Arizona Chickens

[Diannastarr]

I walk like cement man too after a day of hard labor. That's an excellent analogy! If I had the energy and strength of a 20 year old with the brain of a 50 year old, that would be great!

HA THATS IT....LOL.. GREAT that would be the best combo of brains and brawn....lol.. we could do all we want to do , the energizer bunny wont have nothing on us HA, & i would have built 10 houses by now....lol...

 

[Diannastarr]

@meetthebubus sorry - really sorry. Maybe a scorpion bite? Crapola anyhow!
@Diannastarr you have described me every morning! Hate walking like the cememt man to get my morning pain meds but you do what works. Take care of that thumb - my DH broke his thumb while roller skating at the rink and didn't do anything - ended up with an operation to fix it and a whole lot of time in a cast! I would love the STAMINA of a 20 year old! Can you imagine? My new coop would already be done instead of on day three and putting the roof on. WOWZERS!

O MAN yeah, i know what you mean, i try to keep hydrated & make home made electrolytes, i think thats part of the problem since dehydration can reap havoc on your joints and so on, but if we could be that 50 / 20 combo , i would have several bright and shiny new hen houses built in a week HA ....lol..... ....lol... instead of still just planning to build more ....lol... HA...lol.. HA thanks the thumb is just a blown ligament I think, since i had one before and i can fix it with time, just have to remember not to make it worse HA and thank YOU for your kind words. have a good one ..!!!!

 

[nicollee]

 

[DesertChic]

For mohawkies death I have a feeling it was sudden prolapse with no symptoms beforehand whatsoever

I don't mean to be morbid, but did you perform a necropsy?

 

[SonoranChick]

A tragedy happened late afternoon today... My Mohawkie died.

(Pic in avatar) as a pullett she ran and jumped into my arms when I called her
As a hen she cuddled with me daily, so easy going, sweet Mohawks
She survived that bobcat she was the one that out ran the bobcat
She cuddled with me this morning, looked just fine and healthy
this afternoon I gave them treats she was in the front row eating just fine
Literally 20 minutes later China alerted me to a problem as I get closer Mohawks was dead in the middle of her family under the bush

In a way she was my fave, she was my jealous one didn't like it when others cuddled with me

We will miss her... love ya Mohawkie

I am so sorry to hear this news. I always enjoyed your Mohawkie stories and could tell she was loved very much. Her name made me smile. I hope you can find comfort in remembering all the good times you had with her. You gave her a really good life

 

[SonoranChick]

dang talk about the body wont follow what the brain wants to do, i awoke the other morning and could not get out of bed , and when i finally did i felt like i was hit by a car and walked like cement man....lol.. plus i think i broke my left thumb......lol their is a big lump sticking out of the base of my thumb...lol.. and all from working to much the day before...lol... geezz give me a brake.....lol... this getting old thing , is a total giant B, if you ask me HA but geeezzzers, I would love to be able to work like i did back when i was 20

I missed you and was hoping you were okay! Welcome back!! Take good care of yourself and don't feel guilty for taking it easy if you need to. How's your flock doing?

 

[BlueBaby]

Both of my orders of shipped hatching eggs arrived today , and the good eggs that were not broken are now resting. I had ordered a dozen of those White Breese hatching eggs from @cactusrota and she did a very good job on her packing of them. Not a one of those eggs arrived broken! The 2 dozen B/B/S Rattlesnake Ridge Australorps hatching eggs from W.Va. did have 5 broken eggs in it, though.

 

[meetthebubus]

Thank you everyone for your kind words of support and comfort!

@SonoranChick what you said was what I told myself, I gave her a good life and there was nothing I could of done to prevent it

I don't mean to be morbid, but did you perform a necropsy?

that's a good question, I didnt/couldn't but an external exam showed a slight protrusion from her vent
I'm thinking it caused some sort of heart or stroke bc of it? Not sure bc she was acting so healthy and active
Another thing is if she was feeling pain she wouldn't of been friendly she would of stayed away etc.

 

[meetthebubus]

Chicken therapy.. sat with my new girls this morning and took some pics of them enjoying the out of doors.. good therapy
Augie is on the left, marshmellow on the right

in the pic below we have brownie, pollyanna, winnie, tigger, honey, cheeta, bella, ellie

my fave pic so far.. this is Tigger

and lastly, another cute one out of the 200 plus pics that i took today lol this is winnie again in the center

 

[Diannastarr]

I missed you and was hoping you were okay! Welcome back!! Take good care of yourself and don't feel guilty for taking it easy if you need to. How's your flock doing?

o gosh , thanks for asking and for your kind words i hope you & yours are all happy and doing well and how are all your flock doing ..??? im good, just off making lots of apple cakes for my freezer wile the fresh apples last and mailing some out to my son, hes a wounded vet and loves moms good old apple cake...lol... we are all doing great here, all my sweet happy hens just love those apple cores & skins....lol..HA you cant beat the excitement and joy of a happy hen with a favorite treat, my hens pulled out of the molt quickly, all are looking bright & shiny now & started right back laying 40 eggs a day, their joy of life is contagious, i must say my girls are always such a joy they are my chicken therapy every day ...lol.. their cute little voices chattering away, such a happy sound , i bring my phone out into their nest box area wile the girls are singing the egg song so my friends in NYC can hear them....lol.. HA and they love that, hearing real chickens singing ....lol.. now they all want chickens HA i told them maybe silkies would be a nice choice for them in NYC ...lol... right well so stay well & happy have a good one