ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

Susie came running to greet me this morning so she is still doing well in whatever spot she's holed up in for nesting.

I've had it with that duck coop. It's disgusting...disgusting...disgusting. Oh, did I say that it's disgusting? Yeah, it's disgusting. I won't put them back into it another night. Tonight they're just gonna have to go into the barn and sleep with the goats. We clean and clean and clean and it makes no difference in that coop, so until they get a new coop with a floor that will drain away they'll have to risk sleeping with the goats.

 

[Bridgemoof]

That's great little Susie is doing okay!

As for the ducks, I know what you mean. Ducks are a pain! Mine free range all day and I don't let them have water in their coops at night. It's bad enough that they make a muddy mess out of every water trough they can get into in the barnyard. After eating one of my ducks, and finding out how bad it was, lol, no more ducks after these! Well, the Indian Runner Ducks don't make a mess as bad as the Pekin ducks, but they are bullies, and I think they would taste even worse. Having ducks has not been the best experience, except they are cute to watch running around.

 

[elevan]

I love my smaller ducks (East India and mutts) that share the coop with the chickens but the bigger ones (Pekin and Black Cayuga) are the pain.

 

[elevan]

I'm gonna share something that is important to me so consider this a Public service announcement...

Today is Suicide Awareness Day, wear yellow and/or write love on your wrist to show that you care; to show that you want to spread the word and make a change. Let people know that you're there to listen. I'm here for you if you need to talk. I care about you, and I know other people care about you too.

I'm here to listen / talk to anyone who needs it

 

[elevan]

Went to the hematologist to get my blood test results and all were normal / negative. Though the lab did run one test that he didn't order and didn't run one that he did Doesn't really surprise me with the hassle that I went through just to get it done in the first place. So I'll have to wait and see for one more test as they drew blood for it today. He said he's 95% certain that it'll be normal though.

I go on Thursday to find out what my vitamin D level is after taking toxic level dosages for a month now. I felt great the first 10 days or so but I'm back to feeling run down so my hopes aren't high that it'll be in the normal range.

 

[elevan]

Looks like my smallest pekin duck is either not feeling well or was beat up by the other ducks. She's kind of limping and staying off by herself. She also wanted to go into the big coop with our small ducks.

The rest of the big ducks were relegated to the barn with the goats tonight as I just cannot stand the mess that they are making of the small coop that they've occupied until now.

Susie is still staying out for the night. The funny thing is that when she comes out and about during the day she's not acting like a typical broody...no puffing up...no clucking... :/ I think that I've partially figured out where her nest is - up under an old camper in the axle area likely.

 

[Bridgemoof]

That is unusual for her to be setting and even come out as much as she does. Maybe she is not setting on her eggs yet, just found a new place to lay them. My chickens have been laying all over the place in strange places, except for the nesting boxes, of course! And I think I have some egg-eating hens I saw one yesterday eating an egg she had snatched from one of the piles. :/

Poor duckie

 

[elevan]

My broody hens do spend more time off the nest if the environmental temps are above 80* and we've had several afternoons like that lately.

She religiously goes to the coop so this is very unusual for her.

 

[elevan]

Well. :/

Look up BAP PDD-NOS and you'll know how my day is going.

 

[autumnprairie]

Well. :/

Look up BAP PDD-NOS and you'll know how my day is going.

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