***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Kassaundra]

And look at these cuties! These are my kids and all their cousins on my husband's side of the family. I can't share on FB yet since the photos are a surprise gift for my MIL but I can share here!





And this one just melts my heart:


My son turns 5 this week!

Nice pics, beautiful children, and I agree that pic of your little girl is just to cute for words.

 

[miohippus]

From what I have read the only way to tell gender is by the call they make. I've been trying to figure out what my 5 are since I bought them so if you learn any nifty tricks please share!

Yes, the girls say something like buck weat or buck wack and the boys don't this link you can here how they sound http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/sounds/

 

[Kyzmette]

Rinda, what a gorgeous family, and great pictures to show them off!

Thanks tons for the explanation. I'll probably be posting more pics as I try to figure it out.

 

[BetsyOK]

Nice pics, beautiful children, and I agree that pic of your little girl is just to cute for words.

x2

 

[BetsyOK]

Bad weekend. Went to Krum, Texas, where my youngest brother, Tom, who lives in China was for a few days. He has bought a house there, near my oldest brother, John, and SIL, Janice, and was planning to retire there at the end of the year. When we arrived, we learned that both brothers had been at the emergency room in a Denton hospital for several hours. A bit later, they took Tom by ambulance to a hospital in Plano where he could get the orthopedic care he needed. He'd fallen and had dislocated his left shoulder and torn the rotary cuff, and had broken the left hip socket. He was in excruciating pain; he'd had to crawl through his house for 25 minutes to get to his cell phone.

I'm hoping this will be a wakeup call to all our family, and others, to be very, very careful when on ladders--even inside your home! Or not to be on ladders at all. He's only 62. He considers himself lucky; he could have hit his head or broken his neck or back.

Tom had surgery Saturday morning, which resulted in immediate relief from the pain and nausea caused by the pain medications. He'll have to be in a wheelchair 6 to 8 weeks while his shoulder heals, then another 6 weeks or so before he can put pressure on his left leg. He will recover completely, though. He'll not be returning to China to his teaching job. Meanwhile, his wife is frantic in China. She was to join him in Krum permanently in November. He's urging her not to come until he's going home, as there is nothing she can do. She can't drive and doesn't cook, so someone, likely me, will go help with that awhile.

Then when I opened my emails just after arriving home, I got a notice only an hour hold that one of my best friends died yesterday morning. Her death was expected and a relief, but still a hard blow. She lived about 1 1/2 hours from Krum, and I had been able to spend most of a day with her a month ago. She's had a long, hard battle with uterine cancer.

 

[ashtree]

Bad weekend.  Went to Krum, Texas, where my youngest brother, Tom, who lives in China was for a few days.  He has bought a house there, near my oldest brother, John, and SIL, Janice, and was planning to retire there at the end of the year.  When we arrived, we learned that both brothers had been at the emergency room in a Denton hospital for several hours.  A bit later, they took Tom by ambulance to a hospital in Plano where he could get the orthopedic care he needed.  He'd fallen and had dislocated his left shoulder and torn the rotary cuff, and had broken the left hip socket.  He was in excruciating pain; he'd had to crawl through his house for 25 minutes to get to his cell phone.

I'm hoping this will be a wakeup call to all our family, and others, to be very, very careful when on ladders--even inside your home!  Or not to be on ladders at all.  He's only 62.  He considers himself lucky; he could have hit his head or broken his neck or back.

Tom had surgery Saturday morning, which resulted in immediate relief from the pain and nausea caused by the pain medications.  He'll have to be in a wheelchair 6 to 8 weeks while his shoulder heals, then another 6 weeks or so before he can put pressure on his left leg.  He will recover completely, though.  He'll not be returning to China to his teaching job.  Meanwhile, his wife is frantic in China.  She was to join him in Krum permanently in November.  He's urging her not to come until he's going home, as there is nothing she can do.  She can't drive and doesn't cook, so someone, likely me, will go help with that awhile.

Then when I opened my emails just after arriving home, I got a notice only an hour hold that one of my best friends died yesterday morning.  Her death was expected and a relief, but still a hard blow.  She lived about 1 1/2 hours from Krum, and I had been able to spend most of a day with her a month ago.  She's had a long, hard battle with uterine cancer.

I'm so sorry. Its so hard losing loved ones even when we are prepared. And I hope your brother heals quickly. Sounds like a long road to recovery but glad he is close to family.

 

[ashtree]

@Poco Pollo do you think your goose looks like a female pilgrim goose? There are lots of pictures of them on this site but I'm not sure if its ok for me to upload them.

 

[Kassaundra]

Bad weekend. Went to Krum, Texas, where my youngest brother, Tom, who lives in China was for a few days. He has bought a house there, near my oldest brother, John, and SIL, Janice, and was planning to retire there at the end of the year. When we arrived, we learned that both brothers had been at the emergency room in a Denton hospital for several hours. A bit later, they took Tom by ambulance to a hospital in Plano where he could get the orthopedic care he needed. He'd fallen and had dislocated his left shoulder and torn the rotary cuff, and had broken the left hip socket. He was in excruciating pain; he'd had to crawl through his house for 25 minutes to get to his cell phone.

