Pipd's Peeps!

[2ndTink]

What's her name?

He doesn't have one yet he's a keeper though and will be a sire in my Ermine pen next year.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

He doesn't have one yet he's a keeper though and will be a sire in my Ermine pen next year.

Nice. He looks like a keeper (even though I called him a her).

 

[2ndTink]

Nice. He looks like a keeper (even though I called him a her).

I won't tell him actually, although I'm quite confident it's a he, he hasn't crowed yet. He just has more pink and a bigger comb than the others. If it's actually a pullet, I will not be disappointed in the least!

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Look at my poor Mango, she's definitely spicy now. But, she's running from the others vs chasing after them. I feel bad for her. This is the hardest molt I've seen with any of my chickens.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Keep up with the school work!

I'm looking at learning quick books so that I can go into book keeping.

I had a huge breakdown October 2nd / 3rd and I'm on leave from work at the moment. Sigh, I'm definitely bipolar. I was handling it on my own with out medication for about 20ys and now I can't seam to do that anymore after my dad's death. It got so bad I was having panic attacks just going out to take care of the chickens.

I hope I can keep my job but I'm not sure I will. We will see. Will probably be out another 4 to 6 weeks until meds are working.

The swings are pretty bad right now. While I'm looking forward to my appointment Monday I'm also terribly anxious as well.

Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry you've been going through all that! I hope things are settling down for you!

here comes the tax collector!

Oh man, it's been so long, he's really going to be coming for me now!

Look at my poor Mango, she's definitely spicy now. But, she's running from the others vs chasing after them. I feel bad for her. This is the hardest molt I've seen with any of my chickens.
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Oh no, poor spicy Mango!! My girl Duckling is looking much the same, a bit on the crispy side if you will.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

PHEW, this past couple weeks has been... something I started my 8-week lab required for my program, and holy moly is there a lot to get done in 8 weeks!! On top of that my other classes have been ramping up as well! 6 weeks to go in the semester, I've just gotta survive 6 more weeks

On the positive side of things, my mom had her MRI and is negative for all possible metastases!! Her oncologist says she's at stage II, which is better than the stage III we were all suspecting and much better than the possibility of stage IV we were worrying about!! She starts chemotherapy this week, which is scary and will be rough, but her oncologist is confident that she's got a lot of years ahead of her still.


I do have a little bit of sad news. Louis passed away unexpectedly the night before last, which was a bit of a shock. This coincided with our first night of the season cold enough to really give us a frost, so perhaps something more was going on with him and the cold just pushed him over the edge. At any rate, I don't have many recent pictures of him, but here he was in the summertime with his three brothers, Louis being the one closest to the camera in this shot:

And now for my back taxes. I do have significantly more than last time, so I'm going to go ahead and split them into another post as my computer tends to get weird with too many uploads at once. So back taxes coming up next!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Back taxes!! I have a bunch!

First, this is grainy, but Freia and Amaretto were grumping on the perches this day and it amused me, so I had to grab a picture

This one is also a bit blurry, but here's a view of the crowd at coop opening, barging their way out to the yard I love Myrna's face in the upper right

Perdita was in no mood for pictures that morning

As is tradition, I grabbed a pumpkin for the girls to enjoy. Here's Fifi getting a good start at it:

Later the same day, Gwenyth and Janice were working away at it still:

The next day, Gwenny was still hogging it

Finally, Gwenyth gave someone else a shot, so Ivy and Augusta shared it for a bit:

These two sweeties

The following day, the kids finally got a shot at it!

...And by the next day, it had been pecked down to just a deflated rind that no one wanted to chew their way through.

Continuing the autumnal theme of those pictures, here are some birds enjoying the fallen leaves this past week or so. Miss Nora:

Caz Cochin:

Pete looking rather suspicious of me sneaking up on him for a picture

Ivy being nosy

Peanut Butter did not want her picture taken that day

Attempt 1 for a picture of Findlay. I love how her stripes contrast with the leaves She was looking rather accusingly at me, though

And attempt number 2. I like the look on her face more and the brightness of the leaves, but this one turned out a bit blurry for some reason.

