Mamaboid-Bad day turned out a whole lot better than it could have.

[redtailgal]

I'm so glad that you are feeling better. Being able to move around a little will help alot, as long as you dont over do it.

Take care of yourself.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

So happy to hear the good news that your doc had to say. That's great that your sister is coming out, hope that goes great for you! I just hope you don't over do it for yourself. That's so sweet that she is going to do the cooking. What a great sister. Glad to hear that all is well with the goats, and that you were able to get out with them. Can't wait to hear about you getting to be back to normal, and not hurt anymore.

 

[elevan]

One day at a time. I'm glad you're improving daily!

 

[Mamaboid]

Good morning everybody

Well, I just ordered 25 straight run meat birds from our local ag store. They will be here April 17.

Last night just before dark, Papaboid and I went down to the goat pen and strategized about what to do with two does due to kid on the same day and only one kidding pen. Right now, Elsie and the kids are still using the kidding pen at night, so we have to do something for more housing when Dusty and Stephanie both have their kids. We were talking, and my sweet DH who keeps telling me they are "MY" goats, volunteered 1/2 of his work shed for two new kidding pens. It will be great, as we can put them both in at one time, and they will be side by side in the pens and we can camera both pens at one time with same camera. We also decided that the 16' X 16' dog kennel can be moved and will make a great breeding/separating pen for this fall to breed so we don't end up with same day due does again. The bucks and does will be kept separate until then, once they have all had their kids. So things are looking good at Flooded Creek. DH is gonna start tonight on the brooder pen renovations so we are ready for new chicks in a month, and then go to work on the new kidding pens. He says it will only take him a few days to get it all done. I am anxious to see the new pens once they are done.

I am finally caught up on all the posts I missed while in hospital, and you all have had some beautiful babies in the last couple weeks.

Hope everybody has a wonderful day.

BJ

 

[autumnprairie]

congrats on getting the new kidding pens and we will even get to watch both births
I am so glad to hear that you are feeling better.

 

[Mamaboid]

Good Evening all.

Well tomorrow I go back to my reg Dr. for post surgical checkup with him. Sheesh, first you gotta see the surgeon and then the reg dr. and all this running to the Dr. is giving me a pain. lol. I am kinda glad to see him tho, cause I am having some kind of bronchial thing happening. I think it is probably allergies, doesn't seem like a cold, but coughing (which is NOT fun with surgical healing incision)somewhat stuffy nose, but not sneezing. I take allergy meds every day, but am thinking maybe we need to up the dose or maybe change or add something.

Anyway, I am getting stronger every day. Able to walk to the goat pen every day now, and sit with the kids a while. I am dying to get a brush on them tho. They have so much undercoat that is looking awful, and itching and just in general miserable stuff. Dusty, the doe that has some angora in her looks like two different goats. Where her undercoat has already come out and is mostly hanging on the fence, she is a really pretty dark silver. Where the undercoat is still there she looks like a used cotton ball. YUK.
The motion of brushing them is too much for me yet, tho. It pulls on my owies in my belly, so they are just gonna have to wait a few days.

Have any of you ever raised meat birds? How long do you let them grow before you butcher? I ordered 25 straight run whites yesterday, and they will get here April 17 and will be 1 day old. I have butchered chickens lots of times, but never dealt with the meat birds before. Always just extra roos, or older hens that were no longer producing eggs. Speaking of eggs, my chickens have started laying full out again. Sold 6 doz. eggs yesterday and have 6 more in fridge. Got in touch with my customers today and told them they chickens were off strike and that they could start coming for eggs again. They were very glad to hear it. I have around 40 laying hens, and this week I went from 5 eggs a day to 24 the last two days. The rest should be kicking in any day now.

Well, enough for now, hope everybody is having a wonderful week. Later all.

BJ

 

[autumnprairie]

Good Evening all.

