Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

I found him! Geeze don't know how I got so lucky.

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He was onery. One day he decided to have a go at me feet first. He had grown a remarkable set of spurs on him even at a year of age. He was about 6 months old when this pic was taken.

So when he did the old 'I'm boss and you aren't' trick, I did what I always do and picked him up by his ankles. As bad luck goes, he somehow locked up his spurs and suddenly one broke off at the leg with a pop I could hear. When that happened, he froze, no more flapping no more squawking, no more, I'm boss and you aren't attitude. It was like 'oh crap! You ARE the boss!' and I never had a moment's trouble with him after that. I hated it when he died. He had sired one little pullet chick who lived to 3 months when she died from Marek's. Beautiful cross with one of my Welly's I think. She looked like a Creole and was the sweetest little girl.

Afterwards I found out that buff O's are highly susceptible to Marek's disease.

He is a beauty! Sorry, was. I need some blue or lavenders in my flock...

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Granny, when is the last time Tom had a CBC? Complete Blood Count? Sounds like his platelets are low. This can be serious. My advice is, make him an appt and then tell him he has one and take him. Tell the dr what's going on. Does he take blood thinners or aspirin?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Hi Blue, Thats why I wanted to take him so that could be checked. He is so stubborn. He takes a blood thinner.

 

[h2oratt]

How are you dear??

Hi verna!

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Do you put beet juice in em to make them pink?

not this batch they are "amish mustard type" Guy's loved them way back when I made them before.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Are you eating a lot of sugar?

this is Granny OF COURSE she is eating a lot of sugar. AND she just got that goodie package

 

[h2oratt]

how are they resistant. What did you do to make them that way?

The ones that didnt die I just bred them together.
I only had a couple that died. First one I had a necropsy. That’s how I knew.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Some spacey news... on Mon the 21st, Jupiter and Saturn will be next to each other in the night sky. (They actually are not close, but will be almost aligned in our view from earth.) This is the closest they have been for 800 years! It is a once in a lifetime event.
We wouldn't have known about this except my #1son noticed what he thought were planets in the sky as he was leaving work.

This was what we saw down the street from home. Moon on left. Two bright dots on right are Saturn (upper) and Jupiter, the larger one.

Through the telescope, you could see the rings on Saturn, but they don't show up in the pictures. You can see their shape. And you can see 4 moons of Jupiter, all in a line.

The moon was pretty too.

Cool craters

So if you have clear skies, look to the west, low on the horizon. We will try to get more pictures on Monday!

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Yeah, but it's not always as bad as you think if you bundle up. My main problem is my hands and feet get so cold with my medical problems. Reynaud's disease.

Vicki aka little feller has that was well.

 

[h2oratt]

Watching a Bob hope Christmas special from 1967.