The Front Porch Swing

[Blooie]

They will probably put Jenny on antibiotics because if I am not mistaken some ulcers while started by acid and stress are contributed to by infection...

Its all good sounds like they have a most excellent doctor... whew...

deb

The irony? Jack isn't even a doctor - he's a PA.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
They often know more than a doctor.... they are hands on every day.... and actually take the time to get to know their patients.

deb

 

[wyoDreamer]

Dumb question - what is a PA?

 

[KentuckyMom]

Dumb question - what is a PA?

Physician's assistant, I think.
Not a dumb question. We now have physician's assistants, nurse practitioners, and numerous other kinds of doctors. Some I don't realize exist until their specialty is needed.

 

[dpenning]

So yesterday was a sad day. My electric fence went out several weeks ago so I had been working with the supplier to isolate the problem and get the component fixed. Yesterday morning I went out to the deck and my fence was knocked down. It had been storming HARD that morning so I was hoping it got blown over ( which it hasn't over the last year) but no, a coyote got in and killed my four girls. I had 3 little girls inside the coop in a dog crate and they were fine but sometime between when the pop door opened and when I got up something knocked down the fence and killed all the layers.

The replacement component for the fence will be here next week, now I'm up in the morning at the time when the coyote's came through waiting with a gun. I hear they come back for more once they find the buffet. Honestly I've never thought before I could kill one and have lost a bird here and there to a coyote, but never this blatant of an attack. There were piles of feathers. Before they just disappeared one at a time over the last year. This made me mad. This is war.

 

[Blooie]

Oh, what a horror to wake up to! I am so sorry. Go get 'em!!!

 

[bruceha2000]

So yesterday was a sad day. My electric fence went out several weeks ago so I had been working with the supplier to isolate the problem and get the component fixed. Yesterday morning I went out to the deck and my fence was knocked down. It had been storming HARD that morning so I was hoping it got blown over ( which it hasn't over the last year) but no, a coyote got in and killed my four girls. I had 3 little girls inside the coop in a dog crate and they were fine but sometime between when the pop door opened and when I got up something knocked down the fence and killed all the layers.

The replacement component for the fence will be here next week, now I'm up in the morning at the time when the coyote's came through waiting with a gun. I hear they come back for more once they find the buffet. Honestly I've never thought before I could kill one and have lost a bird here and there to a coyote, but never this blatant of an attack. There were piles of feathers. Before they just disappeared one at a time over the last year. This made me mad. This is war.

Horrible! My coop's pop door opens only into the inside run (which is not predator proof but a coyote is unlikely) but they are still at risk when I let them out of the barn into the repaired fence area around the barnyard and pond. It isn't even close to a predator proof fence, more of a "slow them down and maybe they will find some regular diet critters to eat instead" fence. My predator problem is foxes, haven't seen coyotes here but I know we have them.

Physician's assistant, I think.
Not a dumb question. We now have physician's assistants, nurse practitioners, and numerous other kinds of doctors. Some I don't realize exist until their specialty is needed.

Yep, a PA can do most everything an MD can do except surgery. They ASSIST in surgery, like opening and closing.

 

[Windy Bay Farm]

Howdy ya'll Just wanted to drop in and say hello. Been awhile and a long winter but Summer has finally started to make an appearance ! Hope everyone survived the winter and that you're finally getting some warmer weather

 

[perchie.girl]

Welcome back @Windy Bay Farm its been busy here.... LOL.

deb

 

[Blooie]

WINDY! How the heckle are ya???? Grab a bucket - but watch out for the turtle. He's smelling a little ripe under there!