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[chickadoodles]

Oh Wolf! How horrible! I am so sorry that happened to you and your chickens! I pray you will get some help!

 

[wolftracks]

Not to bad. I took the front off and my daughter helped me get the PVC back over the rebar. Wire is bent, but I don't care! I have one connector that's giving me a hard time, but otherwise it went bac up pretty good. I had to get after my daughter since she had surgery last week, but it really is pretty light, just hard to get over the rebar without help, so I only let her help a little. Then My girls started fighting over nestboxes and containers and my kid, oh brilliant 25 yr old, tried chasing one down with a conatiner to lay in.

Do I have to rebuild the front, but it's better than having to start all over. Man it was much easier since there's no wind and tarps! LOL I have a think about kites and got my husband hooked on them, so if he had been alive, he probably would have tried to fly that thing! LOL

Oh and I was shocked when I picked up a feeder andf it's still full!! Yay! I had just filled all the feeders and had one bucket of feed left, so I'm glad I still have time to just pick up a bag and not have to rush.

Dang, my back just started up again. Better find my gel and get back out there!!

 

[ducklucky]

Thank y'all for your support with my duck mass murder. Have the 6 eggs in a little styrofoam cooler with heating pad, nice soft blanket and a temp/humidity thingie. Keeping the lid on but not tight and spraying them a few times a day when needed. Temp is nicely staying in the 90s, humidity anywhere between 70-85, and I let them cool down a bit a couple times a day. They are still candling nicely, and being very gentle, but I've got to stop that. Healthy looking veins still, but fewer by the day, and fuller, so I guess they're doing alright. I am gently turning them about 3 times a day, and know I need to stop in the last few days, but have no idea when that will be, well actually, have an idea they are around 20 or a bit more. Any tricks on that with eggs of undetermined maturity? I know the egg should look full at the end with little or no movement, but any tricks other than pipping? Hate to disturb them too much. Mrs Lucky is still from time to time going into her angry protective stance, but so far she has not attacked me. She'll get over it, not that upset. Can't wait to get my 'bator so I can really focus on hatching, Mr. Lucky is very active with the girls so probably most of the eggs are fertile. And they don't like it when I gather, so have to wait 'til they take their walkabout every day.

Gosh Wolf, wish I was there to see the antics

. It is fascinating to have it so close to you, isn't it? Sounds like Punkin will be a good mum, just love to see it when the hens are all broody with that look in their eyes. Makes you wish you had whatever drug they're on! What fun for you, and who cares that they're in the house, I always brood mine inside for a few weeks, hub has a fit because "others" tell him this and that BS, but I pay no attention. Plus you get to connect with the babies that much more, and the mums trust you. If you have a video cam would probably be a huge hit on YouTube. Bet you'd get a gazillion hits! Sorry about your migraine, sounds like you have a good nurse tho, she probably checks on you more than any nurse in hospital LOL!

Thanks Arielle, as far as the Paleo routine. We pretty much have it down, and there is a ton of info online and for free! Will check out that website tho. As far as support groups, we belong to so very many already for my hub's other strange diseases, I'm not sure I could handle another. Plus keeping up with the PMs and emails all the time, I have people around the world I talk with about interstitial cystitis (IC), which is a rare bladder disease, unknown cause and no cure, hub has it. Very rare in men, but misdiagnosed most of the time (darn prostate, which has nothing to do with it, they always get diagnosed with prostate problems 1st and it's not) . The bladder gets all raw and full of scar tissue and hunners ulcers and shrinks to a very low capacity, so you go like 50 times a day or more. Sure all you gals have had a bought of cystitis or bladder infection at least once, imagine having it 24-7-365. It's NOT an infection it's a disease. And please don't suggest cranberry juice, it's like pouring acid on a wound, very acidic. So no OJ, caffeine, chocolate, lots of irritants. He's in a ton of pain all the time and can't do much, so it's all on me anymore.

I do enjoy being able to commiserate with others tho, so if I can find some time, will definitely be in touch with you and check out the site. Did do something different with the coconut flour bread last night, and it actually came out twice its normal height and was light and almost fluffy! Whipped the crap out of the eggs first (and used half duck egg half chicken) before adding everything else, used a healthy dose of soda and powder, 2 or 3 times more than I normally would, about 1 T, and about a half cup of plain yogurt, a little almond milk to thin it out, and after everything was in there and whipped up, added about 4 or 5 capfuls of white vinegar. Could have baked it at that point, but we both had a sweet tooth so plumped up some raisins and added cinnamon and some stevia and also a few squirts of honey (you can of course add more, even some maple syrup or molasses, but we can't have). Just layed it all on top of the loaf and gently swirled it thru the batter, 325 for about 35-40 minutes. Was so pleasantly surprised to see it rise above the top of the bread pan and not fall, and it is some yummy, very moist, the moistest I've ever made, and I've made plenty.

I know a true paleo does not do dairy, and we do drink almond milk and I make my own yogurt from organic raw milk from a local farm, so there! I can't believe the paleo people did not have some milk anyway (they figured out eggs!), altho probably not the way we drink it now. Surely they watched animals feeding their young and the light bulb went off, and obviously the gals all breast fed! I think raw dairy would be acceptable, it's just all that processed stuff that is a big no-no. Know a lot of people have lactose problems, so maybe that's why the diet eliminates dairy. I really don't "follow" recipes for anything, just get the general idea and the proper ingredient and approx measures. Really can't follow too many recipes for anything, hub is not only on the IC diet, but the diabetic diet as he can't tolerate the oral meds, diet for blood clotting disorder (very few dark leafy greens, they thin the blood), so it is challenging to say the least

! For someone else to have that combo of health issues is rare, altho most ICers have a lot of other things going on, it is considered an autoimmune disease, altho they really don't know what it is. So your body starts attacking itself from within. We MUST follow a healthy diet, we have no choice. Have learned many, many tricks and all kinds of safe goodies to purchase online, herbal coffees and such. Do 75% of my shopping online, just the fresh stuff at the stores.

