Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Bruce]

Smart lambs.
We are going to warm up to the low 40s the next 3 days. Then to the upper 40s.

 

[Baymule]

That's funny. I forgot to latch Ringo's gate this morning. We let the girls out in the yard to graze and before too long, he joined them. We got them put up and foiled his romantic ideas. Not yet, big boy, no yet.

 

[Mike CHS]

The grass that I cut yesterday evening to give this morning had started to ferment and had an off smell so I dumped it out. Since we had a heavy dew this morning it's too wet to cut this morning so rather than give the lambs in the dry lot hay, I just let them out and stayed with them till they had their fill. When they had enough, they headed back toward their pen on their own but I gave them a small bit of feed to keep them in the habit of doing so. Even in a dry lot I try to keep them satisfied which makes them so much easier to handle.

 

[Mike CHS]

I'm ready for the weekend to be over. Yesterday I got caught up on all of the perimeter grass in the lanes and the driveway. Plus I spent about an hour and a half mowing the neighbors grass that I cut for the sheep when needed. We have an arrangement where he doesn't cut the section bordering our property because he has no way of knowing how much I can use for feed. Up until two weeks ago I was cutting for our entire herd but now that our pastures are able to support most of the sheep I am not feeding the main herd. The ewes on the dry lot eat a big portion of it and of course we will be weaning the younger lambs fairly soon so that will up the grass I can use.

I spent a little over three hours this morning with the weed eater trimming from the county road and along our driveway back to the house which is a little over 1500' long. I'm getting ready to start spraying herbicide along the driveway but I wanted it short before spraying it. Dead, brown grass is pretty unattractive but tall, dead brown grass is REALLY unattractive which is why I used the weed eater for the full length of the ditches.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Just reading that has my shoulders burning, forearms shaking, and legs screaming.........how is Max settling in and are ya searching for a partner for Maisy?.....

 

[Mike CHS]

Just reading that has my shoulders burning, forearms shaking, and legs screaming.........how is Max settling in and are ya searching for a partner for Maisy?.....

That Stihl does get heavy but I use a shoulder strap that holds most of the weight.

Max is settling in well. He patiently stood in one spot the other day while I pulled off about 10 pounds of winter coat.

We aren't looking for another dog. I haven't seen or heard a coyote in a long time and Maisy hates those Black Vultures so they don't land anywhere that she is. Between her and the dead Vulture that's hanging from the flocks old roost the Vultures have gotten scarce.

 

[Baymule]

For us, today, back to dragging branches to the burn pile today.

 

[Mike CHS]

I need to trim some trees on the property line but we are going in to get another pallet of lime to do the paddocks that I haven't done yet and that takes most of the day the way I do it.

 

[B&B Happy goats]

For us, today, back to dragging branches to the burn pile today.

That stinks if it's really hot out....but take a picture when your done and just pat your exhausted self on the back for getting that job done

 

[Bruce]

And roast some wieners and marshmallows when the fire calms down a bit.