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[CapricornFarm]

@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.

With the IBS with constipation, I suffer much less if I take 2 or 3 Senna pills each night. I used to avoid laxatives due to dependence, but this works so well and is natural. Saves me from a lot of pain.
I gave up soda too and avoid sweeteners, but can't seem to avoid sugar.

 

[ShrekDawg]

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.


DD1s are separate. She also takes a daily multivitamin.

Yeah, how exactly does one avoid barometric changes!?

And has it helped at all??

I ordered some from Amazon last night so hopefully it will ha

I should probably be taking a multivitamin too. I eat horribly.

And I found that one hilarious too!!!

But yes they are oddly small!! And some of the actual eggs are quite small size wise too. In the incubator you can really see the difference. Some are big and some... aren’t. I hope they do okay.

I almost wonder if they aren’t pullet eggs with it being a fall/winter order???

But even my Leghorn pullet weighs bigger eggs than that!! She’s over 50 now usually.

 

[microchick]

With the IBS with constipation, I suffer much less if I take 2 or 3 Senna pills each night. I used to avoid laxatives due to dependence, but this works so well and is natural. Saves me from a lot of pain.
I gave up soda too and avoid sweeteners, but can't seem to avoid sugar.

Same here, Cap. Sugar is a high inflammatory substance but one I cannot kick entirely.

As for the senna, I've tried that. It over stimulates my digestive system for some reason and even high fiber will make me nauseous. Doc told me to drink more water and the symptoms would diminish. Good grief. They say you are supposed to drink half of your body weight in ounces of water. That means for me about 60 ounces per day. I bet I drink at least 100 ounces. If I drink more I'd float away.

The Rheumatologist gave me a sample box of Linzess (hope I spelled that right) but I have it sitting on the kitchen Island and walk by it and sigh. Afraid to try it. Guess I'd better read up on it on RXlist.com then decide.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I need to start moving way more.

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[pennyJo1960]

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

So I have 11 of them full size birds growing up and 2 blue cochin big ones am I crazy and will regret this ?
Morning

 

[ronott1]

I need to start moving way more.

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Try adding in a walk each day

 

[ShrekDawg]

Try adding in a walk each day

Yeah I think I’m going to start doing that!! Yesterday I walked a ton cause I walked my friends dogs on two separate walks, one of which was pretty far and lots of hills haha, did almost 5 miles yesterday, and over 10000 steps, but usually it’s well under 5000 steps, often under 2000

 

[pennyJo1960]

I walk about three miles a day know that is why my weight has leveled off
not gaining lost like 7 but over 18 months 130 now feel good with it

 

[ShrekDawg]

I walk about three miles a day know that is why my weight has leveled off
not gaining lost like 7 but over 18 months 130 now feel good with it

I need to start walking every day! I sit way too much. Most of the time. Almost always either driving or sitting somewhere. some days I barely even go outside

We have a large, private/quiet yard and tons of areas to walk around here too, nice, safe, pretty all right from the front door, I should really be walking all the time.

 

[microchick]

@bruceha2000:
quote: 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". end quote.

But you know what they call that doctor that graduated at the bottom of the class? They still call him DOCTOR! Scary, huh?

Just rolled in from pulling posts. Lost count of how many we got 15...17...felt like 900 by the time we were finished. And that was using our lightest log chain to do the job!

Also got the stock tank drained and flipped over. Man I'm going to miss that over the winter months. It provided me with coop water all spring, summer and fall this year using run off from the barn roof. I had 5 big jugs 2.5 gallons each that I filled before dumping it. When those are empty I'll be hauling water from the shop for the birds.

How many days until spring?