Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Baymule]

I was getting dressed to go out and feed so when I looked at our nursery paddock, I did not see a single one of the 22 sheep that should have been in view. Somehow the gate was opened and all of the sheep were out getting some nice lush grass. Rather than call them back in I stood there and watched them until they had their fill and then called them in.

Spoken like a true, caring shepherd.

 

[Baymule]

@Mike CHS,

What made you want to replace Ringo -- to avoid inbreeding, or something else?

When Mike spoke of the "someday" of replacing Ringo with a new ram, I asked if we could buy him. We have 3 grand daughters, ages 2,4, and 11. They all go in the sheep lot to pet the ewes. With Ringo's calm manner, I knew he would be a good fit here. We are excited and can't wait to bring Ringo home.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Guess they didn't get the "memo" on the "treat" and everybody was discussing it overnite and they all just had to get to it....thinking it was going to be "routine"....or, at least attempt to make it so....
I, for one, am just glad to be able to keep up some with Ringo, I've always liked him....

 

[Mike CHS]

I thought about keeping him longer but there wouldn't be enough for him to do and after I saw how he reacted when I had to isolate him he would not be a happy camper.

 

[Mike CHS]

The daughter of my favorite cousin (that I was raised with) is going to be in Nashville next week to be on a local talk show and we will meet for lunch if nothing else. I have not been around her until my favorite Aunt was passing but felt like she had always been in my life just like her mom. She has a contract to write a book about her work but I have not idea of the details. She is an awesome young lady and has quite the following in Atlanta with her tiny doors.

I have no idea how this business model works but she seems to be making it work for her. I won't post a link but a search for tiny doors atl brings up all kind of things.

 

[Bruce]

But I will

Very curious that the tiny doors became so important in our hustle bustle world, especially in a city the size of Atlanta.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

That was way cool, i would love to meet her...love what she is doing !

 

[Mike CHS]

I know we have more cold weather ahead of us but the grass down the drive and around the house got cut today. The fields aren't nearly as green and I don't want to put the sheep on the rye grass yet so I put the grass bagger on and cut some of the neighbors grass to give to the sheep.

Since I'm leaving for my couple of days fishing I hauled out enough water barrels so that Teresa won't have to haul water. I have several 20 gallon barrels cut in half lengthwise that I can usually put a brick under the sides and it holds them stable. The steers figured out that watching all that water splash out of the barrel as they tipped it over was a good play period so I swapped two half barrels that were flat on the bottom.

All of those extreme rains we have had recently had seriously rutted our driveway and sent huge amounts of gravel out in the grass. I spent about 30 minutes with a rake to move it back to the drive and said to heck with that. I went and got the tractor and used the front end loader to drag the gravel back up to the drive.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

I know we have more cold weather ahead of us but the grass down the drive and around the house got cut today. The fields aren't nearly as green and I don't want to put the sheep on the rye grass yet so I put the grass bagger on and cut some of the neighbors grass to give to the sheep.

Since I'm leaving for my couple of days fishing I hauled out enough water barrels so that Teresa won't have to haul water. I have several 20 gallon barrels cut in half lengthwise that I can usually put a brick under the sides and it holds them stable. The steers figured out that watching all that water splash out of the barrel as they tipped it over was a good play period so I swapped two half barrels that were flat on the bottom.

All of those extreme rains we have had recently had seriously rutted our driveway and sent huge amounts of gravel out in the grass. I spent about 30 minutes with a rake to move it back to the drive and said to heck with that. I went and got the tractor and used the front end loader to drag the gravel back up to the drive.

Happy your going fishing Mike but can't like the post with all the work you have had to do with the rain and all...you guys up that way have really had a horrible wet winter....hopfully this is the end of it

 

[Mike CHS]

The last project today was another cattle panel shelter together for the first breeders and their lambs.

We will start weaning these lambs next week.