Now I have been asked by the IC Association to speak before Congress the next time IC gets before them, they need research money big time, and IC is so rare it is waaaaay down at the bottom of the list, altho it is considered a "rare" and permanently disabling disease by our government, it is just simply overlooked because they (congress) don't understand it and really don't care. There is no way I'm going to DC, have enough probs with anxiety. So we'll probably do a video and present it that way. IC research funding is usually put on a bill as an attachment anyway, but they are going to present an actual bill this time, or at least try to. I'm a consumer advocate for a lot of different things (not a lobbyist, yuch!), so if anyone needs some help with something weird, let me know, I focus on the less common things that nobody else does, and have some law background. Not that I would ever give anyone legal advice, no can do, but can point y'all in the right direction and draft letters for you if you so need. It's kinda a hobby, no $$$ accepted here!

I was at battle and still am, with our new mtg company now. We have been going for refi, and a week before settlement our old mtg company sold our measly $25K mtg. Trying to get info out of them was impossible, I've talked with every Pakistani, Indian, Iranian, you name it and outsourcing is an issue I want to tackle as well. Problem was, we were not in their system, and we could not get a payoff amount on paper. We just did not exist. We were supposed to as of 4/1, but as of today, we still are not in their system. Thru many calls and tears, finally got an American, and she gave me a top secret inside line to call, and that was that. Our refi co got what they needed, one lousy piece of paper, so we settle tomorrow. Boy, did we lose sleep over that one, plus money with the extra interest and stuff, but our refi co was wonderful thru it all, and they are based solely in the US. I made him promise me in blood he would never sell us out to an outsourced company, and he did promise, we'll see. So now I have complaints filed with the BBB (this co is outrageous, thousands and thousands of complaints against them, and they are rated F). Also filed complaints with our state attorney general and surely they will direct me to federal as every state is affected by them. I'm beginning to wonder if this is the way the mideast is going to take us over, just keep foreclosing and kicking people out of their homes and bring their families over to live in those houses. Interesting, huh? Anyway, that will be my next battle, they are darn near criminal and don't know why the feds haven't stepped in.

So anyway, another one of my stories, but seriously, if any of you guys ever need help with things like these, I will be more than happy to try to help you any way I can, I want nothing in return, nothing. I just enjoy doing it and it keeps me fresh on the law and the brain cells have to do a little work, almost as good as a crossword! And working on a novel (can't you tell!) too. Yes, chickens and ducks will be involved LOL!

Good luck with the upcoming bambinos, Wolf, and Arielle, will be in touch. Take care everyone!

 

[bamachicks8]

I know the feeling duck I've been having phone troubles and Verizon customer service is ridiculous!
Then my brothercalled the finance company my dad had his truck with, he was going to continue making the payments.No they said he had to refinance and
put it in his name, ok reasonable he said ok when can
I do that? They said no we have to come get the truck and we will try to sell it and if we do not sell itbefore you get the paperwork done then you can have it back. I'm not allowed to repeat his reply!

 

[bamachicks8]

How lucky am i? my dd decided I needed a foot massage

 

[superchemicalgirl]

This is what my backyard looked like on Monday. Those darn tarps would catch the wind while I was trying to pull it off my neighbor's shop roof and I pulled my back out. Today is my first day out of bed since. Now we're going to be in the middle 80s and I get to go out and finish trying to repair everything. I'm slathered with Arnica gel and just took 2 Excedrine, so waiting for everything to kick in, so I can get out there. In the meantime, I have my Marans running loose in the yar and also so Games and my Purple egg project cockerel who is testosterone driven. Wish me luck!

If this was me, I'd probably cry. The wind did that?? WOW. Is that normal weather for there?

I have to say every winter we get a nasty storm that knocks the gutters off and every spring I have to go and put the gutters back on once the snow melts and I can find them... and I thought *that* was annoying.

 

[wolftracks]

If this was me, I'd probably cry. The wind did that?? WOW. Is that normal weather for there?

I have to say every winter we get a nasty storm that knocks the gutters off and every spring I have to go and put the gutters back on once the snow melts and I can find them... and I thought *that* was annoying.

Trust me I almost did cry. But it was my fault. I hadn't fastened it all down to the frame, because I wanted to build the front better first. There's a lot of damage out there. And out front. Just mad that I have to do this when I was so close to being able to do something else. The winds get bad, but I think once I finish it will hold up as good as the little hoop coops.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: The winds were gusting over 50mph with this wind storm. It was from the North. We can get higher with pacific storms and they come from the south--75mph ish--low level hurricane winds. The Sierras get over 100mph sometimes. The wind this week was also bad because it rained last week and the trees have leaves.

 

[bamachicks8]

Im sorry wolf know it's hard, sending hugs and strength your way.

 

[Wisher1000]

I am off to the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival and Poultry Show tomorrow! My first big poultry show (other than the county fair) and I am picking up a pair of quality Silver Campines from a lady that is bringing them from Texas!!! Woot!! Stumpy and Kowgurl62 are going as well and I am excited!