Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[CntryBoy777]

Ya can always rattled some pellets in a bucket and it will have their attention....just plan your escape 1st......gorgeous pic!!....

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Poor Lance - he wants more excitement than just "holding" them! He's a good boy.

 

[Mike CHS]

Ya can always rattled some pellets in a bucket and it will have their attention....just plan your escape 1st......gorgeous pic!!....

These steers are actually pretty contained (at least so far)

Gabbie sure reminds me of a German Shepherd that used to train herding sheep where we did in South Carolina.

 

[Mike CHS]

Poor Lance - he wants more excitement than just "holding" them! He's a good boy.

I try not to torture him too much so since I have to be out there anyway, I just keep giving him flanking commands often enough to keep his interest but not so often the sheep get spooked. As trusting as they are of me, they don't trust that wolf looking critter stalking around them.

 

[Mike CHS]

This is the last picture for awhile today but when you are just sitting there watching sheep eat grass it's easy to see things to take pictures of. I only let the sheep stay on the lush lawn grass for about 20 minutes since I don't need a bunch of messy butted critters. That 20 minutes was enough to make them content enough that as soon as I put them back inside the holding pen, they lay down in the shade.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

They look content!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Looks like your winter mix is coming along....looking good....but, it won't grow for long in standing water....tho, for the most part your place flows downhill with the elevation change.....I know the ditch is collecting a bunch.....

 

[Mike CHS]

I'm going to seed some more rye grass this week hopefully and I have 5 acres that have been fallow that I want to put out some clover when it looks like spring is here to stay. I have one field that I'll let the sheep on half of it to eat it down so I can broadcast some more crab grass.

 

[Mike CHS]

We are getting ready to end our day but I have a "just because" picture. Sassy and Lance were playing tug with a ball and I told them to lay down. It took me a moment to get the camera but they did good and stayed in place.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Awwwww, that is cool