I had my first spinal surgery in Joplin. I loved that town, but then it is a whole new town now. I like the trees around the area and everyone seemed so friendly. There was some really great eating places there as well as a not so rediculous big mall. Pittsburg is ok but there is a lot less trees it seems in that area. I don't understand it as it is so close.
Ft. Scott has old time charm and is kind of the gateway to a lot of things in Missouri. I think at this point I would have to choose the Ft. Scott area if the cost of living permits it.
I discovered something in desperation. I had a WCB bantam polish roo that got down and wasn't eating or drinking. The other birds were starting to pick at him. I brought him in and started medicating him thinking he wouldn't last the night. He was very congested and had that upside down brain thing going on. I started him on Vit E and VetRX and dropper fed him sugar water. He still wasn't doing very well. He was gasping for air and couldn't drink well because he couldn't breath. So in desperation I used my spare little nose Syringe you use to clean baby noses and salt water like I do for my own sinuses, and syringed out his nose. Within 20 minutes he was drinking sugar water like it was going out of style, and started eating. The next morning he was back at acting like a spaz and his nose was plugged again. I gave him another dose of Vit E and then syringed his nose again. I figured if it works for my chronic sinus infections it couldn't hurt. Well he is up and crowing and acting perfectly normal for two days in a row now. Point in case. Getting back to nature. If you get colds, take your birds and flush their nose cavities out with warm salt water. It works wonders and seems to clear the cold. A cost free natural solution for these sick birds.
Yeah Hawkeye my hand is getting worse. I've got a little infection on one side and it is getting more sore. I keep hurting myself and getting it dirty. We've got to go to Emporia today so I'm going to try to pick up some vet wrap and try that to wrap it. I just can't seem to feed and water the birds without getting it wet and dirty. I can't stand to put a glove over it cause it is too tender.
DH decided we should just meet my son, DIL, and granddaughter in Emporia and take them out to eat then go to
Walmart and buy them some groceries or something. He decided it was too much to handle for me to try to clean and baby proof the house. I think it was more a thing that he didn't want to put up with my son for that long. (This is my son that hasn't grasped the concept of working for a living and lives to play video games.) They DO NOT get along at all, nor do my other kids get along with him. My granddaughter is bright and adorable. It seems wrong that I can't share her with her aunts and uncles. I hope when she gets a little older I can keep her for a few days at a time and introduce her to the rest of the family. I'm not sure how we are going to let her open her presents. It would be quite a load to take in the restaurant. If I didn't need that trip to Emporia to get feed and stuff I would rather try to have them here. At any rate it will be a full day.
My neighbor came over yesterday and worked all day on my chicken trailer. I went out and worked during the afternoon but it about killed me. I could barely move come evening. He got both rooms cleared out and got the floor scraped in one room. I need to do a final clean and then get the floor waterproofed. I had purchased tile to put on it but at this point I am wondering if I could just seal it some way to keep moisture from the wood. I'm afraid the tile won't stay stuck down and then I'll have a worse mess. Once I figure out what to do with the floors I can start building runs. I still need DH to pour the pillars to set it on which hasn't gotten done.
