Santa brought me the Flu

SCRancher · #1 12/27/11, 06:50 AM

Yesterday I just took 800 mg ibprofin and cowboyed up, drove out, unrolled a bale of hay for the cows and cleared the beaver dams.

Last night the Flu was worse - went to bed at 6pm - no dinner not hungry.
OFC today it's raining so I'm going to have to go feed the cows in the rain.
I am DREADING having to go unroll a bale of hay.

Nobody else in my family could man handle a 4x5 bale of hay to unroll it.

What do you all do when your under the weather with out any help around?

Bit of whine and a bit of curiosity for this post.

6e · #2 12/27/11, 08:03 AM

If I feel I'm getting sick, I try to double up on everything I have to do the day before so I can take a day off. If I can't, I just try to get it done as fast as possible.

Do you use a Dew-Eze to take a bale to the cows? Just curious cause you can cut the twine and drive and unroll it as you go. Or do you have to unroll it by hand?

I'll say a prayer for you strength to get through what you have to get through. No fun working and being sicker than a dog.

Skip · #3 12/27/11, 08:36 AM

Rancher, please take care of yourself first. I know easier said that done, but you are no good to the cattle if you end up worse. Right now I am fighting dental pain, no dentist to be found.

Is there anyone you can bring out with you when you do the chores? I have people trained to do my chores when I'm unable and pay them a king's ransom so they are always eager. But remember to keep yourself safe. I really need to make up a will and have orders in there what to do with my pets on my demise.

SCRancher · #4 12/27/11, 08:41 AM

I unroll the bales by hand. I have them lined up against the fence and unroll one each day and advance the electric wire - only 7 more bales left before I begin grazing.

6e · #5 12/27/11, 08:47 AM

Having rolled many a 1200 pound bale with just me and my two kids, I know how much work that is!!! I feel for you!

Will definitely keep you in my prayers and you take care of yourself!!

Up North · #6 12/27/11, 08:54 AM

When there's animals to be taken care and no help, then there is no choice. There's been plenty of times I have done chores when I felt like death warmed over. You puke or sit a spell and then carry on with what needs to be done. Chores don't get done perfectly but as long as all the critters are OK that is fine.

Do you feel fine enough to roll out a bale? If I were feeling really bad I would be awfully tempted to just move the wire and be done with it. Yes, they may waste more hay than normal but as long as everybody got to eat for the day I would call it good. I hope you're feeling better soon.

springvalley · #7 12/28/11, 12:08 AM

I do kinda what you do, suck it up and go. I havn`t had the flu in a long time, and a nasty cold aien`t enough to keep ya down. I`m kinda like Up North, as long as the gest of chores get done, that is what matters. Wife can milk the cows if needed, but I know she doesn`t like to, so I would have to be near deaths door before I would give up the ghost. Several years ago before we started milking again, I had something very bad, I had no energy, I slept 20 hours a day and did chores the other four, that is all I could get done. That went on for two weeks, before I got better, doctors never did find out what I had. I think it was just shear exhaustion, was a very busy time for me then. > Thanks Marc