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Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal
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greybeard
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Understandable. I buy all my hay as well but not anywhere close to $30/roll last couple of years. I couldn't even get my own cut and baled for $30/roll.
Bruce
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And then there is here where the grass is just starting to grow.
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Mike CHS
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We weighed the two bottle lambs this morning. They were a month old on the 30th. Princess is 25 pounds and Taffy is 28 pounds.
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Mike CHS
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We weighed the two bottle lambs this morning. They will be a month old on the 30th. Princess is 25 pounds and Taffy is 28 pounds.
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Mike CHS
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Quick story to note how sheep are NOT so dumb. I called the sheep back in to the main paddock this morning. I looked around the other paddock to make sure they all came in and didn't see any. An hour or so later, our ewe name GeGe came in to the little pen right by the living room window and started bawling. We looked out and immediately noticed that her lamb was not with her so Teresa went out toward her. As soon as Teresa got near GeGe, she ran down toward the gate of the paddock that they had been in and she saw GeGe's lamb on the wrong side of the gate. She evidently had enough thought process to know that she needed help and came to where she knew someone would hear her yelling.
CntryBoy777
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That sure speaks volumes!!.....and reminds me of Lightning, when we had the goats.....on more than one occassion he stood in their yard looking towards the house and crying very loudly until he saw me coming out the door to see what was going on.....it always amazed me, but sure made me feel pretty good that they knew that I would take care of the issue....he really was disturbed when Star was hit by the falling limb and was lying on the ground....the only time there wasn't a good resolution to the situation.....I know ya enjoy having that relationship with your animals, too....it even happens when Callie....the cat.....needs "assistance".....
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Mike CHS
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They are awesome critters Fred. Maisy even often tries in her own way to let us know we are doing something the sheep don't understand. I don't know if you remember our layout and in the joining fences I have gates on both ends of all of the paddocks. Yesterday I was calling the sheep in and knowing the shortest distance to the stall is the gate closest to the shop. Of course I had the far gate open since they had been in the north field straight out from the shop so when I called them, they came to the gate that was closed rather than the one they had been using. Maisy was in the stall with me eating and heard the sheep bawling because the gate they wanted to go through was closed. Maisy went running out and around through the gate that was open and then went all the way around to the closed gate where the sheep were. She just looked at me and sat down in front of the gate that needed to be opened and I could almost see the caption over her head that said something like "You called them, the least you could do is open the right gate".
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Baymule
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Haha, that is funny. Maisy was clearly telling you, DUH. 
CntryBoy777
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Yeh, I remember....and often think back on that short visit on that day.....course I missed out on the "grand tour" cause y'all left me sitting at the table.........the food was sooo Good and Joe had stopped and got something to eat before we got there, but I didn't....can't say that I blame him for being in a rush, cause he did some serious driving that day....sure enjoyed the day tho....and talking to Teresa and a personal tour was really nice.....I still have hopes of getting back up there to visit and spend a bit more time than the last one.....
....the food was sooo Good and Joe had stopped and got something to eat before we got there, but I didn't....can't say that I blame him for being in a rush, cause he did some serious driving that day....sure enjoyed the day tho....and talking to Teresa and a personal tour was really nice.....I still have hopes of getting back up there to visit and spend a bit more time than the last one.....
