Baymule’s Farm

[baymule]

Was hoping for a pix of Cooper.

We are home, Cooper is settling in. He’s in a small night pen and will have a good area to call his own. I’ll give him Dessa, my registered ewe that it looks like she’s turning out to be a dud. I’ve left her with the ram non stop and no lambs. Sterile? He-she? I don’t know, but she can go keep Cooper company.

In the spring, I have 5 daughters of Ringo to breed to Cooper. I turns out that his sire has the heaviest weaning weights his breeder has ever seen. This breeder exports sheep to Mexico, Puerto Rico and all over the country. He has hundreds of sheep. Mike and Teresa said they had 2-3 month old lambs at 50 pounds, the heaviest weaning lambs they have ever had. This is good news and will be valuable in my flock.

Copper is calm, friendly, and sires some real nice lambs.

@seedcorn here is your pictures.

 

[baymule]

We were tired and hungry so after I fed sheep and dogs, we went to go eat. My son called while we were on the way.

“Are y’all road foundered?”



Yes, after 1500 miles, we are road foundered.

 

[flowerbug]

it is funny how after a long drive when you stop the world seems to all be moving. glad you made it home safe and the Cooper is settling in.

 

[baymule]

This morning I put a tarp up to block the afternoon sun. Flapping tarp and me banging on staples with a hammer didn’t faze him one bit.

I let him out in a bigger part of his pen.

 

[baymule]

Yesterday we went to Leander, 3 1/2 hour one way trip, to see a very well known Anatolian breeder. They wanted to introduce me and give me their stamp of approval. I got to meet all his dogs and he has some outstanding dogs. We visited, went to lunch and visited some more. He has 2 females out to be bred and I hope to get a puppy from him. I passed his inspection, so I’ll keep in touch so he knows I’m VERY interested! We got back at midnight.

Ridgetop and husband have left to go set up their RV. I’ll leave in a little while, go by son’s house for a shower, still no hot water here, then go spend the night with them. That way I won’t have so far to drive in the morning for my pre-op appointments starting at 7:30 AM. I’ll be back home tomorrow evening. Then starts the countdown to surgery on the 27th, two weeks from today.

 

[ducks4you]

🙏🙏🙏 for your surgery.

 

[baymule]

Knock me down with a feather. Knee replacement surgery is considered OUTPATIENT surgery. I’ll go home same day or be kept overnight. WTH? No going to rehab for a couple of weeks because Medicare requires a 3 midnights and I won’t qualify. I guess they think I can magically produce a live body to hang around in case I need something. Gheeze!

 

[seedcorn]

Knock me down with a feather. Knee replacement surgery is considered OUTPATIENT surgery. I’ll go home same day or be kept overnight. WTH? No going to rehab for a couple of weeks because Medicare requires a 3 midnights and I won’t qualify. I guess they think I can magically produce a live body to hang around in case I need something. Gheeze!

Talk to your doctor about that. He can do something about that.

 

[baymule]

Talk to your doctor about that. He can do something about that.

I got a call in to his nurse. Another nurse took it all down and emailed it to doctors nurse.

 

[baymule]

Talked to doctors nurse and patient advocate at the hospital. The short version is a social worker will come see me and may be able to arrange home health care for me, but I need someone to stay nights. Riiiiiiioggghhhtt.