Baymule’s Journal

[drstratton]

Sure! Come on! We'll set up a hog trap, bait it with soured corn and blast them!

That would truly be so much fun.

 

[Baymule]

It is white with fog outside at 7:30 AM I don’t have to go anywhere today. Yesterday I took SIL to PT, went to AT&T because the car charger I got had the wrong end on it. Had to wait my turn for an hour, then rush back to pick up SIL. Took her home, 25 miles one way, went back to Lufkin to grocery shop.

I have a list of things to do today, mostly inside, but it’s too nice of a day. Or at least it will be when the sun burns off the fog.

 

[fuzzi]

It is white with fog outside at 7:30 AM I don’t have to go anywhere today. Yesterday I took SIL to PT, went to AT&T because the car charger I got had the wrong end on it. Had to wait my turn for an hour, then rush back to pick up SIL. Took her home, 25 miles one way, went back to Lufkin to grocery shop.

I have a list of things to do today, mostly inside, but it’s too nice of a day. Or at least it will be when the sun burns off the fog.

Glad you're getting a day off from errands!

 

[Baymule]

I needed that!

 

[Baymule]

My neighbor Kyle came over today to help me process 3 lambs. I have never processed lambs, not in 10 years of owning sheep. I always took them to be processed. I just couldn't do it. Kyle put a 22 in the back of their head, one at a time. We put the lamb in the tractor bucket, because we took the lamb where the other sheep and dogs couldn't see what happened, too far to drag him to where we were going to process him. We hung him off the tractor bucket, cut his throat to bleed out, skinned, gutted, quartered and packed on ice. After the second one, he shot the third one, got him hung on the tractor bucket and took the babies home. He and Courtney have a 2 year old little girl and a 2 month old boy baby. Then she and I processed the third one. I sent her home with a ham, shoulder, backstrap, 2 tenderloins and my Food Saver and bags.

I am tired. After church, I'll be cutting up meat! After taking SIL to Physical therapy monday, I'll be processing meat!

 

[drstratton]

My neighbor Kyle came over today to help me process 3 lambs. I have never processed lambs, not in 10 years of owning sheep. I always took them to be processed. I just couldn't do it. Kyle put a 22 in the back of their head, one at a time. We put the lamb in the tractor bucket, because we took the lamb where the other sheep and dogs couldn't see what happened, too far to drag him to where we were going to process him. We hung him off the tractor bucket, cut his throat to bleed out, skinned, gutted, quartered and packed on ice. After the second one, he shot the third one, got him hung on the tractor bucket and took the babies home. He and Courtney have a 2 year old little girl and a 2 month old boy baby. Then she and I processed the third one. I sent her home with a ham, shoulder, backstrap, 2 tenderloins and my Food Saver and bags.

I am tired. After church, I'll be cutting up meat! After taking SIL to Physical therapy monday, I'll be processing meat!

You have a good neighbor. We used to have a neighbor like that.

We had to process one of our pigs. It is a big job. We also did our rabbits, that was not fun. But, it's good to have the meat in the freezer.

Hope you can get some good rest tonight.

 

[Baymule]

Pictures. If you are squeamish, wait for the next page to post.

This little cutie said, Sheep sleep? Her mother explained to her where meat comes from.

 

[SteepedInSheep]

I'd love to hear how many lbs of meat you get off of one!

 

[Baymule]

I'd love to hear how many lbs of meat you get off of one!

I will make a full report.

 

[Mini Horses]

There were some beautiful Katahdins at auction yesterday. It was very temping! I looked in pens at blackbellys before it started and thinking straight to butcher (but I don't eat much lamb normally)...then I saw these ewes. They would stay! Yep, clean, well cared for, I'd have to cry to process. Really, nice.