Arizona Chickens

[southerndesert]

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interesting.... Cost?

 

[AZKat]

I got fired today, and I really, really don't know what to do right now. I was working part time, and didn't bring home a ton of money, but the money I was making was the difference between keeping afloat and, well NOT.
We moved into our house 2 1/2 years ago, and although doing so was the right choice in the long term, and even in the medium term, in the short term it pretty much wiped us out. My husband almost dying wasn't a big blow financially, but the plumbing disaster, and subsequent replumbing of the house wiped us out again, and left us with a whole bunch of debt. We're managing to get things paid off, but for the last couple of years, we've been living paycheck most of the time.
I'm also six weeks pregnant (and already starting to show, hooray for me) so I'm not sure about how easy it would be to find a job, and I know that I wouldn't be able to conceal a pregnancy for my entire 90 day probationary period.
And to top it all off, Saturday, we got a letter from the IRS saying that we owe several thousand dollars in taxes. I'm sure that given our financial status we can get deferment or a payment plan or something, but I'm at my wits end.
Needless to say I'm terrified about going to the doctor for a 6 week ultrasound today, because I'm afraid that SOMETHING ELSE is going to go wrong....
Sorry for the novel, but I'm absolutely frantic right now, and just don't know what to do. Except to say that I will happily take any extra roosters who need to go into a pot.

 

[nurseshelly]

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The one time I had high temps, we think one of the built in fans died and caused the lights to stay on too long. We added a "personal" fan to increase air circulation and it has never had a spike again (mine went up to 103 for a while). Amazingly a few chicks still hatched.

 

[nurseshelly]

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interesting.... Cost?

Ohhh I want to know too!!!
Now you can have stealth roosters

Elvis probably needs to be a stealth roo too!

 

[pastrymama]

azkat
oh wow, i am not even sure what to say but

good luck at the doctor, we will congratulate you when you come back with great news( meg, what's that yiddish saying? no canna horras? did i even spell that right? can you tell my jewish mil was here for a WEEK????)

 

[nurseshelly]

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I hope you get good news at the doctor!!! I'm really sorry about everything else you've been going through

. I hope things look up soon!

 

[pimachickens]

AZKat, I'm so sorry

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[mclevinson]

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azkat: Wow. I'm not sure what the saying pastrymama had in mind was but "sufficient unto the day is the evil therein" I think it boils down to "don't borrow trouble". That being said, wow, sucky. And in the midst of all this chaos you have a new life beginning.
Now, I call that the light at the end of the tunnel.
What kind of work do you do?
I tried working last year but had to give it up after sick and/or misbehaving kids made me miss too much work. I'm an Executive Assistant and working as a part time receptionist (no benefits) wasn't even paying the food bill so I would have had to give it up anyway.

 

[Memphisjourney2seramas]

AZkat- So sorry for all your bad luck. i hope things look up very, very soon for you!

 

[Mikey D]

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So sorry to hear about you misfortune. I am in the east valley & if there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.

Tammy says they you are welcome to out roo. Let me know how to get it to you.

Best of prayer & luck to you and yours.