Got referred to a derm for a lymph nod that likes to come and go on swelling, and orthopedic for my hip.
Chicken front literally playing hot potato on being redirected on where to get the right swabs so I can take sample of mg birds to test for coryza and MGThis state has some of the top poultry experts in the country and it like running in circles because the local backyard flock community distrusts the government so much.
Happier note, got RSVP for Purim party at synagoguegotta fiddle with my costume idea.
Ah, man, I hope all goes well with your appointments.
And with your birds, coryza and MG are some nasty diseases to deal with.
I hear you on the distrust, there's a lot of that around here as well. Hopefully you get some answers on that soon, too.I had to look up what Purim was, sounds fun!
My weeks been mostly good. Still on high alert for infected chickens from the silkie conundrum, the girls have been laying well, Big Red (the aseel, I made it official I really like it) is doing great with his girl, and Kolovos (the landrace rooster) is taking care of his girls as he has done for the past two years. The dogs are great, fish and invertebrates are great too. Spring is upon us, so my million succulents are perking back up. Can't wait for the weather to get even better, and maybe some broodies
Pretty eggs! I'm ready to get hatching as well, broody or not. The weather's not feeling very springy here today, though, ugh. This has been the least wintery winter I think I've ever experienced living here, but it's so cold and icy out today like it's reminding us that it is, in fact, still winter after all!
Permethrin is pretty much useless against external parasites here because of that behavior so I had to shell out for Elector PSP when my birds were infested a few years back. Hopefully your birds come back clean, that's a tough diagnosis to handle if not. 
