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[CSolis]

Yaayyyyyyyyy! Integrated Greystoke and Lady with their daughters today. Two of them have begun to lay so far. He is phenomenal with the pullets. He dances for them, calls them to snacks.. If they don't respond for breeding, he doesn't try to mount them at all. He doesn't chase them down either. I had to keep Muffins penned up since she's a bossy mother pecker. I'll move her in with the other non breeding pullets and we will see who's boss. Then pull her daughter from that pen and put her in with King Wheaties, pull Raven from the pen with KW since she's his full sistah. Next stop is to go get my little furry pants boy. He'll have Raven to keep him company until the Pumpkin Patch girls are ready to go in with him.

 

[CSolis]

My house in KY had a very realistic looking gas log fireplace. Great heat, looked pretty, and I didn't have to chop, and haul wood.

I'm waiting for TSC to put out the ventless propane heating units again. I have a spare line under the house near the corner of the LR where I plan on putting it. Do I need to get ceramic tiles or even paver stones to set it on?

 

[Cynthia12]

Yaayyyyyyyyy! Integrated Greystoke and Lady with their daughters today. Two of them have begun to lay so far. He is phenomenal with the pullets. He dances for them, calls them to snacks.. If they don't respond for breeding, he doesn't try to mount them at all. He doesn't chase them down either. I had to keep Muffins penned up since she's a bossy mother pecker. I'll move her in with the other non breeding pullets and we will see who's boss. Then pull her daughter from that pen and put her in with King Wheaties, pull Raven from the pen with KW since she's his full sistah. Next stop is to go get my little furry pants boy. He'll have Raven to keep him company until the Pumpkin Patch girls are ready to go in with him.

I love..love..your furry pants boy.

 

[microchick]

You just may have what I had. And I have to wonder if it's back. They do a stool test. Easier than a colonoscopy. I was put on an antibiotic. Did the trick, but.. of course there's the..but...I was told it could take months for the bowel to get back to normal. In the meantime, living on Imodium. Now who's sharing tmi?

Oh I hear ya!

I'm sure I'll know more after Wednesday as far as 'what's next'. Yes, a GI visit and a colonoscopy for sure but I've been doing research and there is a form of rheumatic arthritis called Eneropathic Arthritis where the pain starts in your joints and spine before going to your colon. I had a week and a half of excruciating back pain before it suddenly stopped and the bowel pain started. I told my husband that I was betting real money that is what they are going to find wrong with me. What if? Biologics. Humira being the drug of choice. Some go on steroids. Think I'd rather have the Humira. But given the fact that I've been dealing with a 'form' of rheumatic arthritis that nobody seems to be able to pin down and this pretty much fits the symptomology.

I'm on an antibiotic also. Will decide whether or not to continue on Wednesday but I have a feeling he will because I spiked a temp Friday night.

Immodium huh?

And as for months...man I can embrace that !

So what foods would y'all painfully miss if you were told you couldn't eat them again? For me....anything with sugar in it, Fried chicken, Ice cream...my granola bar snackschocolate cake and or brownies. OH! and potato chips.

 

[lovesfarms]

@microchick- I believe my Crohn's/colitis was triggered by high nitrates in the neighbors water. You can't get colitis or Crohn's unless you have autoimmune in your genes. But if it's in your genes, something generally triggers it. When I was 15 I worked on the Amish neighbors farm. They had high nitrates in their water to the point the mother was drinking bottled water (she was nursing an infant and nitrates can cause Blue babies). It was hot, I mowed the yard twice a week with a reel mower (no engine) and drank tons of water. The following day I had explosive bloody diarrhea, it would last a short period. When I stopped working there (I was there several times the next couple weeks) the symptoms kept coming and going. I was diagnosed with salmonella and my parents treated our water. But it never went away. I wasn't diagnosed with Crohn's/colitis till my early 20s. I didn't complain enough. My Dad died when I was 18 and I didn't want to put a bigger burden on mom then she already had raising 9 kids and managing a large farm. My oldest brother (the new farmer) was only 17 and my priority was helping him. I would sit on the sidelines by myself watching my friends play volley ball so I wouldn't be sick the following day so I could help my younger brothers. Mowing yard and pulling weeds and even excessive shivering would make me sick.As DH says now 'you are a silent sufferer'. I have since learned to speak up.
Microchick, I have no doubt you are suffering but I'm glad you are working to get to the bottom of this.
When you have a colonoscopy, the way they can see which it is- colitis is always in the colon (large intestine) and is a solid inflammation. Crohn's can be found any where from the mouth to the end and will appear patchy or a cobblestone appearance with some patches affected with healthy patches in between. They will also do biopsies.
It also helps that you can talk with other people who have it, when you feel sick off and on every day, it gets old to people who have never experienced it and it can even make you feel like a chronic complainer. But the truth of the matter is, just like other auto immune diseases, it doesn't matter how you eat or what you do, sometimes you have bad days for simply no reason at all. That doesn't make you a chronic complainer, it just means you are a very normal person that has a sickness that you didn't choose but are doing the best you can to live with it! Keep doing what you are doing, of you need to take the day off, by all means take the day off. Eat the healthiest you can but don't fret if a food that worked for you yesterday makes you sick today, there is no perfect diet. Take plenty of cozy,soothing warm soaks in the tub and most of all, thank God for the wonderful caring husband he gave to you!

