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[pettec63]

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he he he!! I know huh??

 

[Zgoatlady]

So couple things,
Today I woke up WAY late, cause, I didn't get to sleep right away last night and after taking some pain meds, ended up falling into a deep sleep early am, got up with a headache cause by sleeping late I didn't have my morning coffee! So, I had my first cup at almost 12!! And although it is saying that it's 47 out it feels like 30!!! I had such good intentions today!! REALLY!! I broke out my pruning shears and loppers and decided they needed to be sharpened before I go on my pruning spree. It's been over cast all day making me feel yuky!! Anyway, I was on the byc turkey forum and a byc educator told me that BBBronze turkeys don't mate naturally and said good luck with that, so yea, guess we will see if she's right! I'm not lopping off any heads yet, they aren't even laying yet which is why I was on there to begin with. Nice enough folks tho they gave me some pretty good info.
What hygometers if any does anyone use here?? I have had a heck of a time finding any that are decent in accuracy!! I have bought about 5 and none are very accurate, either the temp is off and the humidity is close, or the temp is right but the humidity is off!!

This latest batch I bought from incubator warehouse, the temp is pretty close but the humidity is off! And I have the Brinsea eco 20 doesn't have a lot of room, and right now it is plum full of eggs!! so the fricken thing has to sit on top of the eggs and slide around when it rocks!!

also, is there anyone here that has fruit trees?? I have apples, cherrys and one plum, I need to prune and I'm trying to find out if I need dormant spray and when I have to use it if it's not too late?

When I have them I put a little paper on them stating how much off they are, and still use them. Hope that helps you.

 

[pettec63]

I brooded my Maui chicks on lots and lots of pulled-up weeds and weedy grass, they loved it, and there wasn't much dust

my Yelm chicks got an adult incontinence pad on the bottom, covered by fallen fir branches, and there again, not much dust (I had tried them out on commercial chips but they kept eating those, and those WERE dusty

now I get to sit on my hands and hope that the broody hen STAYS broody; we slipped six blue-green EE eggs under her on Tuesday and so far so good

my mama told me that it's prudent not to get onto the subjects of sex, politics, or religion, if we wanted to keep the conversation friendly; I am sure we all have our own beliefs, probably all think we are RIGHT, but as several have said, we need to honor and respect everyone else's beliefs even if we don't agree with them

do I dare say we need to allow the Higher Power to be larger than any one human or group of them? each of us sees an aspect ....

meanwhile, I think chickens are a brilliant design .... however designed ... and I'm really looking forward to helping raise the next batch here (since Mary wants them to be people-friendly, we will be separating them from broody mama as soon as possible)

oh, this weekend? well ... since the insurance company has messed up yet again and we STILL have no license plates for the cars .... I'm hoping a friend will drive me up to the Farmers Market in the morning, so I can buy nice fresh organic veggies and fruits (the ones we don't already have planted here), and then over to the thrift store to see if I can replace some of our stuff that the tenants broke, damaged, discarded, sold, or took off with ....

also going to go around the yard and pull up some of the weeds up here that the chickens seem to enjoy as treats -- they freerange all over the back yard (pretty well covered with trees or large bushes) but don't like to come in the front yard which is almost all grass with only bordering, somewhat scraggly, bushes and one lone plumeria tree which is deciduous so has lost most of its leaves for the winter

Dang the car insurance!!!!

 

[pettec63]

Quote: I know I need to calibrate them but I didn't have time, what kind do you use??

 

[Zgoatlady]

Sigh,

OK, positives here. All my stuff in the greenhouse is coming up.

Spoke to my neighbor yesterday. He's been with the Shipyard 35 years. He spoke with a buddy in HR who checked my online app and I got some pointers so hopeful for that interview I know is coming soon..

My neighbor is also a Church marriage counselor with his wife. I have not shared much with them about relationship issues the 20 years we've been neighbors and shared a BUNCH ( unfortunately my weakness) yesterday. So much crap. He was blown away. But just making lots of changes in MY life and feeling empowered and supported. God has plans and is in control so am comforted. Things will change dramatically and to quote a verse in the Bible:"I lift mine eyes unto the hills. From whence cometh my help (strength)? My help comes from the Lord who made both Heaven and Earth". I'm looking at a photo of DH from before we were married but dating. We had been on a back pack trip with our Church college group. He is standing on a rock over looking a vast expanse of hills we're hiking in. Many years ago I put that photo in a frame and added that verse onto the photo and gave it to him as a gift. It was a very cherished gift. I just wish he would take it to heart these days as I do. But life goes on and we each do with it as we see fit.

