Quote: Ugh. Yeah, I can't drive when I have one as well - even when the pain subsides, I'm dizzy/disoriented enough to make it not safe.
No not fun, are the chicks doing better?
Rained all night. Still have chickens to cull amongst other things on list.
Thanks!
Pens, you had a busy day yesterday, sounds like another busy day today. Rained all day and evening here as well - I have to move a growout tractor. I'm dreading it because of it sinking into the mud. I very well may just wait and do it in a couple days when the ground dries out. The first batch of hatched chicks is approaching 8 weeks. They are really sweet, and are generally ok in their brooder, believe it or not - definitely cramped, definitely should have been outside by now, but I'm keeping things clean (not easy) and they aren't suffering. They're just a little bored. I spent some time cuddling with them this morning - I open the door to the brooder and stand there, and one by one they pop up on the edge and present themselves for cuddling and press themselves up against me. Super happy with these chicks - their size and disposition.
As for the S&G chicks... found three more dead chicks this morning (that makes 6 if you count the one who died in transit), and there's another that is weak, though getting around. All the rest are running around and looking really good, though I'm paranoid now that they're going to keep dropping. I'm keeping my eye out for pasty butt - nobody has it, but a couple of them have little bits of poop on the down under their vent. With the migraine, I didn't have the coordination this morning to do the rinse-blowdry-vaseline thing with them, but I may do so later today if I can.
Never went to bed 'til early this morning; watched "Texas Rising" start to finish.
No reason or motivation to get dressed or do anything more than finish this coffee & open the coop.
guys i am so sorry I've been gone for so long! I've been super busy! but I have good news....we start building the coop on the 18th!!!
Great news!!!! We will want pics, of course!
I haven't been able to wear my wedding rings because of the swelling. yesterday I got them on but freaked out when the hand did this I I couldn't get them off! It was so weird. Normally when things get cold the shrink and when they heat up they swell... My hand was ice cold and dead minus the scars that were on fire.But it was almost double the usual size
I'm not as strong on the clinical side of things, but that sounds like something vascular, like Raynaud's phenomenon. Raynaud's can have pallor and swelling (though I'm not sure if they would be concordant or not). Your description of the other stuff that happens at OT also sounds vascular... Just a thought.
Last night I opened the freezer to grab a bottle of vodka to make a vodka and tonic, and there wasn't any.
Tragic!!!
- Ant Farm
I make my vanilla extract right in the bottle - I get the smaller sized bottle, pour just a little bit out, and stuff a whole bunch of good vanilla beans in. 
Awesome!!! 
I agree, that's why I acted. I felt it was serendipity, which is how cat ownership tends to go for me. Opal is under the futon, having found an old stuffed dog toy (a cow) to hide behind, and Brooke is under a set of shelves. I decided to put a little plate of food near each of them so at least they'd have the option of a snack. - Ant Farm
So much chicken stuff to do today 
enjoy your "chicken shopping" @Sally Sunshine 
@Fire Ant Farm sorry about the migraine 
@DwayneNLiz Bill didn't cut his hair-its just pulled up and under his hat 
My hand did something very weird yesterday-it went white but the scars flared up like fire red and it was soooo painful 
It looks "normal" now but took about 2 hours to settle down. I took a pic-I'll see if I can post it. We were going to go to the casino after but it hurt too bad. Regardless, I got out for my anniversary and had a nice time 
