Official Squatch Watchers

[CapricornFarm]

Me too. The path out to the coop (and everything else for that matter) is all mud. At least the cold weather firms it up a bit, but with each thaw it just turns back to mud.. same with the run, then everyone is dirty. Not to mention warm weather means rain.. rain that can't get through the frozen dirt below the layer of mud so it makes it even more muddy.

I was thinking i should get some pea gravel to put down in the worst spots. Worked well in TN.

 

[Chickassan]

Lol, opened the coop this morning and six hens a little rooster and a flipping bluebird were staring me in the face. Bluebird omelttes for everyone!

 

[21hens-incharge]

You had a bluebird in your coop???

That's pretty funny.

 

[Redhead Rae]

When you said you got on the freeway going the wrong way I thought you meant you were driving the wrong direction on the freeway and I was like .

LOL. I may have had a brain fart, but not that big of one.

 

[Chickassan]

Yep, a bluebird. Just sitting on the roost like it belonged in there.

You had a bluebird in your coop???

That's pretty funny.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Why not? Don't want to go outside, or b/c you're not feeling well?

Because i am cold as it is and i don't feel well. At least hubby let the guineas out on his trip to the mail box. Miracles do happen!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Yep, a bluebird. Just sitting on the roost like it belonged in there.

I hope it was the bluebird of happiness!

 

[MrsMistyReal]

MMBH is such a cutie patootie Rae... nom his lil toes.... I STILL nom PICS lil toes.... well, when the aren't all man sweaty....

I slept in this morning, as I was woken up around 0430 with Buddy's body *humming*. I knew what was coming but didn't have time to grab a towel, so he ended up peeing my blanket when he has his seizure.

We ended up getting DH up about 15 minutes early to take the bubbies out to go potty, but that was OK. PIC also woke up.

Currently, Buddy is on anti seizure meds. He ends up having 1-2 back to back seizures about once every 2 months or so. And they are ALWAYS in the middle of the tatering night!!!

We will NOT up his medication, for several reasons. The meds have side effects that CAN shorten his life. We love him so we want him to live as long as possible, without having liver and kidney damage. Also, on a higher dosage, his personality is completely different. He becomes EXCESSIVELY aggressive, mostly towards DH and food; he paces, gets mouth foamy, and pees and poops all over the house. After a long, heartfelt talk within myself (as I knew *I* would be the one who would be dealing with it), I decided the 1-2 once in a while, middle of the night seizures were a good trade off compared to NO seizures, but having to CONSTANTLY monitor him, lock him up whenever we eat, keep him away from DH most of the time, putting him in his kennel at night cause he'll tear up the house if he's out while we're asleep, etc.


Buddy asleep with his head on my laptop:

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Buddy and PIC: View attachment 1246998

you're an amazing Mama

 

[staceyj]

MMBH is such a cutie patootie Rae... nom his lil toes.... I STILL nom PICS lil toes.... well, when the aren't all man sweaty....

I slept in this morning, as I was woken up around 0430 with Buddy's body *humming*. I knew what was coming but didn't have time to grab a towel, so he ended up peeing my blanket when he has his seizure.

We ended up getting DH up about 15 minutes early to take the bubbies out to go potty, but that was OK. PIC also woke up.

Currently, Buddy is on anti seizure meds. He ends up having 1-2 back to back seizures about once every 2 months or so. And they are ALWAYS in the middle of the tatering night!!!

We will NOT up his medication, for several reasons. The meds have side effects that CAN shorten his life. We love him so we want him to live as long as possible, without having liver and kidney damage. Also, on a higher dosage, his personality is completely different. He becomes EXCESSIVELY aggressive, mostly towards DH and food; he paces, gets mouth foamy, and pees and poops all over the house. After a long, heartfelt talk within myself (as I knew *I* would be the one who would be dealing with it), I decided the 1-2 once in a while, middle of the night seizures were a good trade off compared to NO seizures, but having to CONSTANTLY monitor him, lock him up whenever we eat, keep him away from DH most of the time, putting him in his kennel at night cause he'll tear up the house if he's out while we're asleep, etc.


Buddy asleep with his head on my laptop:

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Buddy and PIC: View attachment 1246998

Is buddy a mini schnauzer?
I grew up with one. He had a seizure disorder too.
He loved my mom. If he had one she make a place for him on the couch with an old waterproof crib mattress pad under him just in case.
Then she's cover him with a baby blanket.
She'd say "Harvey! You're sick. Don't get off the couch!"
He'd stay there all day without so much as a reminder, just because she said so.
Dang. If only kids were that easy.

 

[Chickassan]

Judging by the pile of poop under it I'd say it was the bluebird of crappiness. Pretty bird though.

I hope it was the bluebird of happiness!