Chicken Schnitzel

Definitely had a good night last night. Finally got a steak instead of the usual fish and chips or chicken schnitzel. Put this in your brain box - if your ever in Albury Australia, visit the Bended Elbow. You won't regret it.

It was extremely foggy this morning on our hour trip to Trigger Vale White Suffolks and Poll Merinos. The say poll instead of polled. Those extra two letters must be more than they can muster to annunciate. They are all about measuring performance data in any way shape or form, which apparently is not common in the Merino breed. 500 Merino ewes are purebred, while another 800 are used more commercially. 500 White Suffolk ewes are also used purebred and another 700 ewes are a Merino x White Suffolk cross. That's way more sheep an I ever care to have or see.

Probably the most interesting visit thus far has been to an emu operation. We saw around 200 mature breeder birds. Eggs are harvested and hatched by humans to replenish the "herd". Once the birds reach 5 years old, they are processed. The main product is the oil, which is 10 times more potent than omega 3 oils, which are obviously popular among consumers right now. I never thought I would find an animal dumber than a sheep or a turkey, but these things take the cake.

Our final trip was to Sprys Shorthorns. I raise Shorthorns back home and have seen the problems developing within the breed in the US, thus why we are moving away from the purebred stock. But if I could live in Australia and raise shorthorns I would be in business. Maybe the best set of cattle we have seen yet, and a group of guys that really know what works for their customers.

Pulling into the hotel now in Wagga Wagga.

Fun fact: an Australian redneck is a bogan.

Gonna post some pictures finally since I got the blogger app to work.

Stay classy