Hey where is everyone ????
I'm still recovering from our road trip. My cold or whatever the heck I have is bothering me again. I have a neck and earache. Don't know if arthritis in the neck can cause an earache??? Geez, and all this started the day after I turned 53 !!!
Raining here, so haven't taken any pictures. Geez, I either forget to put the card in the camera, have dead batteries, lose the camera like TO does, or it's raining or over cast. Just can't get any pictures taken these days.
All of my guineas are in the camper which is outside of my bedroom window. There is one out there that DOES NOT SHUT UP. I mean it NEVER QUITS doing its thing !! NEVER !!!
They have all the food they want, fresh water !!! Whatelse could they want, other then be let out free to only be eaten !!!
Jim how old are your guineas before you let them out a few hours before dark to get them used to coming in at night?
Oh and does Annie make pies with the frozen apples? Sorry I'm a beginner at all of this stuff at the ripe old age of 53 !!
Gotta learn sometime, only problem is remembering what you learn !!
Been reading my horse Driving books and started watching my video's from Giddyupflix.com It's been a few years since I drove my horse so I will be taking it REAL SLOW. Sure wish I had a good horse trainer up here that gives driving lessons !!!
On my own. Kind of like typing, only alot more dangerous. As I'm reading and watching I do remember what I learned but now I need the experience behind the lines !!!!
Sure did fall in love with the Amish's Belgians !!!
They also had RIR and meat birds free ranging. How could I not notice chickens ?
I was able to get my hands on a used harness for the pony from a neighbor, just need to clean it up and check it out for any wear etc.
Will have to take another trip down to Amish country and get all of my harness's oiled. It will cost between $7-12 each to dip them in harness oil but if I buy the oil myself it will be at least $12 a gallon !!! That is alot of oil. An no I am not going to do draft size harness's one small piece at a time. They have vats that are at least 50 gallons with a big wire basket to submerge the whole thing at once. Then they let it drip for quite some time. But first I have to clean them all. They are loaded with chicken dust !!!!
Have to drive to Town (30 miles) to deliver eggs
Is there no rest for the wicked !!! They need duck eggs and a happy customer is a steady custormer. So I am going to call a few stores and see if they have the spices I need to make that zuchinni soup. Then I am going to go to Wally world and pick up some Echinacia (sp) and try to fight this whatever I have going on !!
DH ET came in the house yesterday with a poor BR young hen with a huge wound on her head. We had combined two pens of young pullets and a few roosters. Obviously she is on the low pecking order or a rooster found her real tempting. I tend to think is is from another hen because I've not seen the roosters mounting yet. Anyway, first I put triple antibiotic on it and kind of squeezed it shut but when she moved her head it opened back up, so then I sprayed it with blue-kote (which I think stung cause she didn't like it) then I took a curved needle with thread and stitched it up !!!
In the spring I we put down two or three Ameruacana hens because of the same type of injury and this one looked very fresh so I thought I would give it a try. Then I gave her a shot of Tylan 50. Syringed her some water mixed with electrolyes and a baby aspirin (to reduce swelling) Then a drop of baby vitamins.
She started eating last night.
This morning her head has just a tad bit of swelling (not at all like the Ameruacanas that we culled) and she is still eating but she keeps her eyes closed most of the time.
So we shall see how she does.
Main goal it keeping her quiet, warm and hydrated.
That's all for now. Hope everyone is high, dry and safe after all of the storms.
I'm still recovering from our road trip. My cold or whatever the heck I have is bothering me again. I have a neck and earache. Don't know if arthritis in the neck can cause an earache??? Geez, and all this started the day after I turned 53 !!!
Raining here, so haven't taken any pictures. Geez, I either forget to put the card in the camera, have dead batteries, lose the camera like TO does, or it's raining or over cast. Just can't get any pictures taken these days.
All of my guineas are in the camper which is outside of my bedroom window. There is one out there that DOES NOT SHUT UP. I mean it NEVER QUITS doing its thing !! NEVER !!!
They have all the food they want, fresh water !!! Whatelse could they want, other then be let out free to only be eaten !!!
Jim how old are your guineas before you let them out a few hours before dark to get them used to coming in at night?
Oh and does Annie make pies with the frozen apples? Sorry I'm a beginner at all of this stuff at the ripe old age of 53 !!
Been reading my horse Driving books and started watching my video's from Giddyupflix.com It's been a few years since I drove my horse so I will be taking it REAL SLOW. Sure wish I had a good horse trainer up here that gives driving lessons !!!
Sure did fall in love with the Amish's Belgians !!!
I was able to get my hands on a used harness for the pony from a neighbor, just need to clean it up and check it out for any wear etc.
Will have to take another trip down to Amish country and get all of my harness's oiled. It will cost between $7-12 each to dip them in harness oil but if I buy the oil myself it will be at least $12 a gallon !!! That is alot of oil. An no I am not going to do draft size harness's one small piece at a time. They have vats that are at least 50 gallons with a big wire basket to submerge the whole thing at once. Then they let it drip for quite some time. But first I have to clean them all. They are loaded with chicken dust !!!!
Have to drive to Town (30 miles) to deliver eggs
DH ET came in the house yesterday with a poor BR young hen with a huge wound on her head. We had combined two pens of young pullets and a few roosters. Obviously she is on the low pecking order or a rooster found her real tempting. I tend to think is is from another hen because I've not seen the roosters mounting yet. Anyway, first I put triple antibiotic on it and kind of squeezed it shut but when she moved her head it opened back up, so then I sprayed it with blue-kote (which I think stung cause she didn't like it) then I took a curved needle with thread and stitched it up !!!
She started eating last night.
This morning her head has just a tad bit of swelling (not at all like the Ameruacanas that we culled) and she is still eating but she keeps her eyes closed most of the time.
So we shall see how she does.
That's all for now. Hope everyone is high, dry and safe after all of the storms.
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