I'm hoping this will be a wakeup call to all our family, and others, to be very, very careful when on ladders--even inside your home! Or not to be on ladders at all. He's only 62. He considers himself lucky; he could have hit his head or broken his neck or back.

Tom had surgery Saturday morning, which resulted in immediate relief from the pain and nausea caused by the pain medications. He'll have to be in a wheelchair 6 to 8 weeks while his shoulder heals, then another 6 weeks or so before he can put pressure on his left leg. He will recover completely, though. He'll not be returning to China to his teaching job. Meanwhile, his wife is frantic in China. She was to join him in Krum permanently in November. He's urging her not to come until he's going home, as there is nothing she can do. She can't drive and doesn't cook, so someone, likely me, will go help with that awhile.

Then when I opened my emails just after arriving home, I got a notice only an hour hold that one of my best friends died yesterday morning. Her death was expected and a relief, but still a hard blow. She lived about 1 1/2 hours from Krum, and I had been able to spend most of a day with her a month ago. She's had a long, hard battle with uterine cancer.

Sorry for the loss of your friend, and the injury to your brother.

 

[Ksane]

@BetsyOK, wake-up call is right! I need to tell my mother about this. She's 74 yrs old and we can't keep that woman off ladders and away from stuff nobody 1/2 her age should be doing. The family must be so thankful it wasn't as bad as it easily could've been.

@lonnyandrinda, absolutely beautiful pictures. Your MIL is going to be thrilled.

@NanaKat I'm very anxious & proud to be getting such a beautiful Cochin boy Seeing a Blue Cochin boy at a house someone was having a yard sale at 3 1/2 yrs ago is what got me into chickens (I was telling ashtree this). My jaw hit the ground and I ran home and looked them up on the internet. And bought Cochin eggs on Ebay, got some hatchery Silkies because I couldn't stand the 3 wk wait for the eggs to hatch, then hatched out 8 of the most beautiful Cochin chicks I ever saw You guys heard ALL about them when I 1st joined BYC. The rest is history. So I'm really glad to be getting this boy. Someone else probably wanted him, too. I feel guilty for snatching him up. But I'll just feel guilty all the way home with a big rooster tucked under my arm & deal with it lol

 

[NanaKat]

Bad weekend. Went to Krum, Texas, where my youngest brother, Tom, who lives in China was for a few days. He has bought a house there, near my oldest brother, John, and SIL, Janice, and was planning to retire there at the end of the year. When we arrived, we learned that both brothers had been at the emergency room in a Denton hospital for several hours. A bit later, they took Tom by ambulance to a hospital in Plano where he could get the orthopedic care he needed. He'd fallen and had dislocated his left shoulder and torn the rotary cuff, and had broken the left hip socket. He was in excruciating pain; he'd had to crawl through his house for 25 minutes to get to his cell phone.

I'm hoping this will be a wakeup call to all our family, and others, to be very, very careful when on ladders--even inside your home! Or not to be on ladders at all. He's only 62. He considers himself lucky; he could have hit his head or broken his neck or back.

Tom had surgery Saturday morning, which resulted in immediate relief from the pain and nausea caused by the pain medications. He'll have to be in a wheelchair 6 to 8 weeks while his shoulder heals, then another 6 weeks or so before he can put pressure on his left leg. He will recover completely, though. He'll not be returning to China to his teaching job. Meanwhile, his wife is frantic in China. She was to join him in Krum permanently in November. He's urging her not to come until he's going home, as there is nothing she can do. She can't drive and doesn't cook, so someone, likely me, will go help with that awhile.

Then when I opened my emails just after arriving home, I got a notice only an hour hold that one of my best friends died yesterday morning. Her death was expected and a relief, but still a hard blow. She lived about 1 1/2 hours from Krum, and I had been able to spend most of a day with her a month ago. She's had a long, hard battle with uterine cancer.

So sorry to hear about your brother's injury and surgery...but he was truly lucky. And losing such a dear friend no matter the circumstances is hard.

@NanaKat I'm very anxious & proud to be getting such a beautiful Cochin boy

Seeing a Blue Cochin boy at a house someone was having a yard sale at 3 1/2 yrs ago is what got me into chickens (I was telling ashtree this). My jaw hit the ground and I ran home and looked them up on the internet. And bought Cochin eggs on Ebay, got some hatchery Silkies because I couldn't stand the 3 wk wait for the eggs to hatch, then hatched out 8 of the most beautiful Cochin chicks I ever saw

You guys heard ALL about them when I 1st joined BYC. The rest is history. So I'm really glad to be getting this boy. Someone else probably wanted him, too. I feel guilty for snatching him up. But I'll just feel guilty all the way home with a big rooster tucked under my arm & deal with it lol

He hasn't been handled much...but I bet he gets used to being tucked under your arm very quickly. There is nothing like a Cochin personality. He is an amorous fella and protects the girls in the juvenile pen from the advances of other cockerels.