Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

We broadcast Pastoral Fescue this time and I like the way it's filling in.

 

[misfitmorgan]

The deck chairs do work well i have seen them used. You just back the sheep up into the deck chair front and it folds their back legs then you grab the front legs or neck and follow thru on flipping them into the chair. It's actually a lot easily then putting them on their butts the normal way because the chair makes the sheep into a sort of lever and once you get the hang of it the momentum does most the work. Go to slow and the sheep fight a bit, but it definately saves the back on trims and is good for worming, etc too.

 

[Mike CHS]

Another endorsement is always a good thing. When I was looking at reviews, the only negative was a person that has goats with horns and he couldn't make something called a SHEEP Deck Chair work with his goats.

More than anything though I love the reduced stress level on both us and the sheep working this way. The chair is a must though since working the lighter ewes (135 lbs) was pushing it getting them over manually and I have several that are 175+ pounds.

 

[Bruce]

Time for mini sheep!

 

[RollingAcres]

Is there even such thing?

 

[Mike CHS]

Time for mini sheep!

We are breeding to get bigger sheep and I don't think we could compete on the meat market with minnies.

Our tilt table can handle the big ones with no problem but I wan't to eliminate the stress on the animals more than anything else. Yesterday was a pleasure just walking the sheep over the weight scale in the chute and they didn't even struggle when I picked them up. Where with the table you have to fight with them to get them in the chute and then literally force them into the table.

 

[Bruce]

Is there even such thing?

Not that I know of. But then there is a lot I don't know about sheep. Pretty much forgot everything I learned about them in college, that was 40 years ago.

 

[Mike CHS]

I made a big pot of gumbo tonight and took the neighbors some since they have been working some crazy hours. I'm cutting a big section of their grass to feed the sheep in the dry lot while I'm treating two large paddocks so everyone is happy. This one single dish is why I make sure we have enough okra in the freezer to last us until next July.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Looks so Good.....I can almost taste it.....

 

[Mike CHS]

Looks so Good.....I can almost taste it.....

Besides the veggie trinity, it had chicken, shrimp, clams and Andouille sausage. Neighbors called and said it was the best they ever had. May or not be true but the compliments are always appreciated.