Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

@RebeccaBoyd I am so sorry you're going through this. Please take comfort in knowing you are doing all you can to help.

 

[LhickenChicken]

There seems to be a 3 bird minimum for each breed, when I checked the shopping cart. Is that the same for you?

Yes, so twelve chicks. (I told RC that last night so you have to pay SHRA tax )

 

[LhickenChicken]

Yaaaaa I could… but we alll know how that went down with the school chicks!

They breed like rabbits these chickens - I wouldn’t mind if I had lots of customers to buy eggs! I am going to make an egg sign for my place, I need to sell more eggs! There are 10 dozen sitting here right now!

If I could get them to Alex I would!

How about 25 dozen?

 

[LhickenChicken]

Hey everyone.

I think it is time for another update on my grandmother. As you all know she entered hospice care the first week of January. The nurses, nurse aids and the doctor overseeing it are wonderful people and are angels. The nurse aids are out 3 times a week to help with bathing and the RN is out every Thursday to take a assessment, document changes and touch base with the doctor. This coming Thursday will make 3 weeks since the latest diagnosis which has been difficult to come to terms with. She is in Cardiogenic Shock. Nothing can be done to cure this, it is part of the end stage congestive heart failure she has. I had never heard of this so I googled and fell into the rabbit hole of too much information out on the internet and had a breakdown. Our dear friend @Ponypoor has been a great listener and someone I can talk to. There is not much we can do for grandma except try to pull as much fluid off of her as possible and keep her pain levels under control. No matter how much we up her lasix, added 2 different fluid pills on top of it it has not gotten any better. There is mottling on her lower legs that is spreading indicating her organs are starting to fail and she has been having extreme difficulty breathing. Her pain has also gotten way out of hand. This morning we called the hospice nurse out. It was decided and the doctor agreed it was time to start her on morphine. It can also help calm her breathing and hopefully alleviate the smothering. She was started on it this afternoon and for the first time in a while she is truly resting. Me and mom, we feel helpless watching her go through this.

I'm sorry that you're going through this.

 

[notabitail]

Hey everyone.

I think it is time for another update on my grandmother. As you all know she entered hospice care the first week of January. The nurses, nurse aids and the doctor overseeing it are wonderful people and are angels. The nurse aids are out 3 times a week to help with bathing and the RN is out every Thursday to take a assessment, document changes and touch base with the doctor. This coming Thursday will make 3 weeks since the latest diagnosis which has been difficult to come to terms with. She is in Cardiogenic Shock. Nothing can be done to cure this, it is part of the end stage congestive heart failure she has. I had never heard of this so I googled and fell into the rabbit hole of too much information out on the internet and had a breakdown. Our dear friend @Ponypoor has been a great listener and someone I can talk to. There is not much we can do for grandma except try to pull as much fluid off of her as possible and keep her pain levels under control. No matter how much we up her lasix, added 2 different fluid pills on top of it it has not gotten any better. There is mottling on her lower legs that is spreading indicating her organs are starting to fail and she has been having extreme difficulty breathing. Her pain has also gotten way out of hand. This morning we called the hospice nurse out. It was decided and the doctor agreed it was time to start her on morphine. It can also help calm her breathing and hopefully alleviate the smothering. She was started on it this afternoon and for the first time in a while she is truly resting. Me and mom, we feel helpless watching her go through this.

 

[bgmathteach]

Hey everyone.

I think it is time for another update on my grandmother. As you all know she entered hospice care the first week of January. The nurses, nurse aids and the doctor overseeing it are wonderful people and are angels. The nurse aids are out 3 times a week to help with bathing and the RN is out every Thursday to take a assessment, document changes and touch base with the doctor. This coming Thursday will make 3 weeks since the latest diagnosis which has been difficult to come to terms with. She is in Cardiogenic Shock. Nothing can be done to cure this, it is part of the end stage congestive heart failure she has. I had never heard of this so I googled and fell into the rabbit hole of too much information out on the internet and had a breakdown. Our dear friend @Ponypoor has been a great listener and someone I can talk to. There is not much we can do for grandma except try to pull as much fluid off of her as possible and keep her pain levels under control. No matter how much we up her lasix, added 2 different fluid pills on top of it it has not gotten any better. There is mottling on her lower legs that is spreading indicating her organs are starting to fail and she has been having extreme difficulty breathing. Her pain has also gotten way out of hand. This morning we called the hospice nurse out. It was decided and the doctor agreed it was time to start her on morphine. It can also help calm her breathing and hopefully alleviate the smothering. She was started on it this afternoon and for the first time in a while she is truly resting. Me and mom, we feel helpless watching her go through this.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

I miss my late great BO hen. She would sneak up behind me and bite my butt, when I was sitting in my chair. None of the other kids do that!

Grab skin or poke you (in a grooming way)? There's a big difference!!

 

[featherhead007]

Grab skin or poke you (in a grooming way)? There's a big difference!!

She had no intention of drawing blood. More like a friendly poke to get my attention.

 

[featherhead007]

She had no intention of drawing blood. More like a friendly poke to get my attention.

She’d peck me right on my bum, while I’m sitting in my chair. Coco pecks the back of my legs when she wants treats (same chair)

 

[ChicoryBlue]

USPS delivered a package today.

Last mile from a private carrier it was then, they get contracted out