 

[CSolis]

I love..love..your furry pants boy.

Ok, I couldn't wait! I went and picked up a bag of layer crumble for my crew, and an extra bag for Amanda. I had asked her to name her price and she said 'You can have him!'. The bag of feed was a trade off.
Tell me what you think. When she grabbed him up and handed him to me he settled right down in my arms and just chatted away while I petted him. He freaked out when I was taking the pics out on the front deck when Gator zoomed by, but headed straight to my lap instead of any other directions. He was an August hatch, which makes him roughly 3 months old now.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old folks been busy kinda figuring out dinner here .. Having my two cups of coffee second one now ..
Shower long hot one is also on the list

 

[Sally PB]

So what foods would y'all painfully miss if you were told you couldn't eat them again?

There are a lot I'd miss, but I'd get over them if it meant feeling better. Sweets are a big thing for me, but I'm trying to cut them waaaaay back. Bread (gluten) was hard to give up, but I did it, and feel better for it.

I read a great quote: "Self discipline is deciding what you want."

Do I want that candy bar, or to be closer to my diet goal? Do I want that nap, or to finish a project that's due and hanging over my head?

I've found if I phrase the choice that way, the answer is very clear.

Anyone who has aches, pains, health issues... this is a no judgment zone on complaints! We all understand here. And if we don't, we will.

to all!

 

[microchick]

@microchick- I believe my Crohn's/colitis was triggered by high nitrates in the neighbors water. You can't get colitis or Crohn's unless you have autoimmune in your genes. But if it's in your genes, something generally triggers it. When I was 15 I worked on the Amish neighbors farm. They had high nitrates in their water to the point the mother was drinking bottled water (she was nursing an infant and nitrates can cause Blue babies). It was hot, I mowed the yard twice a week with a reel mower (no engine) and drank tons of water. The following day I had explosive bloody diarrhea, it would last a short period. When I stopped working there (I was there several times the next couple weeks) the symptoms kept coming and going. I was diagnosed with salmonella and my parents treated our water. But it never went away. I wasn't diagnosed with Crohn's/colitis till my early 20s. I didn't complain enough. My Dad died when I was 18 and I didn't want to put a bigger burden on mom then she already had raising 9 kids and managing a large farm. My oldest brother (the new farmer) was only 17 and my priority was helping him. I would sit on the sidelines by myself watching my friends play volley ball so I wouldn't be sick the following day so I could help my younger brothers. Mowing yard and pulling weeds and even excessive shivering would make me sick.As DH says now 'you are a silent sufferer'. I have since learned to speak up.
Microchick, I have no doubt you are suffering but I'm glad you are working to get to the bottom of this.
When you have a colonoscopy, the way they can see which it is- colitis is always in the colon (large intestine) and is a solid inflammation. Crohn's can be found any where from the mouth to the end and will appear patchy or a cobblestone appearance with some patches affected with healthy patches in between. They will also do biopsies.
It also helps that you can talk with other people who have it, when you feel sick off and on every day, it gets old to people who have never experienced it and it can even make you feel like a chronic complainer. But the truth of the matter is, just like other auto immune diseases, it doesn't matter how you eat or what you do, sometimes you have bad days for simply no reason at all. That doesn't make you a chronic complainer, it just means you are a very normal person that has a sickness that you didn't choose but are doing the best you can to live with it! Keep doing what you are doing, of you need to take the day off, by all means take the day off. Eat the healthiest you can but don't fret if a food that worked for you yesterday makes you sick today, there is no perfect diet. Take plenty of cozy,soothing warm soaks in the tub and most of all, thank God for the wonderful caring husband he gave to you!

Thank you, sweet lady. That's just what I needed to hear from a fellow sufferer. Now I know what you are dealing with.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Did get the hot shower does the body good ..
Grabbed a blueberry muffin call it breakfast or brunch ..
first turtle neck of the season down in 40's here this morning..
Many of us here have pain Micro .. We all deal with it best we can.