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[CapricornFarm]

They are nice dogs. And smart too. My sister had a sheltie a long time ago for 16 years.

Yeah, when i trained them for obedience it was like cheating they were so smart. Got lots of trophies in the dog shows for obedience. My first Sheltie was one of the top obedience dogs on the east coast back in the day.

 

[staceyj]

Yeah, when i trained them for obedience it was like cheating they were so smart. Got lots of trophies in the dog shows for obedience. My first Sheltie was one of the top obedience dogs on the east coast back in the day.

 

[apryl29]

Shower doors are down! So gross. You couldn't even see through them. My BIL took the top rail off to get them out. The bottom was so glued down u thought we were going to need a crow bar. Scrubbed and scraped the rest of the shower. @apryl29 I'm going to look for something to attach to my drill! In some areas it looks like I might need a wire brush. Still a little bit more to go before I feel comfortable bringing the pets over. Don't want anyone ingesting paint chips or carpet fibers.
Oh yeah, and a coop.

LMK how it works. They also have the plastic brushes if you're worried about the wire brush scraping the finish. Have you tried Lime-away?

OH MY!
That had to hurt like tater!

They didn't dig it out????? What the what?!!?

Neosporin will surely be a close friend to have.
Goop the crap outta that injury hon. Betadine twice a day can't hurt either.

No, I expected them to cut around the hole and flush it, but all they did was having me soak it in a bin of hot soapy water. (I'm actually happy about that. I was afraid to go to the er b/c I expected them to do some cutting.) I have bactroban (antibiotic ointment for mrsa) from my daughter's post surgery belly button infection so I've been using it. It doesn't look infected at this point... but w/ the bactroban, if it did I'd be super concerned.

Use hot water--as hot as you can stand. It helps it to fester out

I have just been using warm water, but that makes sense. I'll do that tonight. Thanks!

So the contractor ripped up my bathroom. Supposed to be putting in a bath tub. I can hardly wait!

How exciting!! How long is it supposed to take?

Good morning! Kids are out eating oatmeal, i'm having a nice coffee and a twinkie "it is not good at all" but it is here so i'm eating it. @apryl29 I know that felt awful! It stinks rotten to hurt your feet in any kind of way because you can't not use them.

It's been horrible hobbling all over. I bought a pack of shoe inserts, doubled them up and cut a hole in it so I don't have pressure on the hole. It's right in the center of my foot, in the arch. I told my kids it's my church foot, b/c it's holey.

Thanks Apryl (and everybody, you guys are all so kind, I love you all!)

I was thinking about you when Laf died actually, I was remembering your story about Jaiden at the vets and how she ate the spider (I think it was a spider) and how upset you were...

They really get into your heart though, some more than others. There was an intelligence and soul and connection when he was looking into my eyes, and it hurt my heart so much. I'm glad he died naturally in my arms. I've only had that happen with one of my other beloved pets, my dog Toby. And while it was sad as hell for me, I think it was the gentlest, most stress-free way they could have gone.

I really believe there are two types of people in this world: Those who love animals and those who don't. I feel there is something lacking in one's heart if they don't love anmals.

My in-laws are people like that, and to me they are just kind of cold and weird. And I just don't connect with them.

Yeah, a delicious last meal as a spider. It's the little things that kinda make the horrible things a little bit better.
Your story about Toby reminds me of our ham Ruby, who I held while she died. So much death lately for everyone. I guess it's a part of life, but it's a sucky one.
Lafayette was well loved & your care certainly gave him extra time here. Most people wouldn't have kept a roo, let alone went through everything you did to try to save him.

Well, ya'll let's talk about booty resin shall we? I took a look at the pine resin on Negan's booty and I don't know how he did it but the whole right side of his choo choo is pine fresh. What in the taters do I do about that? Nothing is blocked everything looks as nice as that end of a rooster can look but he isn't too big on me being back there with scissors " can ya blame him?" He really isn't big on being touched at all right now he's molting. It isn't on skin just feathers, so what do ya think wrestle the rooster or keep an eye on it and see if the molt throws it off?

So roos have choo choos and the hens have hoohas? I need to get the terminology down if I'm going to make a thing of the chicken hostess job.
Seriously though, I actually did LOL and then told my coworker, who chuckled. Thank you.

Try wrapping Mr. Fiesty up in a towel, it should keep you from getting beat up by wings and feet. Plus you can cover his eyes with it, then flip him on his back.

