The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[getaclue]

I don't have osteoporosis yet, but with all the stuff I have to take, that's the biggest long term side effect. I too have trouble with my mattress hurting me at times. I want a memory foam, but I know some are better than others. Since you like yours, it may be a good option for me to consider.

 

[speckledhen]

I don't have osteoporosis yet, but with all the stuff I have to take, that's the biggest long term side effect. I too have trouble with my mattress hurting me at times. I want a memory foam, but I know some are better than others. Since you like yours, it may be a good option for me to consider.

I have osteopenia from taking synthroid for so many years. I am no expert on memory foam, mind you, have only slept on this one. I like it for myself, see a huge difference in my pain in the morning, but it may not be the one for you. You'd have to just try them out in the store, though that's not always the most fair assessment, I guess. I haven't been hot at all on it, which surprised me, pleasantly. We also tried a memory foam that had the pocketed coils on the bottom and it felt really nice, too, but it was more expensive than this one.

 

[1muttsfan]

Sounds like some of the newer ones are less likely to be "hot" like the Temperpedic bed I had.
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[getaclue]

Thank you for posting that. I too have heard that they warm up after sleeping on them, and people get too hot. That's why I was asking. Yes, they say the gel ones don't make you nearly as hot when you sleep on them.

 

[seminolewind]

I'm dealing with integrating Maddie and Jane into adult groups now. They get picked on mercilessly. It's just the way it is. If they had a brother with them, he'd be picked on as well. They're 19 weeks old, babies, about the age of the Brahma kids she has, so she just needs to quit expecting him to act like an adult until he's ready. And he hasn't crowed, either, which also is not unusual for a slow-maturing breed. The original Rex didn't crow until around 25 weeks old. I think I've talked her down, into giving him time to grow into his long legs and start looking at his sister as more than a fellow victim of the older birds.

Chickens are so mean to eachother! I couldn't even be that mean!

 

[seminolewind]

I have been looking for a new mattress, hoping I didn't have to spend an arm and a leg, but not wanting to get a discount mattress again. Went back to the place where we usually end up finding things we like, like the couch I got for Tom not long ago, and all the appliances we bought, plus the loveseat, after the house fire. Found a tall 5 drawer chest to replace our triple dresser with mirror, plus a matching nightstand and a mattress set. I'm going with memory foam this time, like so many seem to love. Tom loved the feel of it on his back and we got a great deal on it, being the floor model-it was already on sale down from $1200 to $999, then the usual guy we deal with there took another $200 off that, as well as $200 of the price of the other stuff. They're bringing it tomorrow.

I was thinking about selling that other mattress set if someone needed one really cheap ir just letting them take it away, but Tom suggested putting that queen bed in the basement. We hope one day to truly finish it off into a studio type apartment if we stay here. It should be fine for a guest for a few nights here and there. Eventually, I'll replace the headboard/footboard to more go with the new stuff. And, my quilt room will gain a lot of wall space, too!

The triple dresser and night stand were in excellent condition because they are solid oak, cost a lot of $$ at the time we got them, but that dresser is just humongous for the space we have. It's this one. I'm going to sell the matching set for $200 OBO. And I've made two quilt sales since yesterday, too, so that helps with the cost of the new furniture.
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There is nothing that makes me happier than pre-loved merchandise. I recently got one of those chrome leg tables from the 50's. It has a few chips but that adds to the beauty.

 

[seminolewind]

There is nothing like loving your mattress. Well, yes, loving your pillow. I just stayed in a hotel for 2 nights and the pillow was heaven! I go back in November so I will definitely be copying that tag. I believe it's some sort of layered down with something. Only in a hotel, right?

 

[seminolewind]

You know those times that you dread where you are on a forum and a long time dedicated member who has put in gobs of info and replies just suddenly goes poof-gone? And you wonder why, and your group talks about hoping nothing is wrong, and she's not answering her email or anything? We've all been there.

Well it did really happen and brought tears to my eyes. A fellow member on another forum just poof! Disappeared, and we were all so worried. Turns out....

