The Old Folks Home

[ShrekDawg]

I used to be like that and could eat whatever I wanted with zero consequences but then all of a sudden last year and this year it caught up to me and I can’t eat certain foods anymore or at least not unless I want to be in for a world of hurt

Some trigger migraines, some cause abdominal pain/digestive issues, some cause sinus issues/clog them up. It sucks

Thankfully I think I’ve figured out most of the triggers and can avoid them usually but I don’t want to. I want to be able to eat whatever I want to again without having to worry it’s going to cause a migraine or send me running to the bathroom or cause severe pain and discomfort or cause me to wake up with a headache the next morning from the sinus congestion

 

[ShrekDawg]

See would be in IBD he** if I ate like you Diva have to be lot's more sensible
goodnight

I do too. Just since last year all of a sudden so many things cause migraines or abdominal pain

Goodnight.

 

[drumstick diva]

I'm older than you penny, which means my body has had a lot more time to adjust to
things I have done to it. It always reacted badly to veggies, acidic fruits and spicy foods. By that I mean my threshold is very low. Everyone will say "BUT THAT isn't spicy." But it is too me. Some brand of ketchup bothers me greatly but, not a different brand

 

[pennyJo1960]

Wow I do not think I would get that old if I managed on your diets
Goodnight all

 

[Alaskan]

I am going to have a lot of broody chickens come spring. I have 4 silkie hens, 3 Giant cochins, and 11 bantam cochins, plus about half a dozen Mille fleurs.

My D'uccle (I assume that is the breed when you say Mille Fleurs? There are a couple of different breeds in that color) were decent broodies but NOT good moms. They were sweet and cute little girls, my kids liked them. I only got one set though, not sure from which hatchery any more... but i bred them for a few years (then gave up on that since I could not manage to breed a male that wasn't human aggressive), and just this summer I finally got rid of the last old hens that I had (that had never gotten better at mothering).

So...long story short....I am curious to hear if your set are better!

I love cochins! I have had great broodies, and mothers, from cochins.

 

[Alaskan]

Dang all.... got curious, but I can't figure out what chickens come in millie fleur...

I know Leghorns do, and Cochins.... but what else?

 

[CapricornFarm]

My D'uccle (I assume that is the breed when you say Mille Fleurs? There are a couple of different breeds in that color) were decent broodies but NOT good moms. They were sweet and cute little girls, my kids liked them. I only got one set though, not sure from which hatchery any more... but i bred them for a few years (then gave up on that since I could not manage to breed a male that wasn't human aggressive), and just this summer I finally got rid of the last old hens that I had (that had never gotten better at mothering).

So...long story short....I am curious to hear if your set are better!

I love cochins! I have had great broodies, and mothers, from cochins.

Yes, D'uccles ... I got them just because I love the color. I gave up my Speckled Sussex to make room for more polish.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Dang all.... got curious, but I can't figure out what chickens come in millie fleur...

I know Leghorns do, and Cochins.... but what else?

Maybe other bantams? Idk either.

 

[microchick]

@drumstick diva, no worries. No rush. Whenever you can.

As for food allergies. When you are catering to IBS/irritable or inflammatory versions, a person tends to let their guts rule their dinner plate instead of their heads. There are times when I throw caution to the wind and risk problems in order to enjoy a favorite food. But there are foods that I know will cause me misery if I indulge so I avoid them like poison. What I've found personally is that a lot of the artificial sweeteners in drink mixes and soda pops will really knock me flat, literally. Days of misery for my pleasure. I gave up pop about 4 years ago. Quit cold turkey. Don't miss it. Tried to drink a mug while out for dinner one day and just did a 'eeewwwww this is gross!' reaction.

Recently I gave up the premixes that you can get to go into bottled water. Once again because of the artificial sweeteners in it that were causing my IBS to be worse than its usual degree of discomfort. I can use stevia and saccharin as artificial sweeteners but from my own comfort I've given up a lot of food because I'd rather not be in pain or nauseous.

We have one more day of Indian Summer here. Highs in the upper 50s and plentiful sunshine. I plan to be outside, dumping my stock tank, pulling posts and cleaning about 50 pounds of leaves out of the gutters.

 

[bruceha2000]

My migraines are triggered by sudden drops in barometric pressure - a storm coming in.

But hear this, migraine folks! The neurologist said she won’t see any referrals for migraines unless the patient was on 400 mg of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and 400 mg of magnesium and it didn’t work. But it worked!

Don’t get the cheap magnesium. Get magnesium aspartate to avoid the, er, digestive disturbances. ive has only one migraine in the last 1 1/2 year

Barometric changes are ONE of DD1's triggers. One exit from the ER had "helpful information" including "avoid barometric changes". Um, sorry, we don't have a barometric chamber for her to live in Dr "I must have graduated at the bottom of my class".
She's been on B2 and Magnesium Citrate for years on the advice from the headache specialist doctor.

EGADS!!! (found that funny, sorry)
Curiously small eggs there. Only the one Welsummer comes close to what the eggs of my girls of similar breeds weigh. I have 2 Barred Rocks (from Meyer) that lay minimally 60g, generally larger. 3 Black Australorps (2 from Meyer), one lays in the 54-58g range, the others well over 60g. And my 3 EEs (2 from Meyer) lay 60g minimum.

But I’m gonna try this. Do you take them separately or in a multivitamin or?

DD1s are separate. She also takes a daily multivitamin.