Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

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Mike CHS said:

We have 3 households in our little valley and everyone helps the others pretty much all the time. We all have some equipment that the others don't have so it works out well. I was spraying driveways (all 3 of them) so it's a good trade.

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It is a lot easier to afford 1 attachment that isn't used all that often and share than have everyone buy each item.

I hesitated to post anything about our normal activities with the disaster going on with our friends down south but decided it might be a good time because of that.

We are finally getting to the point where we can separate the 8 & 9 month old sheep from those that will get bred in the next few weeks. We got Ringo separated and him and the wethers are now residing in the dog training pen. Their training has taken a back burner to everything else up to this point. We have the two main paddocks separated into 4 smaller paddocks using electric rope. It We feed the two youngest lambs first and the rest sense they aren't allowed until I either walk away or take them down to the handling chute.has been up for two weeks and nobody has tested it so we shall see how it works when the lambs can no longer get to their moms. Some are still nursing and they are bigger than their mom. We feed the two youngest lambs first and the rest sense they aren't allowed until I either walk away or take them down to the handling chute.

In the last 3 pics I think ya look like the "Pied Piper" of sheep, but then again that bucket could be the focus....kinda hard to tell....

Love the pics - thanks for posting them!

Looking good Mike.

No need to second guess posting just because of disasters elsewhere. While we are all concerned about those being beaten down by Harvey, life does go one elsewhere and "all tragedy all the time" is hard to take!

At this point - I just enjoy seeing normalcy!

I am in love with your spotted ewe! Post all the happy, normal pictures you want!

CntryBoy777 said:

In the last 3 pics I think ya look like the "Pied Piper" of sheep, but then again that bucket could be the focus....kinda hard to tell....

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Originally the bucket was the focus but now they are so conditioned I can go anywhere in the pasture and call them and they will come running. I always try to have a least a little something but they are so used to coming when I open a gate they don't need anything.

We just finished putting everything up and getting ourselves cleaned up. I had to resort to the water hose to get the first few into the chute but after that they all went in without much problem. It took us a little more than two hours and I'm tired but the next to breed are into their waiting paddock and will get flushed over the next couple of weeks. I don't think they need much if any since they are in such good body condition. The lambs that were still nursing are big enough to breed but we want them to lose some weight now that mama's milk is no longer available.

Bruce & FEM - I thought some new pictures of critters might be nice.

Baymule - that ewe also has a personality to go along with her looks. She never has become a part of the flock though and keeps off to herself.