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[browncow15]

Was carrying out a bucket of water to the hen shed yesterday. 

I had removed one of the block steps and forgot it wasn't there as the bucket I was carrying was blocking my view.  When I stepped on the "invisible step that wasn't there anymore", I came crashing down to ground level with my ankle between the shed and the lower level of blocks.  Hit my shins on the floor edge of the shed, and the water from the bucket went flying onto the rooster and 2 pullets that were in the separation pen. 

They thought I was attacking them and they went nuts. 

It was quite a scene.

My husband was gone picking up some kennel panels that we were given free.  Went out there 4 more times hobbling to finish things up and was taking care of my dad who can barely walk.  I look like this guy

This is the worst sprained ankle that I remember ever having.  How the heck are you supposed to take care of animals with a sprained ankle?

that stinks!! Hope you heal quickly! I've been struggling to keep up with taking care of things here! Morning sickness is pretty crappy when it's all day sickness!

 

[Leahs Mom]

that stinks!! Hope you heal quickly! I've been struggling to keep up with taking care of things here! Morning sickness is pretty crappy when it's all day sickness!

Bummer! But the outcome in the end is pretty good

I had about 10 things I was going to get done today and tomorrow that are all "by the wayside" now. Was going to dig some of the kennel litter out for the garden, overseed the back acre with at walking push spreader (!), overseed some short clover up in the chicken ranging area, start re-integrating some of the segregated birds and observe how they were interacting, move the rooster to the segregation area until the girls sort things out.....

Sigh

 

[familytradition]

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Was carrying out a bucket of water to the hen shed yesterday. 

I had removed one of the block steps and forgot it wasn't there as the bucket I was carrying was blocking my view.  When I stepped on the "invisible step that wasn't there anymore", I came crashing down to ground level with my ankle between the shed and the lower level of blocks.  Hit my shins on the floor edge of the shed, and the water from the bucket went flying onto the rooster and 2 pullets that were in the separation pen. 

They thought I was attacking them and they went nuts. 

It was quite a scene.

My husband was gone picking up some kennel panels that we were given free.  Went out there 4 more times hobbling to finish things up and was taking care of my dad who can barely walk.  I look like this guy

This is the worst sprained ankle that I remember ever having.  How the heck are you supposed to take care of animals with a sprained ankle?

I've had a bad leg for six monthes. Not easy.

 

[familytradition]

Flock update. Now I'm raising quail again. Johnny2000 sent me over 80 wonderful eggs. I highly recommend Dixie rainbows for meat birds so far. Mine are 4 weeks old Monday and twice as big as the buff orphingtons, partridge rocks, Easter eggers, and tetra tints that are the same age. Big but less messy and much heslthier than cronish crosses.

 

[Leahs Mom]

I've had a bad leg for six monthes. Not easy.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I passed the test! I am officially an NPIP certified tester. The class was pretty fun. Thy had a poultry vet speaking and I loved heati her stories and talkin to her. She may even bring her class out to see my flock. There was also a guy who was quite funny. I enjoyed it

 

[leslea]

I need a good name for my blue sumatra rooster. Any ideas? He is very much a gentleman type of a rooster. The very first nice to hens rooster I have owned. I have some very calm and nice to people HRIR roosters. But this lovely Blue guy does all of the cute stuff I read about here, calling hens when he finds food, dancing and prancing to ask mating permission, and even not mating when the blue hen also politely dances back but away.

Benedict Cumberbatch!

 

[bradselig]

I passed the test! I am officially an NPIP certified tester. The class was pretty fun. Thy had a poultry vet speaking and I loved heati her stories and talkin to her. She may even bring her class out to see my flock. There was also a guy who was quite funny. I enjoyed it

Congrats! Now that you are so close to me, what's your fee to test some birds lol. I can pay in chickens! Hahaha

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Congrats! Now that you are so close to me, what's your fee to test some birds lol. I can pay in chickens! Hahaha

I seriously haven't thought about it. I wouldn't be against that all lol! I have to get some antigen first and it is a tad expensive

 

[leslea]

Quote: It is always awesome this time of year. Sorry to miss the Blue Angels since they haven't been here for years, but look at this!!!



Definitely going to do a "barn quilt" on that door. Maybe a rooster stencil on the inside, for when it's open for the day.



This was SO much harder than it looks. DH knocked himself out. I didn't do much to help. I am apparently useless with a hammer.

We ended up doing a 6' x 6' run instead of 8' x 8' because we had no safe way to get 8' boards home.

So proud of my hubby. I know it looks like a simple structure but it was a lot of work and def not as simple as it looks.