Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

Feeding time on the dry lot was a lot easier tonight with all of the ram lambs gone to the sale.

The bottle lambs have figured out they are faster than us so we put up some electric netting around the 10x10 kennel they use at night. That way we can let them stay out all day if they want and graze in the yard. Other than at feeding time we aren't handling them much and are letting them in with the main herd when they are up. They are getting plenty of interaction with the other lambs so it won't be too much of a shock when we wean them. They still come running when they see the milk bucket heading toward their pen.

They found out pretty quick that it hurts when they put their noses to it.

 

[Baymule]

Those bottle babies are pretty darn smart. But they aren't as smart as y'all are.

 

[Mike CHS]

I love spring. The two flocks are finally settling into a routine. The senior ewes pretty much stayed off by themselves for the first couple of days but they quickly got back in the habit of joining the others to see if there might be some treats at the stall. The lambs are getting a small amount of creep feed but the grass is so lush out there at the moment they only get enough to keep them coming when I call.

The other picture is 'just because' she is so cute.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Her markings are so unique - she almost looks like she stepped in a bucket of paint on that front leg.

 

[Mike CHS]

There is a ram lamb with identical markings from the ewe that we are pretty sure is her mom

 

[Mike CHS]

Max is coming around. When I went out to feed him and the cows, I reached down and pulled loose a big patch of shedding hair. Evidently he liked the way it felt and stood there while I got the majority of the shedding hair pulled off.

 

[Rammy]

I love spring. The two flocks are finally settling into a routine. The senior ewes pretty much stayed off by themselves for the first couple of days but they quickly got back in the habit of joining the others to see if there might be some treats at the stall. The lambs are getting a small amount of creep feed but the grass is so lush out there at the moment they only get enough to keep them coming when I call.

The other picture is 'just because' she is so cute.

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Mike's little buddy!

 

[Baymule]

There is a ram lamb with identical markings from the ewe that we are pretty sure is her mom

She is gorgeous, I love her ears! Your pastures are beautiful, so green!

 

[Mike CHS]

We went to the Amish auction this afternoon. They have only been open for two weeks now but carry hanging flower baskets, garden bedding plants and some early food items like onions and strawberries.

We picked up two flats of tomatoes, a flat of Crimson Sweet Watermelons, a flat of yellow squash and a couple hanging baskets of flowers. We still have 40-50 pounds of chopped bell peppers in the freezer so I just got a few of them to use fresh and a few Jalapeno peppers. Both flats of tomatoes were a bigger version of the Mountain Fresh tomatoes that we grew last year. They had great taste but were on the small side. We got nice healthy plants for right at 60 cents a plant.

 

[HomeOnTheRange]

True pasture envy! The boar goats would be monstrous on that! Incredible job Mike!