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

[1muttsfan]

Okay so on a happier note here's some chickies! The white ones are the erminettes - on some of them you can already see little black spots. The black ones are the Hollands, and the chipmunky ones are the Range Sussex.

 

[1muttsfan]

Little buggers move quick!

 

[speckledhen]

Aw thanks for the chick pics, Mary!! I really sort of was looking forward to having little Brahmas for awhile, b4 Jill screwed up with that one who would have made it. I really like the Erminettes! Who am I kidding? I love them all.

 

[1muttsfan]

The little Sussex are the poofiest little chippies, and they just kind of stands around looking clueless

 

[speckledhen]

The little Sussex are the poofiest little chippies, and they just kind of stands around looking clueless

LOL, that was my Nelda, very mild personality.

 

[speckledhen]

I have to show you my son's picture he posted today, a head shot only, in comparison to a photo of him when he was up here in Aug 2017 (game camera shot) and when he was about 22 years old. Getting back to his normal self!

 

[getaclue]

It appears he's lost quite a bit of weight. His face is a lot slimmer. How much has he lost? How are his legs doing now, from the varicose vein surgery?

 

[speckledhen]

He's lost over 100 lbs I think he said, not sure the exact amount. He is well under 300 lbs. I know he was hitting close to 400 lbs, scary! That was heart attack territory. I PM'd to ask him about the current total. Michael is 6'2" tall. Not sure where the heck he got his height, not from us! His brother is only 5'9" tall. He was never like that as a kid, a little pudgy, but not after he gained his full height and got into karate full bore.
He's had both legs done, but he said something about going back to needles and injections on July 12 so I guess it's a process. But he said something about a burning down one leg now being completely gone, which is a blessing for a restaurant manager who is on his feet all the time.

 

[getaclue]

It's good he's taking it off now, and learning to eat better. The older one gets, the harder it can be to take the weight off. Glad he's healed well from the initial procedure. Yes, when there are a lot of varicose veins, it's not all done in one felled swoop, and is a process.

 

[speckledhen]

It's good he's taking it off now, and learning to eat better. The older one gets, the harder it can be to take the weight off. Glad he's healed well from the initial procedure. Yes, when there are a lot of varicose veins, it's not all done in one felled swoop, and is a process.

Yes, he had a lot and bad ones, too. But, he's getting his life back and I hope he continues. He answered and said he'd lost 102 lbs so far, held steady during the time he could not get to the gym after his leg surgeries. Nutrition is 95% of weight loss anyway, but adding muscle increases metabolism.
Tom is determined to do his physical therapy torture. He's there now. He goes on Monday and Friday. I kept telling him to use the weights at home like I do for his upper body. I have more arm muscle than he does even not flexed because I've done exercises regularly to strengthen my arms, ,shoulders and upper back for lifting stuff, plus some leg exercises. Hasn't helped my weight much since I'm hypothyroid, but at least I don't really gain more than a couple of pounds when I get lax about my eating. We do a lot of vegetables, stir-fry and such, using meat as a condiment more than a big portion of a meal and have been that way for years, other than the occasional burger with 90% lean ground beef or the even more rare drive-thru burger-wow, those fast food burgers seem so salty after not eating out for years!! Such a contrast to eating at home all the time.

Downloaded my driveway game camera this morning, lots of pics of us, the chickens, Finn and one of this guy who keeps hoping we'll leave the garbage out of the can for him. I heard a fox bark several times after sunrise close by. Usually, I don't hear that so late in the morning.