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[drumstick diva]

sure use words I don't understand, now I have to google squalene

 

[topdycke]

I'll beat Dsqard to posting this week's progress on our quilt project.

That is beautiful!

 

[Cynthia12]

Beautiful SCG.

 

[topdycke]

SCG the weather report looked like you were going to be getting yet another round of snow. I can send you a bunch of fabric from my fail at a quilting class. I can't make a flat hand-stitched seam

- it has sat in a box since we moved here

 

[Peep_Show]

Stunning!

 

[Alaskan]

sure use words I don't understand, now I have to google squalene

me too!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

SCG the weather report looked like you were going to be getting yet another round of snow. I can send you a bunch of fabric from my fail at a quilting class. I can't make a flat hand-stitched seam

- it has sat in a box since we moved here

Yup the snow is going to start around 2200. However, I know spring is coming because all of a sudden all the boys started acting like hormonally crazed jerks today. And I saw a cardinal pair.

I can't hand sew at all... have you tried machine stitching? I get much better results with that. I can give you an easy recipe for some french seamed pillowcases - with pictures. I made up a tutorial for it a few weeks ago. I'd be happy to send it to you. You should try it! If all else fails though, I love being the recipient of free fabric.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

(Ignore Paul... this was a look alike contest entry). That little roo of mine started out with an ever so slight mismatched beak at hatch and it got worse and worse as he aged. You can see his head is deformed slightly, too. The above picture is him likely around 4 weeks (because he's still indoors) and by the time he died his beak was even worse. He was a very sweet boy and very friendly, but could barely eat. We'd have to give him wet mash every day just to get a few calories in him, and he was still very skeletal. He also made a giant mess trying to eat, which attracted rodents if the others didn't clean up after him. He was also unable to groom himself (didn't even take dust baths) and ended up getting a bad case of mites which is when we decided to cull him. I was very sad. If I had it to do again I would have culled earlier. I know some have success stories with their cross beaks, but we did not. More snow coming tonight!

I agee. It depends on severity and how much time you have to devote to special care. My boy was always able to feed himself and preen

 

[tnspursfan09]

I'll beat Dsqard to posting this week's progress on our quilt project.

So pretty!

 

[tnspursfan09]

Dobby has been moved out to the little coop. I figured if he was feeling well enough to follow me around the house jumping on all the furniture and crowing then he was well enough to be moved back out. It was a nice mild day. I was afraid he might get too used to being inside and I didn't want to shock his system. He and the other two crowed across the yard at each other all day.