The Old Folks Home
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Driving home... my driveway...
Top left my house. Top right greenhouse and coop.
Top left my house. Top right greenhouse and coop.
Wow what a great spot.
Looking very comfortable there @Alaskan
Been there done that got the t-shirt.
Discovered about 15 years ago I have rare genetic defect in my teeth/immune system where my body turns on my teeth like they are a foreign object in my body and destroys them from the inside out. It's called genetic internal absorption. When they discovered it I had 4 teeth that were well on the road to destruction. They were able to save one but had to cut out all the bone on the outside of my jaw to get the teeth out as they had fused to the bone. No symptoms until the tooth abscesses due to the nerve being destroyed.
Had stitches everywhere, lots of swelling all the fun stuff. At the time I was only the second person in IL to be diagnosed with the condition. When I asked the doctor what happened to the first person he told me he eventually lost all his teeth due to the expense of dealing with the disease. I still gots half of mine along with a removable and permanent bridge. Guess I'm a step ahead of the first guy. LOL
@superchemicalgirl at first when I read about the ongoing saga of your less than sane turkey I was going to say "it's a turkey thing!" then I realized...Your turkey ain't normal!
But I have that little bantam hen that isn't playing with a full deck either. I wrote about her earlier. She's the little gal who hasn't laid an egg in over a year (she's two years old) since she went broody last year, lost most of her feathers along with a lot of weight. I was ready to pull the plug on her when @ronott1 suggested separating her from the flock and applying a load of TLC along with vitamins and good food, which is exactly what I did.
Well, Sparkles has all of her feathers, she gained a ton of weight and still hasn't laid an egg. Every time I try to reintroduce her back into the flock, she sits on the roost for a few minutes then flies over to perch on my head before flying back to her pen and hiding in the corner of the nesting box. I thought she was blind but I think she sees, how well I have no idea.
I think she just doesn't like the other chickens very much. Which leaves me trying to find a compatible companion for her to roost with over the winter months.
Sometimes I think chickens and yes, turkeys too, need a shrink and some Prozac.
Discovered about 15 years ago I have rare genetic defect in my teeth/immune system where my body turns on my teeth like they are a foreign object in my body and destroys them from the inside out. It's called genetic internal absorption. When they discovered it I had 4 teeth that were well on the road to destruction. They were able to save one but had to cut out all the bone on the outside of my jaw to get the teeth out as they had fused to the bone. No symptoms until the tooth abscesses due to the nerve being destroyed.
Had stitches everywhere, lots of swelling all the fun stuff. At the time I was only the second person in IL to be diagnosed with the condition. When I asked the doctor what happened to the first person he told me he eventually lost all his teeth due to the expense of dealing with the disease. I still gots half of mine along with a removable and permanent bridge. Guess I'm a step ahead of the first guy. LOL
@superchemicalgirl at first when I read about the ongoing saga of your less than sane turkey I was going to say "it's a turkey thing!" then I realized...Your turkey ain't normal!
But I have that little bantam hen that isn't playing with a full deck either. I wrote about her earlier. She's the little gal who hasn't laid an egg in over a year (she's two years old) since she went broody last year, lost most of her feathers along with a lot of weight. I was ready to pull the plug on her when @ronott1 suggested separating her from the flock and applying a load of TLC along with vitamins and good food, which is exactly what I did.
Well, Sparkles has all of her feathers, she gained a ton of weight and still hasn't laid an egg. Every time I try to reintroduce her back into the flock, she sits on the roost for a few minutes then flies over to perch on my head before flying back to her pen and hiding in the corner of the nesting box. I thought she was blind but I think she sees, how well I have no idea.
I think she just doesn't like the other chickens very much. Which leaves me trying to find a compatible companion for her to roost with over the winter months.
Sometimes I think chickens and yes, turkeys too, need a shrink and some Prozac.
Makes it worth it huh
perchie.girl
RIP 1953-2021
and a few for yourself as you sort it all out... How about getting her a chick to raise.... Something bantomie....
And i have had all of them out, so not losing any more that way.
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