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

[speckledhen]

I'm not sure how it would affect fertility, as their testicles are internal and would not be affected.

I don't know, unless they just mean they feel bad and won't breed the hens. Always wondered about that.

 

[Leahs Mom]

I think it depends on what part has frostbite

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

If a rooster has slight frostbite he keeps generally right on breeding. Younger roosters too don't seem to notice. The older boys do seem more affected by frostbite as well as the cold. So it's probably the discomfort level that affects fertility.

 

[speckledhen]

If a rooster has slight frostbite he keeps generally right on breeding. Younger roosters too don't seem to notice. The older boys do seem more affected by frostbite as well as the cold. So it's probably the discomfort level that affects fertility.

That makes sense. Isaac never truly quit after he lost his toe ends, even as his advanced age, but then, I was not hatching eggs from the hens with him at the time to even guess at fertility. Not much slows a Delaware down.

 

[speckledhen]

Can I just say

I had an eye exam less than 2 years ago. I want new glasses, just because I want them. I go to Walmart, spend 30 minutes picking out new frames to use with my old scrip. She looks it up, says they can't. It's expired. Says GA last year decided to do this and I can't get new glasses without their $90 eye exam because my prescription is too old. So, I think maybe NC is different. I go to the Murphy Walmart, which has an optician in there that is not technically Walmart Optical. Same thing. Then, I ask for a copy of it. She said she doesn't have it, but she knows it expired in 2017. Yeah, sure. I really chafe at being controlled. My health is my responsibility, not an optician's. If my lens shattered, is she going to tell me she can't order a new one in the same prescription? C'mon. Grrrrr. I want new glasses and a dr appt adds almost $100 to the price of glasses unless I drive over an hour one way to America's Best and then do it again when the glasses are ready. I don't even like to leave the property, much less go that far away, twice, in the winter.

This is wrong, just wrong. I know my eyes are fine. If they weren't, I'd get an exam. My husband needs pain meds on rare occasion (he has a lot left from old scrips, but he occasionally wants to get more in case they completely quit prescribing them. He is the furthest from an addict you can get or we wouldn't have partial bottles of them around), but they don't want to prescribe pain meds for advanced degenerative disc disease. Tylenol and Advil are 100% USELESS for that kind of pain. They say he might become addicted. I say SO WHAT if he did? It's better than being in AGONY.

Doctors push vaccinations. I push back. It's up to ME to decide, not them. They are nothing but BODY MECHANICS. My mechanic does not decide if I must do a repair. They diagnose and suggest options. I choose, they do not. This really bugs the hell out of me.

 

[1muttsfan]

Sorry but you are funny! I get it, though.

 

[getaclue]

My eye exams are covered by my insurance when I go to an actual opthomologist. Speaking of which, I need to schedule an appointment. Prescriptions for glasses are only good for 2 years here.

Usually a rhumotologist, or orthopedic doctor will give you a prescription for pain meds. every so often, for degenerative bone disease. He might benefit from something like Reclast, Boniva, Fosimax, etc., to help build bone density, and keep the degeneration in check. I get an infusion of Zometa (a stronger version of Reclast) to offset the bone density loss from my cancer medications. My aunt takes Fosimax, and one of my cousins get Reclast for their degenerative bone disease.

I have to be a bit careful of which vaccines I get. I do get the regular flu vaccine. I don't get the pneumonia vaccine, nor the shingles vaccine.

I try to have my teeth cleaned when I can. Usually that's all I need, and so far, I usually manage to get them done at least once a year, in between various cancer treatments. Chemo is hard on the teeth. I lost 2 fillings during my last 6 month bout of chemo, and was not allowed to have it fixed. They had to pull those 2 teeth. I may go this year, and have tooth implants put in.

 

[speckledhen]

My insurance won't cover stuff like Prolia for me so I doubt they would for him, though now he's on Medicare, too, so not sure about that. I am forced to have Fosamax, but I tried one pill and was deathly sick for 24 hours so no go. I have osteopenia and take nothing for it except my usual calcium chews and large amounts of D3. We do nothing if insurance doesn't cover it because there is no $$ for that.

No optical insurance, no dental insurance. This eye scrip thing is very recent here. I know that on numerous occasions, I've had them copy my glasses to get new ones far after two years were up. If I feel my vision has changed, I get an exam. I'm responsible. But, it's not needed now. I don't like medical nazis trying to force me to do things. The next time I get my prescription, Ill make sure I have a copy and order several sets online when I want. If they start getting way stupid like CA and want to force vaccinations on us, I will not comply. This is getting way out of hand.

I made an appt for Tues at the closest America's Best, an hour south in Dawsonville. Someone else said they ended up spending way more than the $69, but I'll see if they bait and switch on me, hopefully not. This one has good reviews from locals on Facebook (if they're real). The glasses you choose from are probably crappy, but one pair and an exam I wanted at Walmart was going to be about $230-the frames I was looking at were $54, $68 and $76, depending on which I settled on. I guess if I compare apples to apples, I'd have to pick the cheapest Walmart frames, the less than $30 frames, but still, it would only give me one pair, not two.

 

[getaclue]

See if your nearest Sam's Club does eye exams, and glasses. They do here, and are reasonable and good.

 

[speckledhen]

See if your nearest Sam's Club does eye exams, and glasses. They do here, and are reasonable and good.

There is no Sam's Club here. Same deal. Have to drive over an hour to get to one. Make that an hour and a half. It's in Chattanooga, TN. Y'all don't believe me when I say I really live in the boonies, LOL.