Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Mike CHS]

I did go to my scan today but I'm going to see my DR tomorrow since I am showing Covid symptoms now. I have my workups for surgery on the 13th so I need to see if I can't have it under control by then. I really don't want to have to delay things now that it is scheduled but it is pretty much out of my control so we will figure it out.

Teresa is having a hard time getting over it and it looks like she is canceling her visit with her kids and grand kids. I really feel bad about that since they have been planning it for the last year.

 

[Baymule]

That’s awful that Covid showed up and is messing things up. But at least y'all didn’t get it sooner when it was deadly. Yes, I’m one of those look on the bright side, annoying people. LOL It has weakened itself down. You are still sick and feel terrible, but you have a much greater chance of surviving it. Such a comforting thought!

 

[Mike CHS]

I don't usually rush to a doctor but the timing on the other things going on soon, makes me want to get it under control if I can. I have a 1:45 appointment and I'm catching it early so we shall see.

 

[Baymule]

Catch it early, get it knocked out. You got things to do!

 

[Mike CHS]

The covid med is doing it's job and I have literally no symptom's as of today. Our breeding schedule has completely collapsed along with my shoulder situation. We had planned on having the ewes back with Oshi right about now and since this is traditionally our milder part of summer that would have worked. The problem is that we need to sort the ewes and see who stays and who goes. That is a problem since I can't use my right arm and Teresa at 110 pounds is not able to handle 200 pound sheep. This may become a zero gain year but that is what it is.

 

[Baymule]

Why not just put all of them with Oshi? If you are culling ewes, you can always cull them later. Or cull them and their lambs after they are born and weaned.

 

[Mike CHS]

Several of the ewe lambs aren't big enough to be bred yet.

 

[farmerjan]

I am thinking that you don't have any of the previously available help from the neighbor's kids/grandkids to help? One day's worth of pay for help? You can advise, Teresa can be the on site, in the middle supervisor, and a younger man can do the GRUNT work?

 

[farmerjan]

What about asking at the auction barn? One of the workers might be able to help out one day for a few hours for some pay... you ought to know them pretty well by now... You aren't adopting them, just getting some "muscle" for some pay for a few hours.

 

[Mike CHS]

We have a couple of people that will probably be available. All of the boys that we hired are all grown and no longer do this kind of work.