Evening all. Got half the deer done. Left the hind quarters hanging in the garage for a couple more days to age a little. Takes longer now that its just dh and I doing the job. The cheeps got some nice fresh meat today so they are stalking the doors hoping for more treats to come out. They arent liking this weather much but will put their dainty feet in the snow if it means goodies. We are supposed to get a storm tomorrow with about a foot of snow. Figures, as I am supposed to work till 8 pm tomorrow. The cheeps will not be happy about this! I will be blamed, of course. I get blamed for the evil white stuff and have to hear all about it while I am out shoveling out their run and coop.
My middle daughter showed up to drop off my rug cleaner and tried to heist some of the backstraps I had just put into the freezer. I swear that child would rip of chunks of venison as it walked by and eat it. She would be the one standing there trying to eat it out of the pan I was cooking it in and I am yelling at her to go away as this was dinner for everyone. I told her it was time she get a license and go get her own.
Good advice from grammachick. I now have three bins downstairs that hold a variety of things for firstaid treatment and such. I got tired of trying to find stuff at the last minute so now I have everything I might need for almost anything in these handy bins. Have a couple of dog crates as well just in case someone has to come in for treatment or something. I ordered that first aid kit from First State Vet Supply and have that in there as I was having trouble locating antibiotics in case I needed them. Dr Brown includes a description of each one, what it is used for, symptoms and how to use it.So far I havent needed it and I hope not to but better safe than sorry.
Stay warm and safe everyone. Jlaw---glad your little girl is doing well. Dont fret about the losses, you had something more important to do.
