Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Buckhunter76]

Wow, this is thread is starting to look like my Facebook

 

[Cadeau]

WIth all my injuries from horses, the ortho said arthritis at the point of injury was a given. Didn't really like to hear that! THen one day I was talking to a friend with rhumatoid arthritis. At the time she was doing weight watchers to loose a few pounds and I was doing Atkins to loose a few more than a few. When she was on WW, she didn't need her once a week meds to manage the pain. When she goes back to her typical AMerican diet , she takes the pills again. Very enlightening observation on her part.

Try reducing the carb intake to a very low level for 2 weeks and see if the pain due to inflammation is reduced or eliminated. Most doctors don't know that the carbs in our diet have an inflammatory effect; and when the body is already fighting joint damage or injury the pain is much greater. Not all carbs are created equal.

If you are willing to give it a try, you need to eliminate a lot of foods we all usually eat, and replace with 3 cups of vegies in a day. Eat the low carb types: green beans, asparagus, lettuces, salads, etc. If someone wants a more pain free life with less meds, I can expand on this diet.

Tell me more!!
I have severe diet limitations due to allergies, though....

I'm the carbohydrate queen...they're pretty much the only thing that don't upset my system!!

I'll PM you!

 

[Cadeau]

thanks...I appreciate that, he's been on my mind constantly, especially since it was decided yesterday after all the testing, therapy, treatments and worrying, that they are going to take his leg after all. We don't have the surgery date yet, but its hit my dad and mom really hard to realize my dad will not be able to walk anymore since he lost his other leg about 10 years back. This whole process has been so heartbreaking and stressful for all of us this time.

(((hugs))) Vicki
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

 

[Cadeau]

Funny how doctors and lawyers are considered professionals......when they indeed only practice. Practice medicine and practice law.


Sorry.....no offense to any MD's or Lawyers. Just realizing that.



Just FYI Debbi......Sunflower seeds have a natural occuring chemical in them that fight rheumatism and relieve pain. Also, Tumeric acts as an anti-inflammatory.

My accupuncturist suggested that I start using it to see if it made a difference in my pain level and mobility. I was suppose to have a new hip when I turned 26, so far so good and no new hip and I just turned 40.
I take 2 - 400 mg Tumeric capsules a day. One in the morning and one at night......I haven't taken a pain med. for 2 months. It was about a month before I noticed a real difference and one day I just stopped taking the pain meds. 2 months no pain meds. feels pretty darn good and I have been working my bum off in the garden. Last year, I would have been in such pain after a couple hours in the garden that I would have to stop for the remainder of the day. This year....I got out in the morning and DH calls me in when he feels it is getting too late or dark.

Wow!
that sounds great!

Did your therapist say if there were any interactions between the meds and the tumeric??

My oncologist made me promise not to use any homeopathic meds/supps until he gave me the okay....I see him again on the 21st - maybe he'll clear me!

 

[Cadeau]

Amen on people thinking Diabetes is no big deal. This will be my dad's third amputation, he's blind and has other health issues due to being born with diabetes and yet people will say things like, 'you should take better care of him, or this wouldn't happen if you were better at caring for him.' Well, the reality is, my mom was a critical care nurse for years and is more than qualified to care for him, he is rarely alone as we've worked out a schedule (while daunting sometimes) to make sure he always has someone to care for him. The longest he is ever alone if we can't work out something is like an hour or two and even at that, we have a neighbor that will run over and check on him when we call. And the doctors cannot believe how good he is considering he has had diabetes for 68 years.

Vicki - anyone who can say things like that isn't worth knowing.

It sounds like you and your mother have gone above and beyond for your father and deserve nothing but praise (and maybe a bit of respite)

 

[Cadeau]

indeed...I get more horrified by the day reading and doing research on factory produced foods and the additives that people eat everyday without realizing what they really are putting in their bodies. It makes me really grateful I was raised on mostly homegrown veggies, meat, milk, and fruits. This is also my push back to self sufficiency and my desire to raise home grown veggies for others that cannot do so.

Me, too!