Some pullets scratching around:

Ottilie and an unnamed pullet:

And lastly, back at the coop, just a couple Dorks being dorks This is Lydda and Myrna:

And that's all I have. Hope that makes up for some of my inactivity lately!

 

[NagemTX]

Back taxes!! I have a bunch!

First, this is grainy, but Freia and Amaretto were grumping on the perches this day and it amused me, so I had to grab a picture

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This one is also a bit blurry, but here's a view of the crowd at coop opening, barging their way out to the yard I love Myrna's face in the upper right

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Perdita was in no mood for pictures that morning

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As is tradition, I grabbed a pumpkin for the girls to enjoy. Here's Fifi getting a good start at it:

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Later the same day, Gwenyth and Janice were working away at it still:

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The next day, Gwenny was still hogging it

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Finally, Gwenyth gave someone else a shot, so Ivy and Augusta shared it for a bit:

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These two sweeties

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The following day, the kids finally got a shot at it!

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...And by the next day, it had been pecked down to just a deflated rind that no one wanted to chew their way through.

Continuing the autumnal theme of those pictures, here are some birds enjoying the fallen leaves this past week or so. Miss Nora:

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Caz Cochin:

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Pete looking rather suspicious of me sneaking up on him for a picture

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Ivy being nosy

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Peanut Butter did not want her picture taken that day

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Attempt 1 for a picture of Findlay. I love how her stripes contrast with the leaves She was looking rather accusingly at me, though

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And attempt number 2. I like the look on her face more and the brightness of the leaves, but this one turned out a bit blurry for some reason.

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Some pullets scratching around:

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Ottilie and an unnamed pullet:

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And lastly, back at the coop, just a couple Dorks being dorks This is Lydda and Myrna:

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And that's all I have. Hope that makes up for some of my inactivity lately!

All very nice!

I am still going through issues. May loose the job over it but I think I'm OK with that right now. Diagnoses is Bi Polar I disorder and I'm still waiting on meds as wal-mart was out and had to order them. I just really don't want to be around people right now so much so my Anxiety as ramped up quite alot. Not having any issues going out and taking care of anyone anymore tho. I sit and watch through the window alot now. I'm getting better and making my self do something constructive everyday and not sleeping all day. Its been hard. Can not wait till the meds come in to help with all of that.

I look forward to this forum daily even if I don't respond daily right now!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

PHEW, this past couple weeks has been... something I started my 8-week lab required for my program, and holy moly is there a lot to get done in 8 weeks!! On top of that my other classes have been ramping up as well! 6 weeks to go in the semester, I've just gotta survive 6 more weeks View attachment 3979669

On the positive side of things, my mom had her MRI and is negative for all possible metastases!! Her oncologist says she's at stage II, which is better than the stage III we were all suspecting and much better than the possibility of stage IV we were worrying about!! She starts chemotherapy this week, which is scary and will be rough, but her oncologist is confident that she's got a lot of years ahead of her still.


I do have a little bit of sad news. Louis passed away unexpectedly the night before last, which was a bit of a shock. This coincided with our first night of the season cold enough to really give us a frost, so perhaps something more was going on with him and the cold just pushed him over the edge. At any rate, I don't have many recent pictures of him, but here he was in the summertime with his three brothers, Louis being the one closest to the camera in this shot:

And now for my back taxes. I do have significantly more than last time, so I'm going to go ahead and split them into another post as my computer tends to get weird with too many uploads at once. So back taxes coming up next!

Yay I’m so happy your mom is getting better!!!

Sorry about your little OEGB boy

 

[NagemTX]

On the positive side of things, my mom had her MRI and is negative for all possible metastases!! Her oncologist says she's at stage II, which is better than the stage III we were all suspecting and much better than the possibility of stage IV we were worrying about!! She starts chemotherapy this week, which is scary and will be rough, but her oncologist is confident that she's got a lot of years ahead of her still.

This is great news!