Well tomorrow I go back to my reg Dr. for post surgical checkup with him. Sheesh, first you gotta see the surgeon and then the reg dr. and all this running to the Dr. is giving me a pain. lol. I am kinda glad to see him tho, cause I am having some kind of bronchial thing happening. I think it is probably allergies, doesn't seem like a cold, but coughing (which is NOT fun with surgical healing incision)somewhat stuffy nose, but not sneezing. I take allergy meds every day, but am thinking maybe we need to up the dose or maybe change or add something.

I hope your dr appt goes well

Have any of you ever raised meat birds? How long do you let them grow before you butcher?

I think you process at 7-9 weeks but depends on the meat bird and what kind it is.
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/jumbo_cornish_x_rocks.html
this is where I bought mine and the breed I bought. Good luck

 

[Mamaboid]

Hi All.

Well, Dr. appt. went well. Very happy with sugar readings, they are finally back down to the 120 range where there should be, weight down 9 pounds....hope I can maintain and keep losing. Blood work all where they want it, especially my coumadin levels. 2.4 which is perfect. Don't have to go back to see him for 6 months. Whooohoooo!!!

After DH got home, we left the goats out to graze on the pond bank a little. First the bucks and the two does due in May, they gobbled that grass up, so we only left them out for about a half hour since this is the first fresh spring grass they have had. Then Elsie and Sephanie and the kids. They didn't do so well. LOL the kids wanted to explore the chicken coop, Elsie wanted them to get back in the pen, and Stephanie just wanted to get in the field with the other goats. So they kinda just came out, walked around for a while sticking their noses into every place they weren't supposed to be, and then went back in the pen. This was the first time Elsie has been out of the pen since she came here, so it will take some training to get her to go where we want her. The others are used to it, so we just open their gate and say go for it and away they go. Eli was really funny, as it was his first time. He moves so stiffly most of the time, but he took off up over the pond bank and even trotted a bit....chased the dog who thought that was great fun, and the two of them ended up playing. Was really fun to watch.

I cannot believe how fast the grass is growing and how green everything is getting. It looks like May here, and today it felt like June. Almost 80. Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same. I sure hope this doesn't mean it is gonna be 100 in July, but I am afraid it is probably gonna happen. Just has that feel to it.

Well, all for now, hope all is well with everyone. Later

BJ

 

[autumnprairie]

Hi All.

Well, Dr. appt. went well. Very happy with sugar readings, they are finally back down to the 120 range where there should be, weight down 9 pounds....hope I can maintain and keep losing. Blood work all where they want it, especially my coumadin levels. 2.4 which is perfect. Don't have to go back to see him for 6 months. Whooohoooo!!!

After DH got home, we left the goats out to graze on the pond bank a little. First the bucks and the two does due in May, they gobbled that grass up, so we only left them out for about a half hour since this is the first fresh spring grass they have had. Then Elsie and Sephanie and the kids. They didn't do so well. LOL the kids wanted to explore the chicken coop, Elsie wanted them to get back in the pen, and Stephanie just wanted to get in the field with the other goats. So they kinda just came out, walked around for a while sticking their noses into every place they weren't supposed to be, and then went back in the pen. This was the first time Elsie has been out of the pen since she came here, so it will take some training to get her to go where we want her. The others are used to it, so we just open their gate and say go for it and away they go. Eli was really funny, as it was his first time. He moves so stiffly most of the time, but he took off up over the pond bank and even trotted a bit....chased the dog who thought that was great fun, and the two of them ended up playing. Was really fun to watch.

I cannot believe how fast the grass is growing and how green everything is getting. It looks like May here, and today it felt like June. Almost 80. Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same. I sure hope this doesn't mean it is gonna be 100 in July, but I am afraid it is probably gonna happen. Just has that feel to it.

Well, all for now, hope all is well with everyone. Later

BJ

I am so glad you got a great report at the docs.
I love when they explore for the first time.

CONGRATULATIONS on your weight loss

 

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