is 4" and the grass is so wirey that those that get cut are eating up the blades and most/many are just bending over rather than getting cut. I would need blades with a radius longer than the grass stems to cut them the first time over them. Really need a legit tractor.

The other day (Sat) I was out pricing different feed for the goats and the feed store I stopped at was also an excavation company so I asked for an estimate to fill/level and prepare a site for a barn back behind the house. He said he'd get back to me Monday with feed info and to come take a look, but I never received a call. Disappointing. Guess I'll try another excavating company.