Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

The sheer amount of stupid bonds they want over here is insane. The taxes are nuts here. Just as bad as CA. Maybe worse.

No where in the United States are taxes worse than in California! It’s a horrible shame, especially when it could be handled differently.
I feel slighted by living in California now. Maybe I should sell and move to Georgia

 

[Ponypoor]

You have a nice setup in your barn for frost combat where both horses & poultry are nicely protected.

Yes. Leghorns & Leg hybrids who inherit the prolific egg-laying are at highest issues for poor health. It's almost criminal. Yet, Leghorns are a such a sweet active curious lot they continue being popular friendly egg layers. Our Legs would follow us around the yard to see what we were doing. I believe our Legs were the smartest bunch too.

Yes I always worry over how many eggs they lay. I am hopeful they will moult and stop laying for a couple months.

Flopsy continues to improve, she still limps but she is doing ok. She can stay in the Summer House with Mr P and his merry bevy of happy hens.

I also keep Georgie and Mrs LC in there now.

 

[notabitail]

No where in the United States are taxes worse than in California! It’s a horrible shame, especially when it could be handled differently.
I feel slighted by living in California now. Maybe I should sell and move to Georgia

Don't move to El Paso if you want better takes. I'm inclined to say they're just as bad as CA taxes. And they never fix any of the actual problems with El Paso. Ever.

(Tax will be coming. I've got to find some).

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh, my sir ~ a Mediterranean CLIMATE ~ teehee. Thats why so many come to the mild climate of the Calif valleys to raise citrus, grapes, & the famous Leghorn. But if you want to, I suppose it's your prerogative to send your Legs to the Mediterranean?

Might want to send the rest of him also!

 

[Ponypoor]

Thank you for that, but honestly I’m in great pain with my back at the moment. Up all night trying to get comfortable but could not.

Sorry to hear that, sure hope you’re feeling better soon. Nothing worse than not feeling well

 

[Ponypoor]

Welcome to my world. I used to scream the first time I got a new area of pain ~ now I just grunt. Each day I take inventory ~ will it be my neck, shoulder, back, arm, wrist, leg, stomach pain, or ALL today?

Pain tax ~ voting reminder
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Getting old is not for the faint of heart.

2 old bitties

 

[Sylvester017]

No where in the United States are taxes worse than in California! It’s a horrible shame, especially when it could be handled differently.
I feel slighted by living in California now. Maybe I should sell and move to Georgia

It's creeping into all the states. That's why it's important to research well before election day & know who we're voting for.

She's BACK! I'm really loving this girl!

 

[Ponypoor]

Hi everyone.

With everyone taking turns getting sick we have not had time to go down to grandma's to make anymore progress for a month and a half. Mom or dad was going down at least once a week to check on things for a few minutes. They went down Saturday afternoon and found the house was broken into. They did not break anything inside or take anything other then one medicine bottle we had with our Motrin and allergy meds in it to keep on hand down there. Every drawer or cabinet was opened. They were looking for pills. That was the first thing we removed when Grandma had to move in with us. They did take 2 weed eaters from the back shed and the big diamond toolbox that was once in her truck. Mom broke out our 2 trail camera's that were not in use and has one placed outside and one hidden in her kitchen.

I went to the dentist yesterday and I am more frustrated then anything. With my insurance my hands are tied and I am stuck using the one that sent Rosie to Lexington. Guess what she did yesterday? Take one look at the x-rays, it needs a root canal, I do not do them anymore I'll refer you to Lexington. For goodness sake I do not have time to head to Lexington twice for a root canal can't you just pull it? Nope, I do not do extractions in office anymore either, you would have to go to Lexington. I had set up a infection in that tooth and the Amoxicillin is helping, she changed it to Penicillin. I do not have time for this. Lexington is 3 hours away. Add in a few hours for a procedure and then come straight home and the entire day is shot.

I was wondering how you got on. Sorry to hear this. What a pain (literally).

And really scary to hear about your Gran’s place being vandalized. That’s just terrifying

You need a big hug.

 

[featherhead007]

Don't move to El Paso if you want better takes. I'm inclined to say they're just as bad as CA taxes. And they never fix any of the actual problems with El Paso. Ever.

(Tax will be coming. I've got to find some).

Paying forward the taxes:

 

[Ponypoor]

Mud is a real killer. But some birds just have so much fun in rain & mud they don't have the good sense to seek shelter before it's too late. The Silkies don't have the proper feathers to have rain roll off & they'll get cold rain soaked skin. Many times we've had to paper-towel dry rain-drenched Silkies. Can't blow dry them either ~ too much of a temperature shock.

I keep my blow dryer at the barn now, those silkies are dumb as stumps at times! I am not too worried about a temp difference with the dryer, it’s better to get the little turnips dry! And here when it’s cold it’s best to dry them off fast.

The bigger issue is to make sure that you don’t accidentally blow the poor sucker over and knock them off the stool…. (Ooops sorry Curly).

Fluffy had to be dragged in out of the rain back in July. Thankfully it was hot and steamy so she was fine to fluff dry.

This was likley the best she could see in a while without her fluffy coiffe!