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[electrycmonk]

I have been hearing about it ever since. We all went for a walk yesterday and my son offered to assist me across the street. My grand niece made sure to point out where the curb was, and all the raised cracks in the sidewalk. BIL made sure I saw every stick and rock in the way… I’ve gotta be able to laugh about it.

Didn’t get the eyeshadow - it makes my eyelids itchy.

Oh my. Well. They do care!
So what about the eyeliner idea?

 

[bobbi-j]

Oh my. Well. They do care!
So what about the eyeliner idea?

Sure they care. Now if only they were sincere in their “helpfulness”… (We as a family tend to give each other a hard time about everything. If they weren’t teasing me about it, I’d be wondering why I was in trouble.)

Can’t do the eyeliner - it makes me itch.

 

[dan26552]

Well, I think I got a male Gold laced wyandotte in my "pullet" batch from TSC they're only 3 weeks and he's already got a big red comb
Pullet for comparison

Cockerel

Also @WVduckchick I got this chick in a box of mixed bantams, it has feathered legs so I don't think full but I'm thinking serama mix? It has a real upright stance like they do.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Pond.

I have been hearing about it ever since. We all went for a walk yesterday and my son offered to assist me across the street. My grand niece made sure to point out where the curb was, and all the raised cracks in the sidewalk. BIL made sure I saw every stick and rock in the way… I’ve gotta be able to laugh about it.

Didn’t get the eyeshadow - it makes my eyelids itchy.

Solicitous behavior is aggravating, but they care. Just whack them with your cane. You did remember the cane, right?

 

[WVduckchick]

Not bad, thanks. The lid is a little puffy and kind of a lavender color. I was thinking I should go buy some matching eye shadow for the other eye.

Bobbi, glad you are ok, first of all. But I have to say you gave me a flashback to one time my mother slipped on some ice and face-planted into a flowering bush that had been cut down to the base for winter. The cut on her eye looked just like yours. Though she also ended up with some major damage to the back of her eye, a couple surgeries required. It’s such a sensitive area, I know it must hurt. But glad you’re ok.

 

[WVduckchick]

Well, I think I got a male Gold laced wyandotte in my "pullet" batch from TSC they're only 3 weeks and he's already got a big red comb
Pullet for comparison
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Also @WVduckchick I got this chick in a box of mixed bantams, it has feathered legs so I don't think full but I'm thinking serama mix? It has a real upright stance like they do.
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Could be some serama. Looks silkie feathered? My silkied serama occasionally hatch a chick with a few feathers down the leg. They usually disappear within a few days as the chick grows. Yours looks a little thicker, so I would assume just a couple generations back. Any extra toes??

Here’s one of my favorite old silkied serama hens.

 

[bobbi-j]

Good morning, Pond.

Solicitous behavior is aggravating, but they care. Just whack them with your cane. You did remember the cane, right?

You know what’s the absolute worst part of the whole thing? Other than oldest son and DIL (who decided on Friday night to come), and a couple of teenagers, I’m the youngest one of this whole group by 7 YEARS!

Good thing I didn’t run out and get the eye makeup. Today’s color is “old bruise gold”.

 

[bobbi-j]

Aaand we just sent the oldest member of our party (80) to the hospital by ambulance. He’d been out for a 3-mile walk/jog, came in and ate breakfast and started feeling dizzy. I was not aware of it at that point. I didn’t know about it until I saw him crawling across the floor to the bathroom. His wife said, “Oh, he’s just having a dizzy spell.” My EMT radar went on at that time. The cousins all wanted their group picture because one of them was leaving soon. (This is DH’s family’s cousin reunion.) Then DIL came out and told me that he’d fallen. He was sweating profusely, pale and dizzy. So, we called the ambulance. The medic told his wife that it was likely severe altitude sickness (they’re from Texas). He was looking better by the time they loaded him in the ambulance, but they took him in anyway. We are all going home tomorrow - heck of a way to end the trip…

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ponders good afternoon one and all!

91 hazy with a feels like 103.

I haven't been out to my lily pad for several weeks related to the humidity.

Have a great day!

 

[electrycmonk]

Aaand we just sent the oldest member of our party (80) to the hospital by ambulance. He’d been out for a 3-mile walk/jog, came in and ate breakfast and started feeling dizzy. I was not aware of it at that point. I didn’t know about it until I saw him crawling across the floor to the bathroom. His wife said, “Oh, he’s just having a dizzy spell.” My EMT radar went on at that time. The cousins all wanted their group picture because one of them was leaving soon. (This is DH’s family’s cousin reunion.) Then DIL came out and told me that he’d fallen. He was sweating profusely, pale and dizzy. So, we called the ambulance. The medic told his wife that it was likely severe altitude sickness (they’re from Texas). He was looking better by the time they loaded him in the ambulance, but they took him in anyway. We are all going home tomorrow - heck of a way to end the trip…

Elevation. Yup, it’s a serious thang! Soooo, May I ask what the avg distance you are above “sea level” at your place/ neighborhood/ town for generally curiosity?

Hiking is one thing down, under ~4000ft “above sea level” but, once you get close to that 5280 threshold… the lungs get cranky… Quickly! Add to that of just done a ~3mile jog/run/walk/hike…. Yeah, he was definitely not adjusted to the lack of oxygen in so much of Colorado’s terrain.

Hope the color returns to his cheeks so only too!