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[itsren]

Well, I just dropped my 10-year-old off at church. They're driving him and a huge van load of kids to camp. He's never spent a single night away from us and we just sent him off to spend 7 nights away from us! He has been to quite a few camps (through Camp Fire USA and Cub Scouts), but we've always gone with him as leaders. All week, he was having such a tough time with going away without mom or dad, but I still made him go. DH was about to cave in - but I wouldn't let him. I didn't want DS to think that he could get out of doing something just because the thought of it scared him. I managed to hold it together - until the van drove away... then I spent my drive home

. Now I just feel numb and depressed. I hope he finds that he enjoys camp.

 

[itsren]

Another thing I learned today. Even though the gals like to be petted, never ever sit down with them when you have just finished mowing the lawn and have grass bits clinging to your t shirt or jeans.

Congrats on the egg. We made the mistake of trying to teach ours to hop onto our lap by setting Happy Hen Treats on our lap. Now, if we're eating something they think they want, we may end up with Caunnie on our lap - even if we don't want her there.

 

[lovinchickypoos]

Not sure. Rugs soaked. I think our "leased" very expensive copy machine, that does everything short of the dishes, may be toasted/fried. There was water lapping at the sides of it yesterday - about 2 inches up. I think we got most everything else up. I am sure there are walls (sheetrock) that will have to be repaired. No paper records got wet - those are all up high enough and the water did not get as high in that room. PT and Dialysis I don't think got as much as us so their equipment I think all stayed (for the most part) dry. Found out later that the roof drain got plugged/over whelmed and the water backed up on the roof. Some ceiling tiles came down in one of the delivery rooms - while a patient was in there. No one hurt. Just way too much excitement for me.

How terrible! I enjoy excitement, but not that type!! Sooo glad no one was hurt. Hope things settle down for you soon!

 

[TerrorBird]

One should also never sit outside with their dinner while the chickens are out and about. They will find you and do their very best to forcibly take your food away. If you're bored and need entertainment, you can always chase a family member out of the house while they're eating and release the chickens. I highly recommend it.

 

[lovinchickypoos]

Does only the lead rooster crow, or will the lesser's crow eventually, too?

All 3 of mine crow

. The 2 bantams sound kinda cute though!

 

[Chickielady]

I tried the heavy duty gloves, but find I just can't feel well enough to get the stuff out. So, I switched to my vinyl (doctor type) gloves that I use when I'm painting. They are strong enough that they don't tear, but thin enough that you can feel what you are doing. They come in a box of 50 I think, so they last me quite a while.

I do mine in Commando Style............hate wearing gloves and being so close to a very, very , very sharp knife.

 

[Chickielady]

So I have the 250 watt red light than when they need less heat I put the reg lights in but oh wait here is what I do. I get red spray paint and spray it red, so I have all watts sprayed red. Can you get some spray paint and do that? I never put chicks under white lite but Im sure some people do. I just know Ive had way better luck with them under red. Now saying that I do have a light in the room that is on that is reg light.
So you need to take a warm washcloth and put it on the eyes and see if you can get them to open up so it can see with out that it wont be able to see the food and water plust put another chick with it so the other chick can show it how to eat.
Than I hate to say this mother nature does know how to cull its weekest link but it sounds like maybe the chick got by a big girl who didnt want to have anything to do with it. Im so sorry.. Good luck..

And be careful with Blukote around eyes.

 

[Chickielady]

I'm currently removing a mole on my neck that sometimes gets caught by my necklaces and hurts a lot. It's not even been 24 hours yet so we'll see what happens this week!

Lemme know !

 

[SadieSue]

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Hmm... "Going Commando" means something very different to me I'm guessing. Because this conjures up a very peculiar picture for me.

 

[Chickielady]

One should also never sit outside with their dinner while the chickens are out and about. They will find you and do their very best to forcibly take your food away. If you're bored and need entertainment, you can always chase a family member out of the house while they're eating and release the chickens. I highly recommend it.

Yup, they will just about jump in yer plate !

You know you can click on any pic & it comes up bigger !