Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[CntryBoy777]

I just had to Smile at that reply....

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Egg layers are all Teresa wants. I doubt that we could even get a sheep processed if she was with them as much as I am. Her chickens are her babies.

That is so sweet! But trust me, if you were to raise meat chickens, you (& probably Teresa) would be READY for them to be gone once the time hits. We raised 40ish a few years ago, oh the mess they left was horrible! So different than the layers.

We have a few special chickens here- one of which is a bantam Cochin. She was only 14 grams at hatch but was incredibility beautiful/correct. She is about to turn 9 years old

 

[Baymule]

I raised Cornish Cross for the first time last year. Even BJ was ready for them to go. We butchered 44. He pitched in and picked chickens, but I could not get him to stick his hand up a chicken's butt and pull out guts.


We sold 10, parted out, later they requested 14 more pounds. That brought the cost of what we kept down to 50 cents a pound. We kept 161 pounds of chicken for ourselves and our DD and family. I made broth, LOTS of broth, 33 pints, and canned it. I took the backs, heart, liver, gizzard and canned with a cup of cooked rice in quart jars for dog food. It was well worth it and we will do it again in the spring.

 

[Bruce]

There you go Mike! Build a coop out with the sheep where Teresa doesn't spend as much time. The sheep and chickens will get along fine I'm sure.

 

[Mike CHS]

I opened up the pen by our shop so the girls can get out of the wind and it is dry. There is also a large tarp in front that they have been using but it doesn't block the north wind like the shop stall does. They have a hoop house out in the paddock that I haven't seen them use for weeks so it's yet to be seen if that one stays there. I was watching them for a bit and one of the ewes is up by the heat lamp and there are several others standing outside the stall just watching so I will be surprised if there aren't more lamb(s) in the morning.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

 

[B&B Happy goats]

 

[Rammy]

What they said......

 

[Baymule]

Lamb watch.

 

[Mike CHS]

I guess that since I retired I have become less of a multi-tasker and forgot that I was posting lambing posts in the other thread.

No additional lambs this morning but there are a couple that I have no idea how they are keeping the babies inside.