Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[frustratedearthmother]

It was Schlotzkys! And it was darn tasty!

 

[Mike CHS]

Thanks everyone for the well wishes.

This cafeteria actually has some really good food and does more of a lunch trade than most of the diners around. Of course this is the thriving metropolis of Pulaski the self proclaimed Turkey capital of Tennessee.

 

[Bruce]

Schlotzkys

Had to look it up, seems they are spread all over the place, like a poorly sighted in gun. Nothing up this way though I see there is one in Appleton, WI. Too bad you didn't mention this a few years ago when DD2 was going to school in Beloit. We went through Appleton several times

Of course this is the thriving metropolis of Pulaski the self proclaimed Turkey capital of Tennessee.

Hmmm, Tennessee Turkeys, good name for a sports team

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Too bad you didn't mention this a few years ago when DD2 was going to school in Beloit.

If you ever drive past one it's worth a try. And they even have healthy options!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Glad to hear All is good!!.....I know that it is peace of mind for ya.....
I certainly give Schlotzsky's a thumbs Up!!... @frustratedearthmother

 

[RollingAcres]

The colon procedure is finished and looks to be good so either the test was a false positive or who knows. I didn't want to wait to get home to put something in my stomach so we ate at the hospital.

Glad to hear it went well and looks like nothing to worry about!
Hospital food...some of them aren't that bad.

 

[Mike CHS]

We should have already had tubs to do foot baths on the sheep but we didn't since we never had a hoof problem till this year. We ordered some from Premier1 and we're running in to the CO-OP to pick up some zinc sulphate. Teresa talked to the Extension Agent this afternoon and he said that virtually every producer that he has contact with has had foot problems due to the monsoon like fall and winter we have had. We only have two that have hoof problems as of now but we are going to start a preventative foot soaking till we know we have a handle on it. The Extension Agent has right around 30 head of Katahdins and he said every sheep in his herd had foot scald this year. We will make a paste out of the zinc sulfate and vaseline and pack the hooves plus we sprayed with Coppertox several times on their hooves.

This has been a strange season and even several cattle growers that we know have had some of the worst losses ever this year.

 

[Baymule]

Glad your tests came out good, it has to be a relief to have that done and the results are good.

With the foot bath tub, do you just walk them through it with the medication in it?

 

[Mike CHS]

Yes. You mix everything into a solution and walk them through as a preventative. For the two that actually have foot rot, we put them in and keep them there for 10 or 15 minutes then leave them on the gravel for an hour or so. We are also packing their hooves every couple of days since they are on a dry lot that isn't so dry. The Coppertox is about as good and a whole lot easier since we can do that where they are as these two are so tame. Their lambs aren't so happy since they had free choice feed in the creep feeder in the other paddock.

The problem with Foot Rot is that it's contagious and when you are set up like we are you can only quarantine in a few ways. We elected to do preventative until it runs the course and this winter rain gets back to normal.

With your sand, I would be surprised if you ever had to worry about it.

 

[Baymule]

I never have mud. Puddles drain away when it stops raining. It might be hard to grow a garden, but it does have it's advantages. LOL