That's what I did w/ Odin. Wrapping him in a towel & covering his head really helped him calm down which helped a lot when I needed to do stuff, like cleaning his butt feathers he was bleeding, or treating his comb (which I'm super grateful that we don't need to worry about this winter).

Can I just say as a writer, if I were rich and successful, I’d hire you to be my partner or consultant.

Oh how I love your way with words!

If I were an agent I’d sign you so fast your head would spin. Then I’d beat the pavement to get you a six figure contract.

If I were an editor I’d fight like a gladiator to get your manuscript bought in a bloody as hell industry auction.

Don’t ever stop being you.


Choo-choo....
You KILLED ME.

Fist bump, high five, and hug......

All of this.

Trapper I knew swore by hostess cupcakes. I agree with trying to stick it down. Maybe put some peanut butter down then the cupcake on top.

Loves me some hostess cupcakes. And those little debbie brownies, and zingers!

What about taking a can of Tuna, punching a couple holes in the can, then pull tie it to the bottom of the cage. The smell should draw the coon in, but even if they tip the cage they won't get the food, maybe some tuna oil/ water.

Wish me luck ya'll.

I have to get a pee sample from Sable. First pee of the morning.I
That is usually at 5am.
It's still dark then!

Oh and my kennel is almost 70' long by 20' wide........ That's way to much running after her in the dark to TRY and catch the pee!



Her bloodwork results from Thursday's draw showed signs of kidney failure.
I am not panicking just yet.

They make special food for kidney problems. Jasmine was on it.. so I assume they make it for cats. It's ridiculously expensive, but worth it if that's what she needs.
I wonder if maybe she got into some antifreeze at her old home, and it wasn't a problem so much when she was little, but now that she's older it's taking it's toll. I hope not, but it's something to consider.

Good morning! Negan's butt looks like Fonzie's head. The kids are going further and further making me an even more nervous chicken mom. I got to let my little birdies fly I suppose, but I don't have to like it. @21hens-incharge ,I would have loved to seen you catching pee at 5am the things we gotta do right? Lol!

Mine are doing the same. The [not so] little ones generally stay in a group, but they've been venturing out further and following the bigger birds. They're getting big so I'm not too worried, but they're not easy to catch so I have to chase them out of the bad places. Thankfully they do go back to bed at night.

So true!!! Drinking from the garden hose, riding bikes without helmets, truly free ranged!

Man those were the days!

Yeah... after watching my kid's bike helmet bounce off the asphalt I'm all for helmets.. and I kinda think some people might be a bit smarter if they'd had one (either that or maybe not have eaten so many lead paint chips).

Plenty of pervs around in the old days, they just didn't have a name for them, then.

They had a name, but people just ignored, down played, or flat out refused to believe it when someone brought it to their attention. Even today people shun the one who speaks out and try to hide the perv's actions... like that doesn't enable it.

Hey guys!

I'm just checking in and relaying a couple of cute stories about the Milk Drinker.

Today at lunch, I wanted him to eat more of his hard boiled egg. I asked him to take "One big bite!" He shakes his head no and says "Zero bites."


After we finished watching this week's American Ninja Warrior, a still came up on the screen suggesting we watch the next episode of MasterChef. The Milk Drinker points at it and starts pleading with me for "Mas-ter-chef, Mas-ter-chef!"


He's becoming a real hoot.

Have him say chocolate and pumpernickel!
When Kyra was about his age I had her say big words and it was adorable b/c she butchered them. Chocolate was chocolacola. I don't remember pumpernickel, but it was fun.

Yup.
Can’t seem to get a handle on this problem.
Vets are out of ideas and starting to throw out scary words like “hmmmm maybe it’s nocardiosis...” followed by a lot of these

They are thinking that the 2 tiny scabs he had on his neck was a littermate bite/mysterious puncture wound that “inoculated” him with some obscure bacteria.

They wanted to refer me to NCState Vet School (2.5 hrs from here) but when they called, they are booked out til the end of November.

Supposedly there’s 1 good vet. dermatologist who may/may not still work at the referral clinic in Cary, NC (2 hrs from here) they are going to check on this and get back to me.

Next possible step is multiple full thickness biopsies under general to send off for various testing.
She’s working me up an estimate and emailing it to me.

I am feeling so frustrated and dreading talking to DH about it tonight.

At some point he’ll probably notice the cat’s neck is naked (ya think?) and he’ll remember we had an appointment today. Then he’ll ask how much I spent today. Ugh.

The food news is he’s growing like a weed, has a great appetite and kicks the dogs butts. He is my snuggle buddy.

I love this kitten.

