The Old Folks Home

[Bunnylady]

I am not responsible for anything I might have said when sleep deprived, lol.

Well gee, on those terms, I shouldn't ever be held responsible for things I say.

 

[Alaskan]

Well gee, on those terms, I shouldn't ever be held responsible for things I say.

sounds like a great out.


Live it up!!!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I think there was something wrong with him more than just bp, whatever they put him on calmed him down he was a big guy not 'fat' just big, little bigger than me, but super high strung and always in a hurry. He used to jump up on his trailer and unhook/seal himself up when done, NOT allowed to but I gave drivers leeway if I liked them and they were helping out when I was burried. Whatever they eventually put him on to lower his bp also calmed him the heck down lol.
IDK the requirements for DOT physical just dealt with a lot of drivers.

Probably best that whatever they gave him calmed him down. And possibly safer.

Where do I work? Dairy plant, 100yrs old+. Make cottage cheese and sour cream, Breakstones....Kraft/Heinz owns it now...


The whole age difference thing...My MIL is 63, FIL, 79... I think he will live longer than her, he deals with way less stress, still loves his beer love the guy. If you met him you'd swear he was maybe pushing it 69?... Not even, maybe 59 lol.

A dairy plant...cool! You sounded quite a bit like a dispatcher (semis)

This is true. It depends a lot of the genetics and what the person's life was like.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I don't see why folks are so scared of spiders. Whack, they are dead. No problem.

For me, it's because some of them move so fast. I can pick up a snake...but those fast moving spiders...ugh. We've got one in the kitchen like one of those that make those big tubular type webs in the trees. I've tried to kill him...he's too dang fast. Fast=scary...lol.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Me hate spiders with capitol H gotten a tad better over the years cannot use my hands not that brave only snake I have seen the was the one my br had between them dead plane old garter snake think they learned to stay out of the chicken yard...
no sleep here night before sleep of the dead last night woke at 10a this am.. BF knows I have sleep issues I have master bedroom because of IBD hate that as much as spiders

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hi all. I am a retired late middle ager who has just discovered the fun of chickens. I was helping a friend with chores on her farm and realized how much I loved stopping in the coop and just watching. Now we have a tiny group of 7 here ... 5 roosters and 2 hens. Yes ... I know ... So far we seem to be getting along just fine. They all grew up together. Ours free range and tend to stick to the front yard and side gardens of our home. Sure makes it fun to watch them pop around when we eat lunch at the kitchen window. I harbour dreams of TOO MANY critters. We do also have three donkeys. Between the chickens and the donkeys I have plenty of reason to be outside and active every day. Wondering how our Canadian winter will treat the chickens. I would love to get to know some other 'mature' chicken owners. Ha!

Hi and welcome!! I'm from Manitoba...lol. I'm not sure I can claim to be mature......but I'm in my mid 40s.

You start sounds like mine...I was left with 4 roosters and two hens after my first hens got predated by young foxes. The chickens were different sizes so it worked out for until I added more that year.

I just started raising my 5 chickens. One mistake I made was starting with 3 chickens and adding 2 more. My original chickens kept pecking on the newbys. Now after one month they have adjusted to each other. I am preparing for the cold winter months ahead and needing to put electricity down to my chicken coop. I wish I had a automatic door opener for my chicken coop so I don't have to open up the door before heading out to work !

Hi and welcome as well! It sounds like you did ok with integration. It can be a bit tricky, it depends a lot on the breed of the birds and their individual temperaments. Sometimes I wish I had an automatic door too! Although in my case...more for the end of the day...lol.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

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I missed out on an Old Folks insomniac party because I was sleeping! View attachment 1137527 There were lemon Drops and Mists from Canada! Crickets View attachment 1137528and katydids
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There were Zombies too!

Did anyone do the old folks insomniac zombie shuffle?(I might have done that on the way to the loo....)

Delightful!

No tenting/camping for me. However I can sleep like a baby on the hard kitchen floor in front of the register as long as I have a trusty milk jug. (Preferably empty and rinsed of course) Those things make the best pillows...if you can't have a pillow. Just cover with shirt,towel,gloves and you're set.

I've enjoyed everything that has been said...lol. Seems there are more vampires on this thread than previously thought. That's unfortunate many suffer from insomnia.
I can fall asleep anywhere at any time of the day or night. I never used to be able to when I was younger but now I usually can't even remember thinking about falling asleep...I'm already asleep. But my circadian rhythms are so backwards. I feel best when daylight starts to wane and my body would prefer to sleep after the sun come up. I'd make a great shift worker...lol.

 

[pennyJo1960]

okay so we all meet at your place @Wickedchicken6 insomniac party 09/20/2017

 

[drumstick diva]

Add me to the list - I sleep most of the day and am UP till 5 or 6 or 7 am. Do most of my eating and then hit the hay again.

 

[drumstick diva]

as to spiders. If I can see them, I will step on them or if they are distant, I use my $ 1.00 Spic N' Span spray from $ Tree - stream setting, and knock them down, then step on them. I know they are very beneficial BUT, since birth I've been wired to take them out.
What freaks me is when they come down their silky thread from the ceiling and are danging over my head. When I have swatted at them they disappear and then I am afraid to go back to sleep in case they come back.

The 3 stuff dogs I sleep with do nothing to protect me.