Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

I use one of these to scoop up eggs in inaccessible places. The handle telescopes out.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/bear-claw-telescoping-back-scratcher?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas|Shopping|Smart|CatchAll|General|NAud|High|NMT&gclid=CjwKCAiAoL6eBhA3EiwAXDom5irE5RPG4aGGXFsu6EOTB2cTfnO9pA8MmfZOMrBRu43Q8KHc3KgITRoCsUoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

That one is awesome

 

[bgmathteach]

you forgot the wattles

Miss obsessed!

Here is some of your favorite eye candy @Ponypoor:

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[featherhead007]

I tried that, they simply moved to the even less accessible corner. Yes, mine too seem to like it where is darkest and hidiest (not a word but it is now!)

“Hidiest” adj. /pronoun: based Latin language translation of to hide where you cannot be found.
Sen: My TV remote is usually found in the “hidiest places in the house.

 

[bgmathteach]

“Hidiest” adj. /pronoun: based Latin language translation of to hide where you cannot be found.
Sen: My TV remote is usually found in the “hidiest places in the house.

Hidiest: Superlative adjective; def.: to hide to the best of your ability.

Sentence: The hen hid her nest in the hidiest place, her keeper would NEVER find it! (RE; Momma/evil ol' bat/chicken)

Nomenclature tax:

@Marie2020 has a Grumpy chicken, this one could be 'Frumpy chicken'

 

[Lexicon]

I have these, I got them at Tractor Supply.

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Little Giants - 16.5 in. long by 15.88 in. wide by 19.75 in. high. The opening is 7x7. I just came back inside from sitting out in the coop after putting peanuts in them. They still wouldn't go in them and they adore peanuts. I even moved one to where they were laying and put down even lower then this one is. All they did was move to the even harder to get to spot in the other corner.

I was watching Oreo he seems to indicating to them to lay at least by the nest boxes picking up straw and chips for them in that area but they are not listening.

They just do not feel comfortable going in those boxes I will have to find different ones I imagine deep sigh

That's interesting that they won't use those. I was going to get some similar, but the shipping was ridiculous, so I just used random bins that I had around my house.

 

[Lexicon]

I tried that, they simply moved to the even less accessible corner. Yes, mine too seem to like it where is darkest and hidiest (not a word but it is now!)

Is there a place where you could hang a curtain for privacy? I did that at one point, but have since taken it down. It was just an old towel that I poked some holes in to thread a stretchy cord, nothing fancy.

 

[featherhead007]

Hidiest: Superlative adjective; def.: to hide to the best of your ability.

Sentence: The hen hid her nest in the hidiest place, her keeper would NEVER find it! (RE; Momma/evil ol' bat/chicken)

Nomenclature tax:

@Marie2020 has a Grumpy chicken, this one could be 'Frumpy chicken'
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Teachers!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Just got back from my endocrinologist appointment. We discussed my level fluctuating more since my surgery. I came home with a new toy that I am eligible for. A Dexcom G6 continuous glucose meter. When I was previously on the insulin pump I had a medtronic one that linked to the pump. It had issues and I was not happy with it or where it had to be placed. This one is smaller, can work without a insulin pump and I like the options better for placement. I go back February 14 for the readings to be downloaded. I will also have the results of the lab work she ordered. At this next appointment she will be ordering a new insulin pump. I think it is called a omnipod, which will work with this Dexcom system.

 

[featherhead007]

Just got back from my endocrinologist appointment. We discussed my level fluctuating more since my surgery. I came home with a new toy that I am eligible for. A Dexcom G6 continuous glucose meter. When I was previously on the insulin pump I had a medtronic one that linked to the pump. It had issues and I was not happy with it or where it had to be placed. This one is smaller, can work without an insulin pump and I like the options better for placement. I go back February 14 for the readings to be downloaded. I will also have the results of the lab work she ordered. At this next appointment she will be ordering a new insulin pump. I think it is called a omnipod, which will work with this Dexcom system.

I take it, that’s a good thing? Hurray!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I take it, that’s a good thing? Hurray!

It is. I had been on a pump previously for 10 years before it malfunctioned. I like the pump, but, with my medtronic one again there is only so many places I could insert the catheter. Me and my Dr noticed in the last year before it malfunctioned that I was needing more insulin then normal to keep my numbers under control. It was determined that over the years I had built up scar tissue in the insertion sites and the insulin was not absorbing properly. So when it quit a little over a year and a half ago it was suggested to go off the pump and back on shots for a time being. If I did not use those sites the absorption issues can resolve themselves. I have been off the pump long enough that she wants me back on it. It is a new system that is wireless unlike the medtronic one. It can also be inserted in my upper arm or thigh instead of only my stomach area. Hopefully this helps even out my numbers. They have went stupid since my surgery. I was warned this would happen and can take up to 6 months to level off again as hormones also play a role in a type 1 blood sugar levels. The sensor takes 2 hours to come online after insertion. It just came on about 10 minutes ago. First reading was a dangerous low alert of 52. Double checked it with my meter, it read 55 so the system does work. And of course since I do not react normally to low blood sugars, I felt perfectly fine.