Colorado

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

So I heard some crowing this morning, so I think I still have chickens........

Took Beth to Penrose ER on Tuesday afternoon. Long story short, she has continual fluid buildup in her chest due to the tumors. Working out a new game plan with the pulmonologists and the Oncologist. Looks like probably a permanent drain catheter for the chest fluid and more intense chemo. Hang on, here we go again!

Hopefully she will come home in the next couple of days. (Maybe this afternoon!) Got to get rid of a phantom infection as well.

She can breathe better and is in good spirits. The boys have been taking care of the chickens.

I hope the new plan works.

 

[Minchi]

She's had a port now for several years, this is just another one. She takes it all in stride. Looks like Beth may get to go home tomorrow.

I am glad she will be home so soon.

 

[Pozees]

Ashley, try Colorado Springs Craigslist, looks like there are several ads, one called affordable landscaping, one called Complete Yard Maintenance - look at Services, Farm and Garden. If I knew anyone personally I would let you know, but I don't. If all else fails you can rent a tiller and DIY. No lawn allowed, huh? Wow. I know some folks have tried artificial turf, which looks surprisingly real and can just be hosed off periodically, some have done xeriscaping with rock and low/no water plants, some just make as large a concrete patio as they can and put rock or mulch down everywhere else. Did the straw bale murder any chickens today? LOL.

Wendell, sorry to hear Beth had a setback, but I imagine the port will actually be very helpful in relieving her fluid buildup and ultimately keep her home and comfortable more. It is common to see people begin to improve much faster when symptom relief is effective - it changes their attitude about everything; they rest better, feel more cheerful, and are able to tolerate higher levels of activity. These will have greater importance as chem progresses, as I'm quite sure you know - when rest is higher quality, recovery from treatment is faster.

 

[Ashdoes]

Ashley, try Colorado Springs Craigslist, looks like there are several ads, one called affordable landscaping, one called Complete Yard Maintenance - look at Services, Farm and Garden.  If I knew anyone personally I would let you know, but I don't. If all else fails you can rent a tiller and DIY.  No lawn allowed, huh?  Wow.  I know some folks have tried artificial turf, which looks surprisingly real and can just be hosed off periodically, some have done xeriscaping with rock and low/no water plants, some just make as large a concrete patio as they can and put rock or mulch down everywhere else.

We're allowed 4,000 sq. ft of irrigated landscaping. Trees and bushes don't count, but even still our "backyard" is almost an acre. Thats not counting the second half of the back that's just over an acre, or the front that's about half an acre. We can have field grass, I just don't think anything will grow too well since the entire area is taken over by these huge weeds. From the houses history it was empty for a really long time, and everything just grew wild.
I want a "pathways" yard, cool winding paths with different themed plants in sections. And just today decided on an area I want with meadow grass.
No matter what, first the weeds need to go. I'm hoping to get it done before winter, so when hubby gets back in March we can pick one of our projects to work on.
We have a riding mower, but the stupid tiller attachment for those is almost as much as the mower. I will check out craigslist, and just saw that Angies List has good listings too.
Thanks

 

[kmatt87]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/704100/shelless-eggs#post_9571460

would you guys minding taking a look at this and letting me know what you think. I added a bit of additional info 4 or 5 comments in as well.


Thanks!

I'm just trying to figure out if i should be concerned or if one of my birds are sick or what

 

[wsmith]

I hope the new plan works.

So do we.

She now has a chest drain installed, and I have been instructed on how it all works. Too much fun.

So I go out to the chicken yard this morning before going up to the hospital. What do I see? #17 cockerel, a 17 week old, trying to get randy with a couple of the pullets, who, by the way, were not impressed with him.......

#17 is already slated to be a delicious protein source,..... I wonder if I should let him enjoy his last 4 weeks.........

 

[BrotherJosh]

Thought I'd introduce myself here - new chicken keeper in Stapleton, Denver. Picked up 3 pullets last weekend and have been trying to figure out what is routine, what they like to eat and such over the past week. Very pleased that last night they put themselves to bed on their own without having to be chased back into the coop from the evening free-ranging. Starting small and looking forward to our first eggs at some point in the next couple weeks! Coop pictures are in my profile, fairly pleased with how it turned out without any true plans - just following pictures I found on the site here.

 

[Mtn Margie]

Lots of good people here and information as well.

 

[wsmith]

Thought I'd introduce myself here - new chicken keeper in Stapleton, Denver. Picked up 3 pullets last weekend and have been trying to figure out what is routine, what they like to eat and such over the past week. Very pleased that last night they put themselves to bed on their own without having to be chased back into the coop from the evening free-ranging. Starting small and looking forward to our first eggs at some point in the next couple weeks! Coop pictures are in my profile, fairly pleased with how it turned out without any true plans - just following pictures I found on the site here.

Welcome Bro Josh!

We're waiting for eggs as well.

I may have to separate my young cockerels from the pullets for a month or so.

 

[wsmith]

Took some photos of my show line cockerels this afternoon. Got to choose two of the four.

#'s 8, 17, &23

#8



#11



#17




#23