I also was reading in Joel Osteens book "It's Your Time". And one statement he wrote about has really stuck with me. He said "God doesn't do things TO you. He does them FOR you". So bad things that happen may be perceived as bad but when we keep ours eyes on God and keep the faith we will see that those bad things end up having a silver lining. "All things work together for good"

Soooo, so much for preaching but just wanted to point out no matter how bad my life may seem I KNOW I am taken care of. Ever hear the story of 'Footprints in the Sand"? God walks with you side by side in the sand so there a 2 sets of footprints. Then one day there is only one set of footprints and we assume they are ours and we question God about why he abandoned us only to hear the answer that the one set was Gods and He was carrying us. All I got to say is God is my ROCK. Thats my story and I'm stickin to it!

I believe that is true. I look back at things in my life and when they were going on it wasn't fair when it was happening to me. But you know I think it needed to happen so the things that now go on in my life are not so hard. Example my first son had to stay at the hospital for 4 days with out me, it was the worst think I thought. Than came my second son he was 2pounds 8 oz he stayed at the hospital for months. I think he was working me up to the next step I had to handle. I don't know it makes since to me..
The Footprints in the Sand was with me with my first divorce and again with me when my Mom was leaving for home ( our true home I believe) My oldest son has a Tattoo cross on his arms with two people walking ( just the foot prints) than it goes to one. It is in honor of my mom going home...

 

[Zgoatlady]

I just wanted to pop in and say Hi, everybody.
Life has been crazy. I'm doing my darndest to keep up.
I miss being on here chatting about chickens. Hopefully I can be on more after I clear a couple more hurdles.
So here is an update...
I had surgery again to remove lymph nodes and more breast tissue.
Survived that ok. Killer sore throat from being intubated. Never experienced that before.
I wasn't prepared for the fact that the lumpectomy was nothing pain wise compared to the lymph node incision.
Digging around in muscle makes a big difference for pain.(Duh on my part.)
Got my results from the pathology.
Cancer had spread out of the ducts but did not make it to my lymph nodes!!! Praise GOD!!!
But... they did not get clean margins so I have to go and get more tissue removed.
I also found out that our insurance is going to cover the Oncotype DX genetic test!!! YEAAAA!!!!
That will tell me how likely my cancer is to reoccur and how much of a benefit radiation will be for me.
If I get a low score, I may be able to forgo radiation and hormone therapy!
Very excited about this because I had been asking the Drs since early December if I could get this test and felt like they were brushing me off.
Anyway, that's it in a nutshell.
Hope everybody is doing ok.
On the chicken front...
I have an AM that really wants me to let her have the 20 eggs she had collected.
She screeched and pecked the heck out of my hands when I tried to collect take the eggs.
I really don't have time to deal with it right now so I hope later this spring she will still be so determined.
Bye for now!!!

Thank you for letting us know, we really miss you. Take care of your self.

 

[Ogress]

LOL!! this is firm but not as bad as the Tempur pedic, it was making me miserable!! When we first got it it was great!! But, some where down the line when this pain started getting worse, the mattress made it even worse yet!! Anyway, still no call from the VA so, I will be proactive and call them on Monday!!

When I was on 5 months bedrest, I could not get comfy on ANY mattress, well, at least until they brought in some Hill-Rom matress topper with lots of air chambers that was hooked up to an air compressor that kept the the air constantly flowing through the chambers of the mattress underneath me. Once I could ignore the incredibly loud whirr of the compressor and treat it like white noise, that thing was incredibly comfy; well at least until someone would come in and sit on the end of the bed and send me shooting skyward! Prior to the air mattress, my hips and especially my shoulders were in constant pain (My head was lower than my hips, so all my weight was on my shoulders, and I am not petite)

I found a much cheaper version of that for home. I think it is a rip-off of "select Comfort". I have the adjustable hospital bed version of it as I was not allowed to use my ab muscles to sit up for quite some time .... had to raise the back of the bed.

