What did you do in the garden today?

[NewBoots]

Did I miss any post with baby bunny pictures? If not, we need baby photos if mom will allow it.

I'll try, but I'm embarrased to admit I haven't figured out how to move my phone pictures into my new computer yet. Guess this'll get me off the dime.

I checked the bunnies first thing this morning and all seven were alive, warm, and full of milk! My silly fumbling actually saved that one, I was so happy!

My lilacs are in full bloom, somebody told me they need to be trimmed after blooming, I haven’t trimmed them for the last 30 years, but…the white one is so tall I can no longer reach the flowers

I so love lilacs, that scent just meant spring is here. Sadly, my sense of smell has changed with age and I can't smell them or the spicy scent of old fashioned carnations either. Price of getting older I guess.

 

[Molpet]

I so love lilacs, that scent just meant spring is here. Sadly, my sense of smell has changed with age and I can't smell them or the spicy scent of old fashioned carnations either.

Since I got covid in 2020, everything smells like petroleum product most of the time. I miss the smell of lilac and honeysuckle.

I was walking the dog pre dawn a couple winters ago near pipelines. I smelled something and thought it was a leak. But the dog did too...Left quickly anyway and came back after sunrise....to find a racoon in one of my traps. Still didn't smell like a raccoon to me.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I got sidetracked again. DH ate my boiled cajun peanuts as I did not come back into the house. I'm dealing with a hen that I think is egg bound. Doing my best. Got her bound up poop to come out at least. I'm setting up a new clean pan, usually used for mixing mortar, but it's brand new for the purpose of soaking a hen's bottom in warm water & Epsom salts. I hope she makes it. Poor girl.


Well, she has her vent soaking in the warm Epsom salt water & she is relaxing. Hoping for the best. It feels like a big egg!

DH is baking an apple pie. I will be in this outbuilding for awhile with sweet Henny. He better save me some of that pie!

 

[NewBoots]

Since I got covid in 2020, everything smells like petroleum product most of the time. I miss the smell of lilac and honeysuckle.

That's interesting, I started smelling what seems like car exhaust everywhere sometime about 6 years ago. I finally put it down to age related reasons. It still happens but I think less often.

I hope she makes it. Poor girl.

I hope so too, it's got to be miserable.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

That's interesting, I started smelling what seems like car exhaust everywhere sometime about 6 years ago. I finally put it down to age related reasons. It still happens but I think less often.


I hope so too, it's got to be miserable.

I know, poor girl. I hope she can lay this egg.

On the topic of exhaust fumes...I live quite a distance from any city but when the wind blows from the west I can actually smell the exhaust fumes from Washington DC & Baltimore, a few hours west of us. It is nasty. I know the smell, as I attended a school in Philadelphia & later had to visit client offices there once a week for work. It's a city smell. I do Not miss it one little bit.

 

[WthrLady]

Yikes, was just looking back over to see if I missed any posts, especially any baby goat or baby bunny pics, & then noticed I had posted laughing icon on this one...well, this proves I really should wear my glasses when using this darn phone. Anyway...the appropriate icon is now selected. Sorry!

I too have taken advantage of a few free deliveries with the Tractor Supply rewards. The people that deliver are on a free Lance app called Roadie, sort of like Grub Hub, Doordash, those types of gigs. They use their own vehicles. Here's the thing...when they get a possible gig, all they see is the weight of the load & how much it pays & the address where it goes...that's it. They get no details as to what exactly the load is. It might be anything from a 50 lb bag of feed, to a small lawn mower tire, to a pair of gloves. Plus, they are not given any information like how it is, or is not, packaged. Nor do they know if they'll need assistance or anything like a hand truck to unload or carry it. I know this because I've done a few Roadie app gigs myself.

Now, I'd never wear flip flops, no matter where I was, I hate the damn things. So yeah, that is totally inappropriate attire for driving anyway, they tend to slip when using gas & brake pedals. Bad, bad shoes!

But in defense, once a person has to click to accept a gig, then they actually see what they're supposed to deliver, if they Do decide to change their mind & Not proceed with the gig, they won't get more gigs! There are a few major problems with how these apps work. Why they don't give people more information is beyond me, because it would not be hard to add that to weight, dimensions & location the package is to be delivered.

I understand your frustration completely, but I also can relate to the driver. If a driver does try to get more info, not only is it practically impossible to get that info over the phone, but there are many other drivers ready to click on & get that gig. Then once you've clicked & gotten it...you're sort of stuck with it or harshly penalized for rejecting it. I get ticked off at the designers of the app...it's been suggested numerous times by many, please add what exactly this product is, instructions for how it needs to be transported, especially if it is upright & let folks know if it's best as a 2 person delivery, or special equipment is recommended. Seems like no one does the logical thing anymore. So someone designed a cool app, hurray...now make it more efficient!

Then they need to fix that because stuff from TSC that's heavy, isn't little. I've never had a delivery guy out bringing stuff that was large and heavy NOT bring a large truck/van.
THey need to be able to put on the app LARGE /XL/XXL or super heavy.
There was no way this guy was going to unload this himself, NOR could he have loaded it himself.

BTW. I've been fighting with the machine all day.
I'm saying it's user error ATM.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Then they need to fix that because stuff from TSC that's heavy, isn't little. I've never had a delivery guy out bringing stuff that was large and heavy NOT bring a large truck/van.
THey need to be able to put on the app LARGE /XL/XXL or super heavy.
There was no way this guy was going to unload this himself, NOR could he have loaded it himself.

BTW. I've been fighting with the machine all day.
I'm saying it's user error ATM.

I agree. I only tried Roadie over Jan & Feb when construction work was slow. I haven't been back on the app, but I sincerely doubt they've improved it. I have a pickup truck, so I can & do pick up loads for construction, but at 100lbs I'm not personally unloading bags of concrete or pallets of shingles. I was really surprised the apps do Not give more info, it's common sense, plus they already have room for it in a comment section, 99% of the time it is blank. Just makes no sense at all.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

She laid the egg!!!!!!!! Omg Epsom salt works!!!!!!!
Wow!!! I AM SO GRATEFUL!!!

The egg is huge, really FAT, nearly round, like fat at both ends. Poor girl. Thank goodness it came out. Egg bound scenarios usually do not end well.

 

[WthrLady]

I saw the neatest trick with soaking an egg bound hen.
Someone used a rubbermaid with a lid, and cut a hole in the lid for her head and neck.
The bird happily sat in the bucket, with her head out of the lid for 30 minutes.
MUCH better than me hunched over a utility sink holding a sleepy hen in her comfy spa. That makes a woman have to pee. And when you can see a potty within 6 feet of said utility sink, you have to pee MORE!

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I saw the neatest trick with soaking an egg bound hen.
Someone used a rubbermaid with a lid, and cut a hole in the lid for her head and neck.
The bird happily sat in the bucket, with her head out of the lid for 30 minutes.
MUCH better than me hunched over a utility sink holding a sleepy hen in her comfy spa. That makes a woman have to pee. And when you can see a potty within 6 feet of said utility sink, you have to pee MORE!

She hunkered right down in the warmth. I didn't even need to hold her down. She is a calm lady, though. Thank goodness that egg came out! I was very concerned...she bled quite a bit earlier. I'm setting her up in a cushy cage for privacy, peace & observation. Poor, sweet girl. Getting her some scrambled eggs with calcium, warm oatmeal, fresh chickweed & mealworms. Love Little Henny, one of my sweetest hens.