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[Leahs Mom]

Thanks for the suggestions on small chick buys. I did locate two local feed stores that have chicks available right now, no minimums and breeds that I'm interested in, so looks like I'll be good there. My mistake was sticking with the large chain stores. Looks like the local folks are more flexible.

Another question- I was looking at the Indianapolis Ordinance page (https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/indianapolis-indiana-chicken-ordinance) and it is badly out of date. I have the latest info, but it looks like I can't directly post on that page or update the contents. The OP hasn't been on BYC for a number of years. Any suggestions on how I can get that info updated? Thanks.

@Dayrel
I would contact a moderator to see if someone else can get access to update that. Maybe @sumi could help?

 

[ellymayRans]

A better pic of my new love

 

[tmarsh83]

If anyone is interested in a large fowl black cochin roo, let me know.

He's been a pretty decent flock roo, keeps an eye on the girls, but he and the boss hen that preceded him don't seem to be able to co-exist. He's not human aggressive in any way, and he's great with the rest of the hens. But when he was maturing, they butted heads, and now he's big enough to exact his revenge on her.

She lays eggs, he doesn't. I have no interested in ever hatching anything he produced either, so his act has worn thin, and I'm ready to part with him.

DM me if you're interested.

Happy to do a roo swap if anyone is interested.

 

[flyladyrocks]

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Originally Posted by Dayrel

Thanks for the thoughts, Indyshent. I understand about ducks, but living in a subdivision and not having an open water source, I think some quiet chicken breeds will better serve my needs. Fortunately, the new ordinance won't be much of a problem for myself or anyone that is interested primarily in backyard egg production.

For anyone interested in the Indy ordinances, here is the full document (641pp): http://indy.gov/eGov/City/DMD/Curre...INAL NO Footnotes Sign +FEMA Flood 050916.pdf
The parts relevant to poultry are on pp457-458.

 

[flyladyrocks]

A better pic of my new love

 

[ellymayRans]

Thanks!!! I know many people think they are ugly but I adore them. Never had a bad one and I love

love

them as babies!!
I have several olive eggers here and looking forward to producing more NNOE!!

 

[Mother2Hens]

This shows a general size difference of a Silkie and an Orpington.


Originally Posted by kittydoc

ANYWAY, thanks to everyone for the well wishes for my medical testing for a pain pump. Thursday was a very up and down day.

First, after two hours, I had a 50-60% pain reduction, which after two days of off and on crying was greatly appreciated. I hugged my doctor. I usually respect professional boundaries, but I "tested myself" by getting down on the floor (which is hard enough, even with gravity) and then getting up quickly, with no help. No furniture to grab. No hand to grab. Just my own four limbs and no moaning, groaning, or crawling until I COULD pull myself up using a stable piece of furniture. It was literally like a miracle.

We then left the office. Within an hour, I started to itch. Just a little. Then every 15 minutes, it was more. And more. AND MORE until my whole body itched like crazy from head to toe. Just what I was so afraid of since I've had hives from narcotic allergies in the past. But I reached the doctor's office the next day and he said as long as I did not get hives (not this time), we could move forward and he would just ease me onto it slowly. The fact that they have to kind of slam the drug all in at once (technically called a bolus) made the itching more likely to happen, and he's seen it plenty of times before and had those people go on to be successful with the pump.

The narcotic test maxes out at about 6 hours and lasts 12-24. I can say that he was right about that. Despite the itching, I certainly had no pain of any note for the rest of the day. I had to use prescription antihistamines to get to sleep, but once I was asleep, I slept through the night for the first time in several years.

So now I just wait until Anthem says OK (they pretty much can't say no since the test went so well in terms of my pain), then I have to detox one more time. I told the doctor he would not get 7 days again--only 5, since that's as long as my sanity lasted this time. The nurse told me as an aside that 5 would be enough. Hopefully, I'll be able to get off the Tramadol once and for all and then see if I can get off any of my other pain meds, too. I'd like to get my marbles back. I have no idea if I'll be able to go back to work or not. We'll just have to see how it goes. Both times I had my neurostimulators put in, everything felt awesome on the table, but once it was scarred in (especially the second time), the effect was very much diminished. My old scar tissue won't affect the pain pump because this surgery is in a different layer of the spine that is NOT scarred.

