Heart Surgery! Devonviolet's Husband!

[HomesteaderWife]

Just got back on after awhile and wanted to say I'M PRAYING FOR Y'ALL! All of the best wishes and God's healing hand on the family. Please do keep us updated on how he is doing. Praying for healing, for loving family to support him, and for care and help at your home to keep up with everything as he recovers.

 

[Devonviolet]

Awww, thanks @HomesteaderWife! I really do appreciate yours and everyone else's prayers!

We are getting help from people. We have gotten lots of offers, but I hate to put people out. Although, I did ask some teenage brothers, from church to help plant the seedlings I started before we knew this was going to happen. They got big smiles on their faces & said they would love to help.

 

[AmberLops]

Aw i'm glad they're helping you guys! That's sweet
And i'm so happy that his recovery is going so well

 

[Baymule]

Tomorrow is the big day, going back to the surgeon. It will wear your sweet husband out, it might be a good idea to cook today for your supper tonight and tomorrow night so you don't have to cook tomorrow when you both are tired from the day. That Keto lasagna might be a good one!

 

[Devonviolet]

Tomorrow is the big day, going back to the surgeon. It will wear your sweet husband out, it might be a good idea to cook today for your supper tonight and tomorrow night so you don't have to cook tomorrow when you both are tired from the day. That Keto lasagna might be a good one!

That sounds yummy! I will have to make that.

However, friends, from church, were nice and brought us low carb foods, so I don’t have to cook. Right now, with all the extra chores, that I have to do, and not sleeping at night, I am exhausted. So, I’m finding that cooking is one thing that I have no desire to do.

Today is going to be my big monthly shopping trip. I have to go buy our monthly feed, and have been making a list of all the farm related supplies, that I am finding I need, as I do the chores.

Before we started this journey, Baymule loaned us her incubator. We started 25 Whiting’s True Blue chicken eggs, which hatched the Monday and Tuesday after the surgery.

We have friends, who offered to feed our animals, while I stayed at the hospital, with DH. I totally forgot to tell them about the eggs due to hatch last Sunday. On Monday, she had gotten the mail, and was bringing it in the house. She heard peeping and thought there was a bird in the house. They went looking for it, and found three chicks running around in the incubator. OOPS!!!

They had never raised chickens, let alone chicks. So, she got a crash course (over the phone) in how to set up a chicken brooder, using a big tub (from the barn), wood chips, a heat lamp, plus feed and water. We ended up with 17 chicks out of 25 eggs. She did an awesome job and is now their chick Mama!

 

[AmberLops]

Aw! Beautiful little babies

 

[Sheepshape]

Lovely chicks......they look healthy enough. Presumably the egg turner wasn't even turned off nor the humidity increased?
Meanwhile one of my biggest Brahmas wanders around with the sole chick she managed to hatch.

Here's hoping that OH's recovery is uncomplicated from now on and that he pees and pees and pees.....not too many places that we can say such things without an eyelid flickering!

Surgery always makes a person feel like rubbish, even if that surgery is minor (the anaesthetic, drugs etc).....hope that all passes soon.

 

[Devonviolet]

@Sheepshape, we had a broody Buff Brahma, who hatched out three chicks. She is the BEST Mama Bird!!! The other night, I found her on a roost, that is about 3-1/2 feet off the ground. I looked for the chicks and couldn’t find them. Then I realized that they were right there UNDER her wings!!!

I didn't have my phone with me, so didn't get a pic of that. But here they are in their own special chicken run.

 

[HomesteaderWife]

@Devonviolet - Firstly, good to hear from you! I am so happy to hear that people have really been helping you out with farm care and food. Look at those new chicks you have! Wishing you all the best and like I said I’m glad you have some extra hands there to help. I know it may seem overwhelming to be keeping up with your home and looking out for your husband among other chores so I hope other people continue to lend helping hands. What a blessing. Continued prayers today!

 

[Baymule]

@Sheepshape the egg turner automatically turns off, no worries there! DV that is a pretty flock of chicks!

Feed and farm shopping day! Ours is tomorrow. LOL Nothing like slinging 1200 pounds of Feed to keep you in shape. You have that camper top, if you need to, you can leave some overnight and not do all of it at one time, especially while it is so hot.