Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[RollingAcres]

Did you introduce Percy's new family to BYH?

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

All caught up, only took me 50 pages or so. You guys have had tons to keep you busy, and I’ve been jealous of all the good food you manage to raise. I learned this year I am not much for gardening, and what I did manage to grow got eaten by jack rabbits. I’m sorry for your friend, that’s a tough battle and sadly some reach their point. But the herding trials must have been a blast! We were set to go to the one here at soldier hollow and then my kids got sick. Overall good to see your still doing well

 

[Mike CHS]

Did you introduce Percy's new family to BYH?

I mentioned it to them but I'm not sure if they will look into it.

@High Desert Cowboy I was wondering where you had been.

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

@High Desert Cowboy I was wondering where you had been.

So have I!

 

[Mike CHS]

Because there is no shade there we put the dogs in the training pen. Lance will sit there mesmerized as long as the sheep can be seen.

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

Do you have hot wire to keep the dogs out? Or is he just a really good boy? I lent my charger to a friend for a few days and Bella started jumping her 6 ft run fence and then the sheep fence so she could put them in the corner. Needless to say the charger is back

 

[Mike CHS]

Do you have hot wire to keep the dogs out? Or is he just a really good boy? I lent my charger to a friend for a few days and Bella started jumping her 6 ft run fence and then the sheep fence so she could put them in the corner. Needless to say the charger is back

There is hot wire on all of our fences but neither of them have ever shown any inclination to climb.

 

[Mike CHS]

We brought the ram lambs in and pulled a fecal on Percy to make sure he's clean for his new home. He had a zero egg count a couple of weeks ago but this way we can let them know where he stands. His hooves needed a minor amount of trimming.

We moved the boys out and brought the ewe lambs in to check a couple that have had a high egg count and already been wormed more than we like. Turns out they both have bottle jaw so they both got a shot of Dectomax, drenched with Valbazen and a shot of iron. They are both on the cull list and we were going to take them to market Tuesday but we will make sure they are clean now. I moved both of them to the dry lot so we can drench them again for the next couple of days.

 

[RollingAcres]

Turns out they both have bottle jaw

What does bottle jaw mean?

 

[Mike CHS]

What does bottle jaw mean?

That means they have a deadly barber pole worm load. It thrives there by the thousands by piercing the stomach and sucking blood. That leads to anemia and often death. ... Another sign of infestation with this parasite is the so-called bottle jaw, an accumulation of liquid under the sheep's jaw.

Both of these ewe lambs have shown a weak immune system since they were born.