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post #1 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:29pm
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I don't think I have ever had anything like this. roll.png Woke up yesterday a.m. and when my feet hit the floor, a sharp pain stung my heel.  Yup.  Tiny bump, painful, looks like something made a very tiny cut, perhaps a thorn did it.  Starting to get a little infected.  How can something so small be so much trouble?

 

I know the drill.  Clean it off, put on triple antibiotic, and if she'll hold still long enough, put some kind of wrapping on it, at least at night, and keep her out of the swim pan.

 

Do we really have to become more like our ducks? idunno.gif

 

 

 

Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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post #2 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:39pm

What a bummer! I hope you feel better soon. smile.png

4 Rouens, 3 Khaki Campbells, 2 Indian Runners, 2 Embdens, 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 horses, 4 cats, 2 dogs

 

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4 Rouens, 3 Khaki Campbells, 2 Indian Runners, 2 Embdens, 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 horses, 4 cats, 2 dogs

 

I have a blog!  www.crackerdogfarm.blogspot.com

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post #3 of 11
4/12/12 at 6:51pm
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Thanks, wildpeas, this was a bit of a whine, but I hope the humor came across.  Irony of ironies!

 

I think the treatment is working. smile.png

 

 

Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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post #4 of 11
4/12/12 at 7:03pm

I hope you're penned separately from the other girls, kept warm, and given extra peas until it clears up.

 

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I have 2 wonderful sons, 3 ducks (2 Anconas & 1 Buff), 4 laying hens, a Holland Lop bunny, and a big scaredy cat.  I am a Chef, Baker, Bluegrass "Musician" (I know, you can't do both) and artisan. 

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I have 2 wonderful sons, 3 ducks (2 Anconas & 1 Buff), 4 laying hens, a Holland Lop bunny, and a big scaredy cat.  I am a Chef, Baker, Bluegrass "Musician" (I know, you can't do both) and artisan. 

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post #5 of 11
4/12/12 at 7:43pm
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m.kitchengirl,

 

Indeed I am!  And no one had to chase me down, pick me up, restrain me!  I even put the ointment on all by myself!  Wow, if the others could only do that.  But then they'd be getting into all sorts of mischief, would they not?

 

Just like the ducks, though, I cannot tell you how this happened.  I mean, I wear shoes and everything!

 

Could I be sleepwalking?  Uh oh.

 

This is another example of how ducks can teach us important life skills.

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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post #6 of 11
4/12/12 at 7:45pm
Thanks for the chuckle Amiga, I needed one today.

1 husband, 1 son, 1 daughter, 1 cat, 3 dogs, 6 ducks, 7 turkeys, too many chickens of all ages and stages, and bunches of fish... Do you wonder why I'm nutts?

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1 husband, 1 son, 1 daughter, 1 cat, 3 dogs, 6 ducks, 7 turkeys, too many chickens of all ages and stages, and bunches of fish... Do you wonder why I'm nutts?

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post #7 of 11
4/13/12 at 4:46am

Maybe something got into your shoes & stuck in your socks.

The brambles and prickers around my property (those are the technical terms for them here wink.png) have no problem getting into my shoes & setting up shop in my socks where they hide for hours or even days before they get me.

 

It is disappointing the ducks don't have some basic first aid skills.  And we call them domesticated.

I have 2 wonderful sons, 3 ducks (2 Anconas & 1 Buff), 4 laying hens, a Holland Lop bunny, and a big scaredy cat.  I am a Chef, Baker, Bluegrass "Musician" (I know, you can't do both) and artisan. 

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I have 2 wonderful sons, 3 ducks (2 Anconas & 1 Buff), 4 laying hens, a Holland Lop bunny, and a big scaredy cat.  I am a Chef, Baker, Bluegrass "Musician" (I know, you can't do both) and artisan. 

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post #8 of 11
4/13/12 at 5:04am

lau.gif  Oh Amiga- you are too funny....

 

   I have had a lump on the inside of my foot for a few years now- no idea what the original problem was- but gee does it hurt if I knock it the wrong way.  I think most likely is that I have a tiny splinter of glass in there- and hitting it at just the right angle cause terrible pain.  I hope your foot doesnt continue to give you any trouble though.   It can sometimes by the smallest of scratches or bumps that give us the most pain - as they are the ones in the worst positions that get bumped so easily too.

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post #9 of 11
4/13/12 at 8:52am
I think acting like a duck is ok, its when you start looking like your ducks that you have to worry! big_smile.png

Hope you feel better soon!

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<")  2 Galgos (Spanish Greyhounds), 4 Sebastopols, 8 Indian Runners, 2 Sulcata Tortoises, and a bunch of Koi!

http://www.communitywalk.com/pa_bycers/map/1552784

 

**PA Certified Poultry Technician**

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/771494/pennsylvania-unite-meet-up-chat-planning-thread

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post #10 of 11
4/13/12 at 8:58am
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Originally Posted by galgo98 View Post

I think acting like a duck is ok, its when you start looking like your ducks that you have to worry! big_smile.png
Hope you feel better soon!


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Now I'm humming the song Deep River Blues, that includes the lyrics:

 

 


My old gal's a good old pal, 
And she looks like a water fowl, 
When I get them deep river blues.
Ain't no one to cry for me, 
And the fish all go out on a spree 
When I get them deep river blues. 

 

 

Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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Nine beautiful Runners, four beautiful Buffs, thousands of beautiful memories and counting.

 

Looking for ducks?  Please consider adopting rescued ducks.  There are many places and people who do rescues, but we are not allowed to post the links due to BYC regs.  So fire up your web browsers and find some sweet, grateful duckies. 

 

 

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