Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[farmerjan]

Nice to take a second look and still like what you chose the first time.

Did you have any frost? we had frost on the windshield this morning when I left for work at 4 a.m. Farmer said it is the third morning in a row they have had frost...... My temp thing said we were down to 31.

 

[Bruce]

We don't turn the power off because we have two groups of sheep in paddocks that have electric netting.

Maybe time for a few strategically placed switches?

 

[Mike CHS]

Nice to take a second look and still like what you chose the first time.

Did you have any frost? we had frost on the windshield this morning when I left for work at 4 a.m. Farmer said it is the third morning in a row they have had frost...... My temp thing said we were down to 31.

We did and that is frost for the last three mornings here also. There has been so much wind though that I guess it kept the frost from taking out the garden plants that are already up.

 

[Mike CHS]

Going to the sale wound up being an all day affair. We had to haul the sheep in two loads and the barn is 35 miles from us. Todays sale is the last one until mid June so everybody and I mean everybody that has lambs to move seemed to be there. The first drop was not long after they opened and there was only two in front of us. The second trip was an hour and 20 minute wait to offload but lambing season is officially over.

 

[farmerjan]

Oh @Mike CHS , I can so sympathize with the hauling 2 loads and the waiting with a second load.... We will BE AT the sale barn on a friday morning @ 5 am to unload starting at 5:30 or 6....(meaning at the barn by 3:30 a.m. to get the cattle in and to load and drive 25+ miles to town) ......whenever they get their crew together (officially it was 6) and somethimes have been 6th in line at that time.... Then the second load I will often take if my son has to work and I have sat in line for nearly 4 hours with 30+ truck/ trailer rigs in front of me. But when there is a big run of cattle like that, especially in the spring, there are also many order buyers there, so often the prices are pretty decent. So you do it because of several reasons. Like you, it is time for them to go; often the markets are looking good, and in a few weeks we at least are going to be into hay and whatever else.
Sure hope that prices are still good for you. All the pictures you have shown, tells me that you have some nice animals so I hope you get a return reflective of the quality of your animals.

 

[Mike CHS]

Oh @Mike CHS ,
Sure hope that prices are still good for you. All the pictures you have shown, tells me that you have some nice animals so I hope you get a return reflective of the quality of your animals.

You have had your hands more than full and I admire what you are getting done. The prices were good here and we are happy with what we have accomplished this year.

 

[Mike CHS]

When Teresa went to Indiana several months ago to see friends she brought back a couple of things. They had an Air Fryer that she had never used and an Insta-pot that had been used once that she sent home with Teresa. We rarely do fried foods but we do like fried foods so this works for us. So far all of the things we have used it for has the taste and texture of fried without all of the oil. We already had and use a pressure cooker but the added capability of the Insta-pot is appreciated also. What got me to thinking of posting about the gadget was the Corned Beef Brisket we had for lunch today.

 

[rachels.haven]

Instant pot is fun. I've got two, but the tiny one serves as our rice cooker when I have lazy dinner nights. Or a yogurt maker. We use them a lot. Set and forget and do laundry or dishes instead of hovering.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I don't know if ya like baked potatoes, but the Air Fryer makes the best ones....in our opinion anyway....we have them often.....

 

[Mike CHS]

We have used it for baked potatoes and love it. It almost has the twice baked.