Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

Morning all, not much sleep. Lots of pain today. Going to look at mattress again today later.

 

[miss heny]

Moxie with his new fluffy room mates. Proper coop with platform going to be built today now its not bloody raining. Wanted them to get some sun without harassment though.

 

[microchick]

Morning all. DH had a MOHS procedure yesterday on his face. Long day started at 5:30 AM. I haven't seen 5:30 AM in at least two years. Didn't know it existed.

He's fine, luckily they got it all in the first pass but we are both tired.

Remember to wear your sunscreen when you are out in bright light for any length of time. Even this time of the year. Especially your kids and grand kids.

We were waiting to get checked out yesterday and were talking to an older couple ahead of us. The lady said, 'we're all paying for our childhood now'. I agreed with her and my husband said, 'yeah, all those hot summers spent with us guys running around without a shirt on when we were kids'. True. We came home from school, changed our clothes, got a treat and our parents kicked us outside in warm weather to play until supper. Then we were outside till dark. Weekends we were outside all day. No Sunscreens in that day and age. Only suntan oil and lotion. Bronze was beautiful they told us all and now look where it has gotten us.

We found out yesterday that he has a disease called Bowen's Disease. It's rare and it means that he will be dealing with Squamous cell skin cancers for the rest of his life. He could have helped himself had he known at a young age by staying inside during peak UV hours and protecting his skin with clothing as much as possible but back in the 50s and 60s there was no sun screen and no internet or video games to keep kids entertained inside. Just going outside and playing was all we knew.

We were better off for it but......protecting yourself and kids when they/you are young will save your skin when you are middle aged and older.

 

[microchick]

Moxie with his new fluffy room mates. Proper coop with platform going to be built today now its not bloody raining. Wanted them to get some sun without harassment though.
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OOOOOOHHHHH you have a Red Pyle rooster! I want Red Pyles so bad. He's gorgeous.

 

[miss heny]

OOOOOOHHHHH you have a Red Pyle rooster! I want Red Pyles so bad. He's gorgeous.

I'm going to invest in high quality ones this fall for breeding and conservation of this lesser seen variety got in contact with about 3 breeders and two are open to me picking their brain for knowledge.

 

[microchick]

I want to add some fresh genes to my flock probably next year. I found that My Pet Chickens sell small numbers of birds. Most want you to buy 15 or more. I just want a half dozen Fayoumi hens and a few bantams and Red Pyles are definitely on that list.

Having dealt with Marek's Disease for years and my original flock being quality birds from a private breeder I learned that there are no guarantees. Since my birds are pets and egg producers for us hatchery birds will do just fine plus I can have them vaccinated for MD and whatever buggies are out there.

 

[miss heny]

I want to add some fresh genes to my flock probably next year. I found that My Pet Chickens sell small numbers of birds. Most want you to buy 15 or more. I just want a half dozen Fayoumi hens and a few bantams and Red Pyles are definitely on that list.

Having dealt with Marek's Disease for years and my original flock being quality birds from a private breeder I learned that there are no guarantees. Since my birds are pets and egg producers for us hatchery birds will do just fine plus I can have them vaccinated for MD and whatever buggies are out there.

Yeah, I will be vaccinating my chicks most likely. I have raised a variety of chickens but I do want to have a project and be able to show.

In semi related terms I did a culling that wasn't done out of animal injury or illness. Quail were up there in their years and their pen was going to be needed as the year progressed, so I culled them. Was a bit surreal will admit.

 

[h2oratt]

@Granny Hatchet or anyone else wanting a dog.

The “rescue” stream is a money-making scam. The best interest of potential buyers are completely ignored, the welfare of dogs is thrown to the curb, the lies that are spread to the general public are obscene. Buy your dog from a rescue or from a breeder, I care not. It is a free market. But do you gosh darned research and make sure ANY dog is the right choice for your home and lifestyle, make sure you have researched the person or group you are getting the dog from, and for eff’s sake…DO NOT BUY A DOG ON A WHIM OR BECAUSE IT IS CUTE OR BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE IT. Also, realize that most “rescues” are nothing more than brokers and all they do is buy and sell dogs. They do not “rescue” them, they buy them. Whether from another shelter (or brick and mortar humane society) or a puppy mill, these dogs are bought and sold with no care for their health, temperament, or welfare.

 

[miss heny]

@Granny Hatchet or anyone else wanting a dog.

The “rescue” stream is a money-making scam. The best interest of potential buyers are completely ignored, the welfare of dogs is thrown to the curb, the lies that are spread to the general public are obscene. Buy your dog from a rescue or from a breeder, I care not. It is a free market. But do you gosh darned research and make sure ANY dog is the right choice for your home and lifestyle, make sure you have researched the person or group you are getting the dog from, and for eff’s sake…DO NOT BUY A DOG ON A WHIM OR BECAUSE IT IS CUTE OR BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE IT. Also, realize that most “rescues” are nothing more than brokers and all they do is buy and sell dogs. They do not “rescue” them, they buy them. Whether from another shelter (or brick and mortar humane society) or a puppy mill, these dogs are bought and sold with no care for their health, temperament, or welfare.

Having worked in the rescue industry and with rescue orgs 100% deep research the rescue. Good ones will make sure the animal goes to a matching house and not whoever pays the most. They also will realize when it's better to euthanized a suffering animal instead of milking it's misery for donations.

 

[microchick]

We have a sign hanging on our door that says "Strays Welcome". True.

Our oldest two found us after being dumped. Then we rescued the cattle dogs from a puppy mill.

Last spring we had a tame rabbit and a cat dumped on us. Couldn't keep either and the stray cat killed at least one maybe two of my pet roosters. We live trapped them both and rehomed them. Our neighbor was glad to have them. Can't blame the cat. We didn't know it was around or we would have put out food for it and tried to trap it sooner. It was hungry and so it hunted for itself and ate what it could catch.

I never blame a cat or dog for doing what cats and dogs will do.

But I'm anxious to see what is dropped off on us this spring. Hoping for a steer, a horse, pony or milk cow/goat, LOL. Those will definitely stay around.