Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Baymule]

My land is flat…….. jus’ sayin’

Been to your place, that hill whupped you this time, but not for long. I’m so thankful for tractors. Sure beats a team of mules.

 

[SageHill]

tractor to get both the truck and the trailer up the hill.

Thank God for tractors!!

 

[Mike CHS]

I just listened to what I think is a new release by Dolly Parton. It is a really easy listen entitled "Don't Make Me Have To Come Down There." It has a lot of references to what she thinks God would say so whether that is your thing or not it is a song that made me smile.

 

[Baymule]

Dolly Parton is timeless. She has stayed relevant her whole career and life.

 

[farmerjan]

Just pulled it up on the computer and it is great. Bless her for giving "us" a present for her 77th birthday. It needs to be played EVERYWHERE..... to Dolly.
Thanks for the heads up @Mike CHS

 

[Baymule]

 

[Ridgetop]

Wonderful song

 

[Mike CHS]

Our breeding schedule underwent a major readjustment. The vet came out and did ultrasounds on the 6 ewes that should have lambed by now and if I'm asked how young can a ram start breeding, my answer is different than what it would have been yesterday. Two of the ewes are bred with one estimated due in mid March and the other one due early April.

Two of the remaining 4 are open and since this is twice now for them, they both go to the sale. The other two were young when they were exposed to the ram so they get another shot. There were no ram lambs older than 3 months in with them based on their estimated lambing time but now we are wondering how many of the other 30 are already bred.

 

[Baymule]

Some young handsome ram lamb got the ewes all worked up? You got some old lady cougar ewes, Mike.

 

[Mike CHS]

The temps out are low enough that I broke out the clothing I used to wear when I worked in Antartica. We have so few days like this that I guess I have gotten spoiled. The water for the main flock was froze but not solid but the water out in the field for the ram and his girl was froze enough that I had to use a hammer to break it so I could dump it and replace with fresh water. We are supposed to have a bit of a warming trend later in the week without all of the daily rain that we have been having so I'm looking forward to that.