Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Oooh I loved craft times at work… please let me build the display, or make the little banners, or whatever… anything that isn’t a customer, please!

Ok! Have at er!​

I can't draw a straight line ​

 

[rural mouse]

Oooh I loved craft times at work… please let me build the display, or make the little banners, or whatever… anything that isn’t a customer, please!

No, you're not allowed to put the customers up on the banners...

 

[rural mouse]

Not sure anyone else knows what they're called either...

SHRA

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Well, blowups from yesterday and this morning led to grandma going home. We did not take her she called one of her brothers and her nephew. Told them both if they did not come she was calling the police as we were keeping her prisoner. They got here and tried to reason and talk her out of it to no avail. She said if she could not stay by herself she would sell out and go to a nursing home but she hated us and would not stay 1 more minute. Her dr is useless and told us if she would not willingly go to a nursing home she had to be back in the hospital before he would put her in one. Fine, I give it a week before she is back in the hospital or worse. He also said he could not legally stop her from going home and if she called the law he would have to side with her.

 

[bgmathteach]

Not sure anyone else knows what they're called either...

@Kris5902 does: Robertson screws!

The ones available locally (deck/exterior screws, anyways) are hex-head screws.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

shoot girl, your week sounds worse than mine! Hugs. I hope that whatever happens to bring her to the hospital next is not too damaging but enough for there to be some support for getting her into some sort of care arrangement. And I would like to send love, and support, and kindness, to you. You can only do so much, and I can’t see what more you could’ve done. Perhaps you can get a phone tree arranged with relatives so that everyday someone phones her and speaks to her at the very least? So if she does fall down and break a hip or something, you will know within a reasonable time frame. Often it’s not the fall that really causes the problem it’s if they are stuck there unable to get up for who knows how long before someone checks in or notices. That might be the only thing left you can do to try to help her.

Our county in New York State has a "well check" service through the Office For The Aging when I worked there. I don't know if the elder person has to agree to it....Anyway somebody calls once each day, but when there's no answer they keep trying but also call one or more relatives they have on file, and if they can't get anyone they call the sheriff dept and those guys send over people to check on the person.

 

[MaryJanet]

@Kris5902 does: Robertson screws!

The ones available locally (deck/exterior screws, anyways) are hex-head screws.

The ones I bought are called hexhead too.

 

[Ponypoor]

SHRA
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Ooooo pretty

 

[Ponypoor]

Not sure anyone else knows what they're called either...

Robertson I use those type for screwing on the fence boards rather than nailing as I have horse who cribs and haul the boards off doing so...

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Or, a tiny flat head when you need a big one, or a big one when you need a little one!

Hmmm, at this rate, I'm going to need to take more pics to keep up to date on my taxes. Recycled ones will have to do for now:

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A very good boy that I am going to have to put down. He is only a year old, and near as I can tell, he has Mareck's. All my chicks have been vaccinated and/or hatched on site....no birds brought in but vaccinated chicks, so I am not sure how he got it, but it seems to be the classic symptoms and I can find no other reason. He can't use his legs. I have been working with him trying to supplement vit. B and exercising legs 2 x per day...and it has gotten worse, not better. Poor guy, he is sweet and was a good boy to the girls..... this is so hard, but, watching him quietly yesterday...I realized that I was so attached that I ignoring the obvious. He initially (quite suddenly - after a fight with another roo) was very weak in the legs and I brought him inside to protect him and work with him (initially thinking it was pain from injuries.) Despite my efforts, legs are worse...now he has no control of lower legs at all, no reflex nor grip motion with feet, nothing. He does have a will to live....but it is no life not being able to move. He can't even tip himself from one side to the other with his legs when laying...he has to use his wings. These pics were from March.

Oh that is very hard indeed, I feel for you.