Anyways, my rip-off version is also very comfy. It is only a twin bed, so wee keep it in the spare room in the basement, and whenever anyone is not sleeping well, they go down there to sleep wether it is from back-pain or just a need to keep elevated when one has a chest-cold.

The home version has about 45 joined chambers for the air, it has a compressor at the opening that can put more air in, or let air out. The only time the compressor makes noise is when one is adjusting the firmness of the mattress. It is a very comfortable bed. The air moves thought the chambers just slightly as you breathe in and out, and more so when you change positions or shift weight. No pressure points! I love it! Our king bed is a standard mattress with a 3" memory foam topper. DH likes it, but I don't. I sweat like crazy on that thing, so I covered my half with a heavy quilted pure cotton mattress cover that is folded in half. Whent the mattress finally breaks down, I hope to replace it with another "Comfort Aire." (I don't think they are made anymore, at least not the automatic hospital bed version, but mom has another near identical bed that she loves. Hers is far more $ that the "Select Comfort" and mine was far cheaper. Mom slept in mine while she was visiting and admitted it felt just like hers).

 

[justbugged]

Pain is your body's way of saying, "Don't do that!" If going to Curves hurts, stop going or at least try to figure out which machine is the problem and skip it. You could probably figure out which machine it is by skipping one machine each week, and seeing if the pain lessens that week. Or you could do like the allergy tests. Stop all machines for a week and then add them back one at a time.

I first tried avoiding the machine that I think was messing things up. That didn't help, and then I had to quit the gym all together. The hip pain has only gotten worse with time. I haven't done any type of weight training since then. For me when a part of my body starts to hurt, it often means that it will simply worse. I know that none of this will ever kill me. I view it as the pain is like another person loosing a limb. There isn't much that I can change, and this is the burden that I have live with. I don't like it, and I am going to always l look for ways to possibly recover. Still for now it's just something that I have to deal with. It only makes me really crazy when all the meds wear off. I am not allowed to be reasonably comfortable in the State of Washington. My doctor can no longer proscribe me enough meds to get through day. For years I have had to make decisions about how can I get enough done in the 3 and half hours that med will work. I have always been will to try the latest new meds. So far I haven't found any solutions, but I am still choosing to be happy, and hopping that I can get enough done each day.

 

[Ogress]

I was about to say pretty much the same thing. I don't want to be misunderstood and have anyone think I am saying this should be a chicken only thread. I'm just saying if it's not going to be, then everyone should feel comfortable and free to express themselves - and that includes how they may be feeling toward God at any one moment. I, for one, am thankful that CGG posted what she did as it gives me the opportunity to pray for her.

So ditto to what Greg said and I hope this clears that up too.

God Bless,

Thank you for clarifying. I have appreciated the contributions form both you and Greg. I have found many of Gregs (non-chicken) posts especially informative and I have book-marked many.

 

[Zgoatlady]

That explains why I have lived in a storage (over my life time) shed with 3 men (varioues times), and birthed several children...and never once had so much as a BAND of a wedding ring~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I had land, and raised produce & animals.....and my kids...................in the wildness of Idaho.
In the process, I attracted loosers.
Just attracted yet more "user friendly men" everytime I asked for someone to come help harvest timber~~~~~~
Or fire wood................. or help side the house..........

From one day to the next I am so GLAD it is being done FOR me.
My God, is not the same as yours, he is not.
And in this content, it would be nice if one would not shove another's religion on anyone else.
I know ya ain't "Shovin"
So I find it would be really nic e if we all got along & quit saying OURS was the best ??
Cuz there is a million bazillion people here, and they all have their GODS
and who are we to say their GOD is not THEE God ?
Makes me wanna stay in my own Cathredral~~~~~~






P.S. The best things in life have changed !!!
The best things in life are WHERE THERE IS NO PEOPLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha
The land is pure & relatively clean...animals native still mate & raise their young....Otters, Muskrats, Deer, Elk.
Coyotes & Fox..................WE need to STOP overbreeding...I have said this before.

I know I need to calibrate them but I didn't have time, what kind do you use??

I have a few of them, I'll let you know tomorrow ok. Oh if I dont get on than I'll tell you on sunday... Sorry tomorrow is my oldest sons birthday he's going to be 28, Yep thats right Im old...