She had non stop seizures and went into the hospital and was put into a medical coma to stop them! I don't think it gets any worse than that. My lord , I just am so grateful she is back and okay.

Only, like Speckledhen has been yakking (LOL) about is some stupid relationships kids make and what our kids get themselves into. This woman's SisterIL, while she's in the hospital takes her 2 laptops and some antique stuff she had from her grandmother. Guess SIL thought she was a goner.

However, my friend , who is someone you don't want to have a problem with, got in the car with her headache the day she got home and went to the SIL house and demanded her stuff back. The SIL actually let her kids take the 2 laptops to school with them. So friend drives over to the school !!!!!!! Gets them out of class to get her laptops back. The school tells my friend and SIL that they should call the police. My friend says "go ahead! Let's get the cops involved." They gave her those 2 laptops back. So she got everything back. That made me well up with tears too because I've hardly ever met someone who has so much …..spine? that goes after what's hers while many would not chase down their stuff that far.

Just goes to say that all the times someone on a forum just pfft! disappears without a word, this was quite the story!

 

[seminolewind]

This is my little Crele who has a pendulous crop. After multiple tries I finally made a crop bra that works! Stays in place and never moves. I actually got out my sewing machine and made it! A big deal for me and probably only for a chicken, LOL

So she is getting by and with bread is having brown stools again. My husband Powell is very attached to her.

So much to be said for overbred rare breeds that were definitely not bred for health. She is #5 of 5 I started out with. She's a Crevecouer (sp?).

 

[seminolewind]

Oh, dear. A woman who bought a Brahma pair from me when I had all those chicks PM'd me on FB to ask about the behavior of her splash cockerel, Zeus. She basically says he is a coward, takes food from the girls instead of feeding them and runs from trouble rather than defend his girl from the others. Mind you, he's still a baby, not a year old yet. I had to remind her that Brahmas are super slow to mature and if there is another rooster there (she has a D'Uccle), he considers himself not in charge and will act accordingly; size does not matter. She says the D'Uccle, Rocky, is no threat.

I told her that, in Zeus's mind, though she thinks Rocky is not threat, Rocky is the older rooster in charge and Zeus will act accordingly, especially as a youngster. We have to remember that they do not think like we think or act to suit our expectations. So, Rocky is the main rooster, no matter his size, in Zeus's mind, at least right now. I also told her no one can say how a rooster will turn out. They have breed traits that sometimes govern their behavior, if they are true to the breed as most breeder quality birds tend to be over hatchery stock, but they are also individuals and their behavior is influenced by that as well as situations they find themselves in, like being low on the totem pole or predator attacks, etc. She must remember that Brahmas take a very long time to mature. Also, what you expect from any rooster may not be reasonable. For instance, I told her how Isaac's M.O. was to get the girls back to the coop when in danger, not to confront a predator head-on unless it was unavoidable. That actually makes perfect sense because if he falls, they are completely vulnerable. He would pretty much throw his sons at the time into the front line and take as many hens as would follow him back to the coop and safety. So, what we think a rooster ought to do is sometimes not what is in his own mind as the best course of action.

In the end, I told her to give him time, give him space to do his roosterly duties and don't baby him as much (though he's hard to resist) and see what happens. Time will tell. She really is expecting Rambo Rooster, like many folks do, not a big fluffy, teddy bear like he is now.

She asked what I considered babying, picking him up? Then she put a crying emoji, LOL. I said, "Haha, I know, I know, Bash is so super sweet, it's hard to resist hugging and picking him up, etc. But, yes, when he is learning to be a rooster, he needs to have space, literally and figuratively, to do his job. If you have to pick him up to cut toenails or put him somewhere, that's fine, but just to cuddle him, yeah, back off that a little bit. It's hard! These Brahma boys make you want to hold them! They like it. You can do that later, at night, when he's "off duty", pet him on the roost, but during the day, he needs his feet on the ground to be on guard. And eventually, I think you'll see the behavior you expect, or closer to it."

You're right. The young Brahma is not head honcho and is not displaying behavior of alpha roo which is feeding the girls. Chances are he is lower on the totem pole than the hens!