That was great!
OUCH! We need to get you guys all bubble wrapped. How are you feeling today?
Gift bags aren't lazy. They're better for the environment and can be reused. I make bags from wrapping paper for odd sized items that are hard to wrap, like shoes or stuffed animals. I used it this year to wrap my kids' boots. (I just tape the top flap down instead of using the hole punch b/c I'd have to FIND the hole punch.
Odin was sleeping on the edge of the nesting boxes before I got the roost up. He had a limp for a long time, but eventually got better.
There is something else, though I'm not sure if they're limited in when they can use it. The orthopedic surgeon told my mom about it when she got her hip replacement. Not sure if she ever got it b/c her other dr told her he didn't want her getting any additional treatments until her hip had healed completely and she had corrected her walking.
https://www.synviscone.com/what-is-synvisc-one
Kokomo by the Beach Boys
I hope it's not that other people aren't doing the catch and release thing and dumping them by you.
Olive sneezes periodically. I worried at first, but since it's not often I figure it's just coop dust. Have you look up in her nose? Maybe she has something stuck up there. I've used a qtip dipped in water to wipe dirt away from their noses. Sometimes when they're flopping around doing a dust bath the get dirt up there.
I love your turkey photo.
I'm proud of you for waiting til hours later to laugh at her. I would have been laughing as soon as she was found to be ok at the bottom of the steps. Next time instead of walking down the stairs have her sit and butt scoot down the steps, and crawl up the steps. It's more gross when it's in a public place, but you could always have her wear gloves on her hands so they don't get so gross.