Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

hmmm, upon dissecting your dream, I have come to the following conclusion:

Your brain is attempting to:
A) Make you realize that you are 'missing' your babies and suggesting getting more to ease you 'empty nest' anxieties.

B) Trying to show you just how beautiful and useful roosters are. It is saying "you know you want these - see - it is a good to get some"

and, my final analysis:
C) Cuttings, and hence their grown counterparts are lovely. See what a gorgeous space you can and will create with your nurturing of cuttings!!! go for it.

In other words: all this beauty and life is within your reach - take the plunge! especially with the Roo, as more chicks will follow - and thye all will help 'groom' and maintain your expanded garden!

Let the enabling begin!

 

[featherhead007]

Let the enabling begin!

No kidding!

 

[BY Bob]

Do, please, mention her discoloured comb to the vet, and maybe bring the couple of pics you posted of her - I think it is very concerning that her comb is so deeply purple. Was she overheated...and just brought into the house to cool off? ?Maybe she isn't drinking enough with her impacted crop and the heat? I'm not a vet nor doctor - but it is worriesome to me.

Maybe @BY Bob or @RoyalChick (? or @Ponypoor ) has some more constructive and informed thoughts regarding this.

Usually overheated chickens will have supper bright read combs. Blue combs usually mean a chicken under stress or worst case, heart disease. I don't know how a vet could miss seeing that.

 

[BY Bob]

I am excited that crop girl has chicks. She has been through a lot!

Kudos to you as well @RoyalChick. What you two did was amazing.

 

[BY Bob]

Well...this isn't good. View attachment 3587424
Especially as we're supposed to be out of town Fri and Sat for the husband's birthday. We can ask neighbors to watch them...but I'm so worried we'll come home to dead chickens! We can't expect them to water the coop down every hour. What do I do?

Oh gosh that is concerning for certain. Can you rig up a hose with a timer? Like for an irrigation system.

 

[BY Bob]

thank you. affording a lawyer is out of the question. We just voted in a new slate of officers for the union (very good thing - first year in about 20 there was any 'competition' and an actual election (versus the secretary casting a single ballot to elect the slate of candidates because not a single position was contested) I am actually hoping it can turn into a full chapter grievance since so many people are involved. imo, that would be the best outcome.

and, just an fyi: no, I am not on byc during work. I will pop in sometimes during a break. (i.e. 'my time'), and I am using a day today and tomorrow. One of the ways I actually can get her to approve time off: I have enough vaca time built up that I will lose some in the next pay cycle, and, even though there is not supposed to be any 'black-out' periods regarding vaca time, August is very crazy and she won't grant vacation time then - soooo...I essentially forced her to approve a couple days each of these last few weeks - and put in that I would be over the max hours of vaca time otherwise - so she had to approve it - as that alone is a lawsuit. If we go over so many hours (375hrs/50 days), we lose them. It used to be 60 days, and any above that rolled into sick time. twice a year. Now, each pay period they check, and anything over the 50 day you LOSE (i.e. the state takes back!) So, I am taking enough time to stay below that through mid September/after the add/drop period ends - which is also crazy busy.) Since I requested it 6 weeks ahead (of the first week - requested a couple of days per week for each of a few weeks), AND made sure my days requested didn't overlap with more than one other person's in the office AND that I was still working on our extended 'accepted student's days) she really didn't have a choice.

Though she did comment - in person, mind you, not in response to my emailed request - 'What are you taking vacation time for? You never go anywhere." Um, hello - I explained in the request email I would lose the time otherwise...and what is wrong with a staycation???? I REALLY wanted to say "Any extra time away from you is well used time" - but I bit my tongue!!

There are lawyers that might take a case on contingency and there may be some labor lawyers that would do it pro bono. There is also always the ACLU. They love to take on the government.

 

[BY Bob]

And document that too. It is none of her business what you use your vacation for.

Exactly.

 

[BY Bob]

Mugs Monday:
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And some pecking fun!

Great mugs

 

[BY Bob]

Also - not sure down there, but up here a workplace lawyer would only charge if a payout/solution was offered by the workplace to you - the lawyer would take their slice.

There are some that operate that way here.

 

[RoyalChick]

Kudos to you as well @RoyalChick. What you two did was amazing.

Oh I did nothing except offer commentary from the sidelines.
@bgmathteach was the hero.