Office Work.......

[LarryPQ]

Just finished up for the day. I am not sure what possesed me, but I decided to move the mulch AND till the coop/run.

Do you all know what caliche is? Its a type of clay that occurs 18 inches under the soil in AZ. It is very much like a 3 inch layer onf concrete.

That's what the chicken poop turns to inthe sun here. The entire top 2 inches of the run was petrified poop, shavings, hay, sand, and tossed feed. That layer was dry and sooooo hard. After that, the dirt was almost wet from this winter's rain.

This years' fly problem had already started---and I figured if I could dry out the coop & run, I would nip some of the fly breeding in the bud. BY FAR the worst spot was the meaties pen, but I have been wetting it down to keep them cool. I had already spread a ton of DE (like 4 gallon scoops) but it wasnt helping.

So I tilled the entire area, one shovelful at a time. Now the chickens are in scratchscratchpeckpeck heaven, but my left buttcheek has never been so sore.

Gonna lay down for a while.

 

[jbowyer01]

I had McDonalds but it all tasted like a Halls menthol lozenger. Yuck. I dont have anything whitty to say today, I'm dealing with a snotty nose and sore throat.

 

[maple]

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Already got the hot cocoa mix.

Then I'll send ya a kitty butt to lick.

 

[maple]

laree's got a sore butt and bows is snot nosed....hmmm, and she lacks something witty to say....hmmm....


Let's all give Laree a hand at her efforts

and lets give bows a big comfy bed with a humidifier...

 

[Orchid]

I'll give Laree a hand but I draw the line at giving her a butt massage.

 

[wegotchickens]

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Bows, go get yourself a couple of Atomic Fireballs. They have little bags of them at most gas stations for about fifty cents.

An atomic fireball will numb your throat and purge your sinuses. Seriously; work better than a vaporizer. You will drain like a fiend for a few minutes and then you will be able to draw a breath through your nose. Even after the fireball part is gone, the sugary center keeps soothing a sore throat.

Also, af's don't upset my belly the way that menthol crap does.




Laree, I was trying to refrain from asking but I gotta know: Why just one cheek? Were you tilling at an angle?

 

[NellaBean]

I am hacking my lungs out over here as well. Stupid weather.

I need cat food. Norman refuses to eat any fishy canned food. Such a weirdo. I am going to go to petsmart and going to buy 1 can of every single chicken or turkey food....all brands lol. I will give him anything to keep him eating.

He has been doing better the last couple days. Eating a little better. Begging for treats. Stole the bag of temptations cat treats off the counter, carried them down the hall and chewed up the bag trying to get to them. That is the evil cat I remember.

Of course, now mr toes doesn't want to eat. He ate like it was going out of style the first few days but hasn't touched the canned food the last day or so. Hard to tell if he is eating the dry. I flattened it out this morning so I will be able to tell when I get home.

If its not one thing its another!

 

[Orchid]

Spearmint hates chicken-y or turkey-y canned food. He's all about the beef and liver, and he does love fish. The other three will eat ANYthing.

I'm glad Norman is feeling good enough to perpetrate evil. I'm sure Mr. Toes will come around once he realizes he's hit the jackpot in kitty retirement homes.

 

[scbatz33]

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maybe mapes kittie can lick laree's butt too.

My cat keeps trying to relocate the kittens. very frustrating.

Lori - valid point about the compost pile. Guess J will be a diggin a hole.

 

[NellaBean]

Mr toes has been released from laundry room lockup, if I'm home. He does fine. Norman just makes noise but is pretty harmless. Lucy is busy eating and sleeping and playing.

I would actually leave him out all the time but frankie would eat him. It takes him a couple months to tolerate new cats.

Least exciting new cat integration ever.