My leukemia's back.

[FridayYet]

That is so awesome!

 

[Bunnylady]

No lumps in my throat - but a big, stupid grin painted all over my face. Ohh, I just gotta hug somebody!

 

[lazy gardener]

Rachel, you've warmed my heart! What a thrill. When you find yourself wondering if it's worth it, remember that moment!!!

 

[donrae]

Baby chick pictures....

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[Blooie]

Awwwww.... they are so cute! Yayyy for chicks!

 

[N F C]

Cute! Look at those little fuzz butts!

 

[Outpost JWB]

I have salmon Faverolles in the incubator

Not sure something didn't get in the coop and have an egg buffet. Went out to check on that broody, she was up in the rafters. The nest box was turned upside down. One intact egg under it, one broken but not eaten (?) egg in the corner where the box belongs, and one egg with the top off and contents gone on the shelf above the nest box. I just don't see a hen getting an egg up on that shelf, and don't think the barn cat could have done it either. He was hanging out like everything was fine, and the hens and little cockerels were all calm, so I'm not sure what happened. I'm not sure how many eggs were in the box yesterday, but I'm thinking it should have been more than 3. I set everything back to rights and will see how it goes.

Honey had asked be to incubate some bantam eggs to use as snake food. I'd told him I'd incubate but I couldn't feed chicks to the snake...he said no problem, he'd take care of it. Then today, with the little fuzzy cheeps, he's saying maybe he can't......well buddy I got eggs in the bator I have no other use for unless I sell them as straight runs. We'll see how that plays out.

Our new boy, I'll call him Echo, was over at his girl friend's today. I guess he was telling her about the chicks in the incubator. I got a text from him..."What kind of chickens do we have?".

Not what kind do you have. What do we have.

It was the Diet Coke I grabbed and swallowed past that lump in my throat that made my eyes water so much, I swear

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That's awesome!!

 

[sourland]

 

[hbhoffman]

Aww!! What a moment to remember! Give him (Echo) a couple of chicks to raise! bantams??? And yes, you were lying... hopefully, down for a few minutes to rest and watch those chicks,Rachel.

Made it through the fair without to much heel pain. My PT thinks there is 2 issues: 1. fat pad on my heel broke and as a result, my posture is off so I am getting nerve pain from my back into my heel.As long as I stay mostly taped up or somewhat off my feet, it's good! Yeah! Fair was fun. Next week starts school and the new routines for the year. Shoot, need to order older dd's textbooks for her outside homeschooling classes... OOPPS!

God bless you all!

 

[donrae]

Hb, glad the heels doing better. I remember w how miserable that was!

I got my Momma heating pad set up and put the chicks out last night. I slid the heating pad inside a pillowcase and folded the extra over and taped it down. Wrapped the whole thing in press and seal. Had fencing for the frame and just laid the pad on top. My frame turned out to be a bit wide for my brooder but I didn't want to cut it. I smoothed it down in back and pushed a lot more shavings inside. I figure that will raise them close enough to the pad, and I can pull shavings out as they grow.

Went out to check on them this am, kind of nervous....found this..

The other two were tucked inside

Everyone is warm and toasty and happy! And of course I have help caring for chicks..