We grow as much as we can ourselves - from our meat to our veggies

I really like knowing where my food comes from!

 

[Cadeau]

I refuse to take pills anymore........MD had me on 3 blood pressure pills a day about 9 years ago, said that I would never be off of them. LOL! Never is not a word used lightly with me. I have been off of them for 8 years now.

I went to see the MD last year for chronic anxiety and I was immediately referred to a "specialist" that outright said to me that she was not there for me to talk to......she was there to prescribe meds only. I couldn't believe my ears when I asked her......"So you mean to tell me that you are not going to counsel as your degree states this is what you PRACTICE and why I was referred to you? You are only going to push a pill?" I got a matter of fact response....."Yes."


I got up and walked out and immediately made an impromtu visit to my doctors office to tell him what I thought of his referral. I also got a new doctor at the same time.


Keeping chickens (Marans) was one of the best things I ever did in my life. I feel that they have seriously contributed to a change in my physical conditions and mental.





Vicki~ It is my experience that Tumeric works. It is not a cure-all but I believe it has certainly helped me. Nothing to lose by trying it.

Pink - you're so right!

Riding horseback used to be my outlet, exercise, and mental vacation.

Since I haven't been able to ride, I've gotten into the chickens - it is SOOO calming to sit in the coop with a bunch of babies on my lap!!

 

[Cadeau]

I use a number of items to help decrease the fly populations. Each attack a different stage of the flies life cycle.

Hanging strips--odorless, just keep your hair out of it! Good for hanging high.

Manitoba traps--google that one Smaller versions are useful.

Predator wasps--very tiny wasps , never a bother, that use fly eggs to lay their eggs. Need to replenish on a monthly basis.

Spiders--web making spiders I prefer over the attack type.
Keep area dry--the eggs thrive in moisture.THis may not be in your control if the flies are originating elsewhere.

Bats eat tons of mosquitoes--we have lost most ofour bats to a whitenose disease. Only 5 a night vs 25 that used to come. Build bat houses.

dragonflies eat tons of mosquitos during the day in open grassy areas.

TOo many flies are a pain.

Fly Predators are the BEST!

Between:
Fly Predators
tons of dragon flies
a bat house
guinea fowl

We're doing way better than most this year!!

 

[Cadeau]

Phew - finally caught up!
I'm surprised the thread is so busy today - it's GORGEOUS out!!

I got sooo much done today - going to pay for it tomorrow!! haha

Still need to get the house spic and span and the house yard up to par - having everyone over for Father's Day on Sat!

If I forget:

Happy Father's Day!

to all those fathers out there!

 

[Debbi]

I use a number of items to help decrease the fly populations. Each attack a different stage of the flies life cycle.

Hanging strips--odorless, just keep your hair out of it! Good for hanging high.

Manitoba traps--google that one Smaller versions are useful.

Predator wasps--very tiny wasps , never a bother, that use fly eggs to lay their eggs. Need to replenish on a monthly basis.

Spiders--web making spiders I prefer over the attack type.
Keep area dry--the eggs thrive in moisture.THis may not be in your control if the flies are originating elsewhere.

Bats eat tons of mosquitoes--we have lost most ofour bats to a whitenose disease. Only 5 a night vs 25 that used to come. Build bat houses.

dragonflies eat tons of mosquitos during the day in open grassy areas.

TOo many flies are a pain.

I had just read about the bags of water, thanks for reminding me, I will try it!

Fly strips don't work out here for long in the dust and wind, they are strictly an inside thing. I do hang them in the house and coop. In the coop, that strip will be FULL in 2 hours!
We have bats, and they are welcomed here, as long as they don't try to get into my house! LOTS of Dragonflies too. We also have Swallows, Martins, Phoebes and Swifts that go after the gnats and skeeters, and maybe some flies. You should hear the chickens scream the alert when the Swallows come dive bombing over the yard in the evening!

I have tried those stinky bait jars. OMG! I think I'd rather have the flies!!

Oh yes, the DE. I went out last night and thoroughly dusted the runs and coops. The flies were all playing in it this morning! I HATE that stuff. The only thing it seems to harm is me!