Sorry for the long non-chickeny message, but I know there are some other people on the list who have various chronic pain issues who might be interested in knowing how it went. I didn't know anyone who had a pain pump. If anybody on the list DOES have one and cares to, PM me and let me know how it all went for you. I do know my doctor is absolutely not a jerk, and that alone is very refreshing. Most pain management doctors are jaded by the people who are addicted and just want the pills, and not really to do something else to get OFF of them, but with my allergies, I was lucky I could even take Tramadol (it's synthetic, not natural like morphine and morphine derivatives).

And now, back to your regularly scheduled broadcasting! BAWWKKK!

@kittydoc Wow! What a horrible ordeal you had to go through, but what a relief that your pain is relieved! I am glad that you posted this info because I have a friend who has painful reumatoid arthritis in her spine and has vowed not to ever have back surgery. I will pass this info along to her!

 

[Faraday40]

RE My sister:
History:
For a few months my sister's been complaining about pain in her hands, wrists, & can't hold on to things. (Ie a coffee mug suddenly crashes to the floor.) About a week ago she had intense pain in her forearm + wrist & went to ER. The ER thought she had tendonitis & that was causing her pain & why she kept dropping things. Weakness & lethargy was probably due to her overall poor health /a cold.
Next day her reg doc thought that it seemed more like a tissue tear. Also diagnosed bronchitis. Sent her to the pulmonary doc, the arthritis doc, & the diabetes doc. The steroids she was given made her sugar skyrocket above 600. She needed to take them for her lungs as well as her arms, so more insulin prescribed to compensate.
When her pain moved into both arms, the arthritis doc said it was likely uric acid in the joints = gout. (I guess it's common with RA.) My dad had to help feed her because her hands were useless. On Sat she was not herself, out of it, & fell 2xs. Dad called 911 & the ambulance brought her to the closest hospital. The ER thought she may have internal bleeding, but by then she had sepsis & things were critical. They did an amazing job & gave emergency dialysis.
Today's Update:
I went to the ICU today & although she still had many tubes, she was breathing on her own. While I was there they upgraded her to allow ice chips by mouth. She could talk & open her eyes. She was having random twitches & some confusion, but still much better than yesterday. Today was mostly spent keeping her stable & hopefully tomorrow they can do some tests to figure out the cause. So far her readings are holding steady. Another good sign..... She asked my dad to bring her hair brush from home. LOL

 

[ellymayRans]

RE My sister:
History:
            For a few months my sister's been complaining about pain in her hands, wrists, & can't hold on to things.  (Ie a coffee mug suddenly crashes to the floor.)  About a week ago she had intense pain in her forearm + wrist & went to ER.  The ER thought she had tendonitis & that was causing her pain & why she kept dropping things.  Weakness & lethargy was probably due to her overall poor health /a  cold.
           Next day her reg doc thought that it seemed more like a tissue tear.   Also diagnosed bronchitis.  Sent her to the pulmonary doc,  the arthritis doc, & the diabetes doc.  The steroids she was given made her sugar skyrocket above 600.  She needed to take them for her lungs as well as her arms, so more insulin prescribed to compensate.
When her pain moved into both arms, the arthritis doc said it was likely uric acid in the joints = gout.  (I guess it's common with RA.) My dad had to help feed her because her hands were useless.             On Sat she was not herself, out of it, & fell 2xs.  Dad called 911 & the ambulance brought her to the closest hospital.  The ER thought she may have internal bleeding, but by then she had sepsis & things were critical.  They did an amazing job & gave emergency dialysis.
Today's Update:
I went to the ICU today & although she still had many tubes, she was breathing on her own.  While I was there they upgraded her to allow ice chips by mouth.  She could talk & open her eyes.   She was having random twitches & some confusion, but still much better than yesterday.  Today was mostly spent keeping her stable & hopefully tomorrow they can do some tests to figure out the cause.  So far her readings are holding steady.   Another good sign..... She asked my dad to bring her hair brush from home. LOL

So scary. I'm so sorry to hear.

I really hope she recovers quickly. Hugs!

 

[kittydoc]

@Faraday40, OMG, I pray your sister's doctors figure out the cause of all this and turn things around all the way! Sounds just awful and very scary.