Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[CntryBoy777]

.....not to mention the screaming shoulders, hands, and forearms... .....glad ya got it ready and hope the drops hold off for ya to get it done.....

 

[Mike CHS]

The post is in, the gate is hung and the gate latch is mounted. I always regretted not putting a latch on this gate since it is on a slope and it is nice to be able to operate a gate one handed and not have to mess with gate chains. I mounted latches on all of the other main gates but the one I was working on today was one of the first gates and we never thought of it.

We built over 4000' of fence on this place and if I had to spend a full day on a single post, we wouldn't have the first 1000' done yet.

 

[Bruce]

I don’t. Neener neener neener!

You have a bazillion rocks!!! A few millennia ago they were just a few big rocks.

 

[Baymule]

I bet you feel glad to have that done! Are you on your recliner taking a few hours rest? I wouldn’t say a day off, because we all know farmers don’t get a day off.

 

[Mike CHS]

I bet you feel glad to have that done! Are you on your recliner taking a few hours rest? I wouldn’t say a day off, because we all know farmers don’t get a day off.

We didn't run the wire yet since I set that post in cement and wanted to give it a couple days to cure since we have netting up to cover the 100' that is down. It rained off and on again all day so I ran down to Alabama for feed. We even put another small order in to Kroger and they even got me a 19 pound twin pack of pork shoulder and two boxes of Bob Evans sausage so I'm happy. It's the small things that please me.

We have 3 slabs of ribs in the freezer so we will smoke all of them and the shoulders at the same time after we eat the pulled pork already in the freezer.

 

[Baymule]

We were going to butcher more Cornish Cross chickens today, but it is drizzly. One weather station says it will be cloudy, the other station says it will rain at 11:00 so we decided to take a day off from chickens. I have Painted Mountain corn to set out, so will work in the garden today. If it rains, it is easy to run inside. If we have a table covered with dead chickens ready for plucking, it's not quite so easy to quit. Also need to pick broccoli, it is coming ready. Going to Odessa, our DD and family MOVED to the butt end of nowhere and the truck and stock trailer is full of their outside stuff, we are taking it to them this weekend. One day of travel going, one day to visit and one day of traveling back. I have to make a lot of preparations to be gone for 3 days and show our friend and neighbor Robert how to feed the darn Cornish Cross chickens and pigs. Everything else he already knows. So I guess I'll play Domestic House Goddess and do some laundry, put up all my chicken paraphernalia until next week, blanch and freeze the broccoli and blah, blah, blah.

 

[Mike CHS]

Robert is a Blessing in your lives.

 

[Baymule]

Robert is a Blessing in your lives.

No kidding! The nice thing about butchering Cornish Cross is that we can "pay" with a chicken. LOL We owe neighbor Russel a chicken for cutting stumps out of the way of my chicken tractor, we owe neighbor Jimmy a chicken for the free ice from his ice machine and we will pay Robert with a chicken for feeding for us while we are gone. We also take care of their dogs when they are gone. We sure have great neighbors! So far, we haven't had a chicken dress out less than 6 pounds, the heaviest was 7 pounds, 9 ounces.

 

[farmerjan]

Those birds really grew good for you. Nice looking carcass. I plan to pay for some vegs from the guy who is always trying to give away produce with a chicken or two this year and get more from him since I doubt I will have a garden, even if I get in the new place, unless it is a "fall" garden.

 

[Mike CHS]

@Ridgetop you asked about prices in the corona thread. The market report is pdf format so it didn't hole well but you can still see the averages. Price dropped as low as $1.05 a pound for cull ewes. This is last months sale and they expect it to be a little better for this next one.


HAIR- Choice and Prime 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
88 47-49 48 215.00-225.00 222.02 Average
124 51-58 53 200.00-222.50 218.59 Average
118 65-67 66 210.00-230.00 221.58 Average
1 70 70 215.00 215.00 Average
7 81-85 83 210.00-215.00 212.20 Average
11 90-93 91 150.00-200.00 190.90 Average
4 109 109 152.50 152.50 Average
HAIR BREEDS - Good 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
10 47 47 202.50 202.50 Average
1 50 50 210.00 210.00 Average
2 63 63 200.00 200.00 Average