Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

Uuurgh. A whole group of us went hiking in Katoomba after it had been raining for some time years ago. The further in we went the more leeches we noticed swaying back and forth on the ends of branches and leaves trying to latch on to us. We soldiered on for a while until everyone's nerve broke and we pelted back the way we had come until we got to "the rockfall", where there was no vegetation, and all sat down, ripped our shoes and socks off and spent the next 15 minutes picking leeches off each other.
Brrrrr *shiver*

My mother tells a most horrendous story of hiking round here with my father in a tropical down pour. They lost pints of blood & looked like they'd walked out of a war zone by the time they were done! I've done the squishy sock thing. The worst is the anticoagulant means there's still blood pouring out once the little mongrels are gone!

 

[MaryJanet]

Sounds like a reasonable hypothesis. Either that or she's an escaped "rescue chicken".
Is there a production farm near you MJ?

There are several and some of them relocate the biddies instead of culling them. I'm thinking she might've been relocated then got lost from her new hime, found, then brought to my house.

Another hypothesis is lice n mites nibbling on her.

Yet another hypothesis is that she's quite old.

And another one: she's got some kind of circulation problem.

Those are my primary hypotheses. Maybe the vet will take one look, say "------------" and tell me how to treat it.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

Last night just before sunset, there's white stuff in those clouds

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

 

[BY Bob]

Looking south from the road near FIL’s cabin on the drive home near sunset. This was a cold night (2 days ago) but I liked the moon and the light with the trees. “Stop!!! No... In the next clearing... I need to get a picture of this for my chicken friends!” Andrew is at the point where he just smiles and says “ok, but you know you’re crazy right?” And I know he loves me for it!
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That is worth stopping. Beautiful photo. Please tell him thanks for stopping for us.

 

[BY Bob]

Uuurgh. A whole group of us went hiking in Katoomba after it had been raining for some time years ago. The further in we went the more leeches we noticed swaying back and forth on the ends of branches and leaves trying to latch on to us. We soldiered on for a while until everyone's nerve broke and we pelted back the way we had come until we got to "the rockfall", where there was no vegetation, and all sat down, ripped our shoes and socks off and spent the next 15 minutes picking leeches off each other.
Brrrrr *shiver*

Gross!

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

Hi y'all!

Thanksgiving was very busy at my house, but a very it was a very good time.

I had my MRI Friday morning. The results were posted and it does show some changes in both my brain and spine. I'm not sure what the next step is, but either way it is what it is.

The girls blessed me with a beautiful bunch of eggs on Thanksgiving.


Shadow was rooster #2. Now that Stanley has reached maturity he no longer wants to be rooster #3. Shadow and Stanley are currently working on the pecking order. Shadow needed a bit of ointment on his comb, so I took the opportunity to get a nice picture of him.


I FINALLY found the sign I need to make for our front door!


What makes this even more perfect is, Rich's last name is Cooper and he often goes by Coop. I want to use real chicken drawings not the cartoon ones though. Our "farm" name will be Coop's coop once we get our own place.

 

[Ribh]

Good evening folks

Last night just before sunset, there's white stuff in those clouds
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Nope. There is a reason I live where I do. The white stuff is all yours.

 

[Ribh]

Hi y'all!

Thanksgiving was very busy at my house, but a very it was a very good time.

I had my MRI Friday morning. The results were posted and it does show some changes in both my brain and spine. I'm not sure what the next step is, but either way it is what it is.

The girls blessed me with a beautiful bunch of eggs on Thanksgiving.
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Shadow was rooster #2. Now that Stanley has reached maturity he no longer wants to be rooster #3. Shadow and Stanley are currently working on the pecking order. Shadow needed a bit of ointment on his comb, so I took the opportunity to get a nice picture of him.
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I FINALLY found the sign I need to make for our front door!
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What makes this even more perfect is, Rich's last name is Cooper and he often goes by Coop. I want to use real chicken drawings not the cartoon ones though. Our "farm" name will be Coop's coop once we get our own place.

What a lovely clutch of eggs! & I love that name: Coops'Coop! Indeed.

 

[Ribh]

Good evening everyone

Do you get a break soon, Sue? Our schools will be closing for the summer shortly.