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[SillyChicken]

Opa - I had a similar conversation with my DH this morning. He's a bit discouraged about the new job. Working with a bunch of guys that openly hate their job and poor training isn't a good start (and obviously these guys think the company owes them something and want to get a union in there) I told him to stay positive and not to let their negativity rub off on him, it's his choice to feel good or bad about working there. He's still looking for another job. He has offers to work in CA, but that would be a costly move, we'd have to pretty much try to sell everything... plus our parents are up there in age. Have a great trip and visit with your family.

Nova, one of the things I noticed after my own surgery, and something the Dr.s don't tell you is that you can get horribly constipated after surgery, mostly from the pain killers, but messing around in one's guts tends to shut them down a bit. I hope your DS recovers fully! I would suggest when all is said and done, she drink lots of water and use a laxative followed up with yogurt etc..to at least clear out whats been sitting in her gut and help restore the fauna.

Teeville, hope your DD's test results are what you hope for.

Raz... did you speak to the attorney yet?

ugh.. we're going to do a yard sale later this summer.......... I am not looking forward to it! Esp cause it'll be at my house!

We have 12 turkey chicks now!!!

Anyone know of a processor in the Jackson/Ann Arbor area that will do rabbits and chickens? I'm thinking it would be easier just to send these guys out since we have so many that need done at once. With DH working weekends now, it'll be a lot harder for me to do on my own.

 

[uchytil]

Oh this is so not true. I'm with Olive, John Deere.

You missed my later post, my next tractor may be a Deere. One thing I can claim expertise on is most anything mechanical and diesel engines in particular. After sweating over these things for 35 years I came away with what works and what can work better. Take Caterpillar - I used to like them. Kubota is a bullet-proof machine and so far I still like them. Deere is still OK. There's a ton of other manufacturers I'd pass on but that's just my busted up hands talking.

 

[RBahmer]

You missed my later post, my next tractor may be a Deere. One thing I can claim expertise on is most anything mechanical and diesel engines in particular. After sweating over these things for 35 years I came away with what works and what can work better. Take Caterpillar - I used to like them. Kubota is a bullet-proof machine and so far I still like them. Deere is still OK. There's a ton of other manufacturers I'd pass on but that's just my busted up hands talking.

I like Kubota's and think they are great machines but still a Deere fan. Always a John Deere fan. When my grandson was small ( he is now 17 and nowhere is that boy small) we took him and went and looked at some Kubota's. When we pulled in the drive of the dealership my grandson, I believe he was like 5 at the time, says " Hey Poppa, look at the Bubota's." I have never forgotten that.
I believe that was the same day when we were coming home we went around a tractor pulling a manure spreader on the road and my grandson hollers up from the back seat " Hey Poppa, did you see that sh*t spreader ?" We have had so many laughs over that.

 

[NovaAman]

Jimmie, put some sav-a-chick in their water. Or sugar in a pinch. Shipping is very hard on chicks. Use medicated feed also.

 

[swampducks]

2909 posts since my last visit 3 weeks 4 days ago. I had too much life crap to deal with and now that I've got time to relax (sort of) there are 291 pages to read? I tried, I really did, some of my replies are to those 3 week old posts but I finally gave up. So anyone want to clue me in on the highlights?

Nova, hope your sister is doing better today.

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Oh man.

You! Will you explain this to me? Flip flops seem to be a popular fallback for a lot of "barefooters". I don't get it. They have stiff, thick, inflexible soles, and a thong to go between your toes. I have always heard that having anything go between your toes can be the most damaging thing you can wear on your feet. What is the appeal?


I haven't, and for a couple reasons, really. 1.) They are bleedin expensive. 2.) While I think from what I have read that they might be better than many shoes, I don't think any shoe is better than your feet. I don't spend all that much time anywhere that I am "required" to wear shoes, so I don't worry too much about the pair I wear for that small amount of time. I try to wear whatever I can find that has the thinnest, most flexible sole, and plenty of room to allow your feet and toes to spread as they should, but I don't think any type of shoe would really have that adverse of an effect on my feet for the amount that I wear them.

Only use flip flops here for heading to the hot tub and walking across hot sand from the parking lot at Negwegon. Can't do bare feet myself, have a problem with plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the plantar fascia, the tendon running down the arch to the heel. Need massive arch support, in fact I was not using my arch supports all winter (apparently my Muck boots have plenty) and didn't put them in my sneakers when boot season ended. MISTAKE. Fortunately, I caught it in time and putting the supports back into my sneakers made the pain go away.

Morning......chilly but sunny and not I'm going to complain. Went to TSC yesterday like I planned and those darn rooster sculptures are still $50 bucaroos. As much as I really, really, really, want one I just couldn't fork the money over. They still have a few of them.....don't think they are selling ($$$) so I'll continue to watch & see when they go on sale. I don't care if I have to wait til the end of the season!

I have yet to see those at the Alpena TSC. Not that I've looked, but I figure if they were selling them they'd be smack in your face when you walked in.