Questions:
Did you ever give him flea meds, like frontline, or have a flea collar on him?
I had a kitten who had fleas so we used frontline on him and IDK what happened (we'd used it on other animals before that w/ no problems) but he had a horrible reaction to it.
Could he be allergic to fleas/ whatever soap you wash him with/ maybe laundry detergent or his food?
My mom had a dog that was allergic to fleas and would react to the bites.
If you bathe him, it could be a reaction to the soap, or possibly if you use fabric softeners or something on your clothes, that he's lying on something that's causing a reaction. Or maybe he's allergic to something in his food and it's causing a reaction.

Can somebody please tell this girl we aren't hatching any more babies and get out of that TATERING bad nest! I got a spider in my shirt this morning booting her off and here she is back again. View attachment 1524902

That's horrifying. I've seen some GIANT spiders in my coop. I only killed one b/c it literally crawled down the wall and CAME AT ME! I beat it to death with my fly swatter. It was like a scene from arachnophobia. THEN later ANOTHER giant spider came out, and I saw another one that was either the same one, or another one (it looked smaller). I let them live, but they are doing a crap job at catching the 2948972 flies in that coop!

This cracked me up.

I love this one:
https://www.facebook.com/LadBabyOff...es-dad-to-do-the-baby-shark-/299826374155849/
hopefully those w/o fb can see it.

 

[apryl29]

I *think* I got an egg from one of my babies yesterday! The egg is smaller than the smallest of my other birds. The only other explanation is that Jackie actually laid a functional egg. The babies are only about 13 weeks old at this point, so I'm not sure what to believe.
AND
I found someone who wants BOTH of my lavender boys! It's someone I went to school with and they have chickens and want them for their flock. I told them about BYC too. I'm beyond excited. I would have been OK w/ keeping one of the boys, but I'm really happy that they are going to a good home.

Foot is doing ok, still can't step down on it like normal. It looks like it's healing though. There isn't an open hole like there was a couple days ago.

And we finally figured out where that weird cable modem and access point came from in one of our branches... Apparently when we had our internet speeds upgraded last winter and they came out to replace our cable modems so they could handle the higher speeds they had asked our director if we wanted some free equipment in for a hotspot and she said no. Apparently one of the work orders didn't get written correctly, so the guy installed the access point. The thing is we CANNOT have it in our building b/c we NEED to be CIPA compliant to keep funding from the state. CIPA is basically filtering the internet access from our buildings. So we've been out of compliance for the past 6 months. (Don't tell the state!) Idiots.

 

[Chickassan]

@apryl29 , Yep roos got choo choos lol! That was the first time I ever got eye level with that end of the boy. I was a little amazed it looked suprisingly human. Wasn't expecting that at all! Ended up putting him in a baby swing to help his booty. I can't towel him and put him on his back makes him sound like he needs a Cpap machine.Ugh, don't get me started on coop spiders. Mine are all super skinny for no reason! I'm like "why are ya'll here then?"

 

[21hens-incharge]

I love this one:
https://www.facebook.com/LadBabyOff...es-dad-to-do-the-baby-shark-/299826374155849/
hopefully those w/o fb can see it.

Part of me wants to know why he had to do that.
Part of me is horrified.
Part of me wants a cat bed like that.

I am so torn, conflicted and traumatized!


Still waiting on test results for Sable. My hubs is kind of ticked at the vet. He hates it when people talk to me like I am stupid. Yup she did that.

 

[Hope Hughes]

those are hilarious videos!!!

But whoever invented the kiki thing is stupid! I didnt even know what it was until my husband told me about it, which is odd for him to know. (He only knew about it because the news was talking about it....because the kiki is so NEWS)

 

[Redhead Rae]

Have him say chocolate and pumpernickel!
When Kyra was about his age I had her say big words and it was adorable b/c she butchered them. Chocolate was chocolacola. I don't remember pumpernickel, but it was fun.

He actually says "choc-lit" which is pretty close to how it is normally said.

I love this one:
https://www.facebook.com/LadBabyOff...es-dad-to-do-the-baby-shark-/299826374155849/
hopefully those w/o fb can see it.

That poor dude.

 

[Hope Hughes]

@Redhead Rae how old is your little one?

 

[21hens-incharge]

@apryl29,
You may be onto something with the possible antifreeze from where I got her.
The pictures in the ad were taken in an automotive shop.
Their pen was a rigged together mess of whatever "might" help contain dogs.
Yeah she had a sketchy start.


No word on results yet. It IS surgery day at the vets soooooo I am being patient.