For most of my childhood I grew up poor. We were lower-middle class, had too much to be welfare -- perhaps some of that "too much" was pride, looking back -- but too little to do more than scrape by. In the early years, I had a Mom that waitressed in a little bar and a Dad who worked shift at a factory. It shapes the way you view money. For a long time, I could not/would not outlay a good chunk of change for anything. "This'll do for now.", was a common qualification for buying something. The problem, as I've come to know, is that the key part of that phrase is for now and usually "now" is not nearly as long as you'd hope. Not only do you end up buying a new one sooner, the cheaper versions almost never work as well so you spend the entire time you're using it frustrated -- and in the case of some things it actually takes MORE time to use which is another waste. Somewhere along the line I learned that investing in the right/best tools for the job is better for the old pocket book in the long run. I still falter. I still sometimes have a panic attack over spending what I deem to be an expensive amount on somethings, last time it was a good frying pan. But I've gotten better and when I'm not in the throes of a panic attack over a price and I can tell you that, logically, the things I've paid more for, for quality have pretty much always delivered. Investing in things you're going to use on a regular basis is definitely worth it, imo. Wish I'd learned that sooner.

I've had my Vibrams for four years and other than a spot on one of the straps where the little menace of a Schnauzer puppy got a hold of them, they're in perfect shape.

I must admit, going to the "real" Alpena shoe store last summer, dragged there by my SIL, and getting shoes that were pricey but fit (I have narrow feet) was a great experience. I actually have sandals that I wore to her graduation ceremony last summer and having to walk through cement hallways, garages and stairs and my feet felt great, was a new experience. These are made by SAS btw. ANd the sneakers I got were Saucony, they come in narrow widths! Had no idea sneakers came in narrow.

Yes. Set your eggs. Walk away. Set it and forget it. Don't mess with them. I'm pretty well convinced that many -- most, maybe -- hatching issues we see on BYC could be avoided if people would just LEAVE THE EGGS ALONE. Get yourself a turner, set the eggs and WALK AWAY. Do not candle seventeen times throughout the hatch, don't open it every other day to check on them, just walk away. I set my eggs, I walk away. I write the lockdown date on my calendar, I go back on that date and lock them down. That's it.

I do this. I tried candling once, annoying, and the bator would be open way too long. I am using the dry incubation method I read about somewhere on this website, and after only 27 days I've got guinea keets pipping and zipping!

Oh this is so not true. I'm with Olive, John Deere.

New Holland here. Go Blue? (That's not a U of M phrase is it? I'm married to a Spartan so that would be inappropriate.) He's had his NH since '97, finds it very reliable and I find it easy to use, although when you're trying to remember how to start it while sitting in a field with lightning flashing about is a bit nerve wracking!

 

[SillyChicken]

Kimmie, cause "work" involving something you enjoy isn't really called work! Loosing chicks is disappointing, but normal, failure to thrive is a very natural part of living.
Do what Nova suggested to help the chicks along.

You DS, did a nice job on the brooder box!!

 

[Opa]

Strange, for some reason I can't get mult-quotes to work properly

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Opa - I must say one thing. I am NOT easily impressed by people but your outlook on everything sure amazes me. I have all the respect in the world for you and can't wait to meet you at Chickenstock. You are much to wise for your age.

Wisdom has more to do with experience and what you learned from it rather than age. During my years as a firefighter and para-medic I was all to often witness to the ills that can be visited on society. Observing how different people handled their situation brought me to the reality and how you chose to face life has as much bearing on the situation as anything.

Opa - I had a similar conversation with my DH this morning. He's a bit discouraged about the new job. Working with a bunch of guys that openly hate their job and poor training isn't a good start (and obviously these guys think the company owes them something and want to get a union in there) I told him to stay positive and not to let their negativity rub off on him, it's his choice to feel good or bad about working there.

Jimmie, put some sav-a-chick in their water. Or sugar in a pinch. Shipping is very hard on chicks. Use medicated feed also.

I keep Poultry Drench on hand to give to newly hatched, shipped, or stressed birds. I think it is probably the best product on the market for those situations.

 

[NovaAman]

They are starting 3 darn days early!

OK, I went out to let everyone loose. Checked my last broody for random eggs that aren't supposed to be there, found one, and one hatched.

She must be one hot Mama. I even looked at the eggs real careful last night, listened to them, and didn't even hear any tapping in there. I never candled this set. Oh, I kept meaning too. I was going to candle last night, but forgot my torch, and there was the storm that rolled in. Great just great. HAHA. I guess I am moving the water and feed out to the summer coop today. Putting up the brooder wall, and checking for holes I might miss. I don't feel like a re-occurrence of the last time... Chicks falling through the floor vents.

I have still not heard from my sisters BF. Going to call the niece and see whats up.

 

[RBahmer]

New Holland here. Go Blue? (That's not a U of M phrase is it? I'm married to a Spartan so that would be inappropriate.) He's had his NH since '97, finds it very reliable and I find it easy to use, although when you're trying to remember how to start it while sitting in a field with lightning flashing about is a bit nerve wracking!

Yep, Go Blue is a U of M thing. I am a Spartan fan so I can say Go Green and be a John Deere fan also LOL. New Holland are good ones too. There really isn't any brand of tractor I don't like, I just prefer a John Deere as a personal preference.

 

[NovaAman]

Believe it or not, I actually like delivering papers. It has the added benefits of not having someone looking over my shoulder. I can be done early, or on time. I enjoy driving, and listening to audiobooks that I never have the time to read at home, especially uninterrupted, and Rush will do fine in a pinch, (I get a kick out of him getting so worked up over the darndest things) or NPR, APR, public radio, and BBC world service. If I get tired, can always put on some 80s-90s music and sing along. No one is usually awake when I am doing that, so I don't embarrass myself too much. And nope, never had a noise complaint. HEHE. I don't necessarily like the companies I work for, but they are just trying to make a profit too, and you have to pick your battles well there.

Tonight should be my last night for the 7day place. WOOT WOOT. Will miss the pay, but won't miss the not feeling well.