Chicken deficient Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Have introduced sanctions due to bad behaviour; I will not be booking her on any triathlons until certain standards are met I'd been reading the bit on this thread about dogs running off - I was trying to work out what triathlons for dogs involved, then I read upwards a bit and realised it was referring to human offspring I think they are harder to train! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Handy tip - when following a French recipe take the time to translate and don't just guess. This bread is wrong. Definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Handy tip - when following a French recipe take the time to translate and don't just guess. This bread is wrong. Definitely. Zut alors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Madam has come down with this ghastly sickness bug as have at least 3 of her friends. The ex has come round to be with her this morning and we'll assess the situation at lunchtime and see if she is well enough to be on her own or if I need to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Just wanted to post this because I feel sad today. A lovely lady I know has had so much sadness in the last few years. She is 90 but very mentally active - writes poetry and goes to a writing group. In the last 3 years she has lost her sister (my ex mother in law who she saw almost daily through her life, they were very close), followed a year later by my ex father -in -law, then her husband who she was married to for nearly 70 years and now her eldest son to stomach cancer. I only met her son a couple of times so I am not grieving for him as such but I feel so so sad for her. I know at that age you would expect to lose your peers but it is so cruel to lose a son as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 DM - any man who will sit by you when you have your head down the bog and are on good terms with the U bend is worth hanging onto in MHO. Now - it doesnt have to be like this. Picture scene - NW London snowy Saturday morning and I am clad in wellies,hoodie, gherkin/gerkin (not sure of spelling a waistcoat thingy), leggins and top. Mucking out 4 peed off looking hens. Raked and bagged the muck and cleaned glugs. New bedding put down. OH made me a cappucino (Nescafe satchet job not the posh sort) - did he bring it out to me? NO - kitchen was deserted (rare in this house"!) Called "anyone there pass me my coffee" no like the blooming Marie Celeste. Had to wait till a body appeared and passed me my brew. Back to hens - I see photos on Omlet of smiling hens in plush runs,some looking happy even in the snow. My lot grumpy and cross. Even the 3 eggs didnt do much to raise our spirits. I looked a sight - mucky hands and grubby leggings and even hen poo on my nose ES's mate who had stayed over popped head out of door - muttered thanks for letting me stay and for breakfast and scarpered home to his immaculate mother. Me and the hens just looked at each other. Hey ho - chicken keepin - love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 I sympathise Alis girls. My chicken run is foul (fowl?) too. Chooks have barely poked their heads out all day. I would imagine they are starving as they've not even been brave enough to come out and eat - only for a few minutes around midday. We have cleared a snow free area for them in the run, but they are mostly hiding under the ark where it's sheltered and protesting loudly. I keep telling them I'd make the snow stop if I could, but there's really nothing I can do about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaJuliet Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Although mine don't really like snow they do come out and scratch round or furtle through the bushes. And despite the weather, one had still roosted in the tree when I went out to check on them. She was wet & had ice in her feathers and she still preferred the tree. Go figure! I normally leave them to it because they semi to be sensible enough to roost in the Eglu if it's bad enough but tonight I thought she really shouldn't stay outside so I posted her through the door PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 My poor chooks were looking so fluffed up and cold earlier today that hubby told me I should make them some hot mash to warm them up. You'll notice he was concerned enough to mention it to me, but not concerned enough to actually make up the mash for them himself (They looked v. enthusiastic when I took it out to them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 My flock just got a very quick clean out, they won't go out in the snow and prefer to stay in the run and moan about the conditions outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Just wanted to post this because I feel sad today. A lovely lady I know has had so much sadness in the last few years. She is 90 but very mentally active - writes poetry and goes to a writing group. In the last 3 years she has lost her sister (my ex mother in law who she saw almost daily through her life, they were very close), followed a year later by my ex father -in -law, then her husband who she was married to for nearly 70 years and now her eldest son to stomach cancer. I only met her son a couple of times so I am not grieving for him as such but I feel so so sad for her. I know at that age you would expect to lose your peers but it is so cruel to lose a son as well. Very sad. Poor soul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Well I have got layers upon layers on this morning, we are off on a school trip today to a local farm, outside all day with lots of little ones 4-6 year olds. I hope that wind drops a bit, yesterday it was freezing at playtimes. Even the children thought it was cold . Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 one advantage of getting older is that when my old banger passed its MOT today one of the speakers isnt working. Not a problem one of my ears isnt so the two compliment each other. Cat disgraced himself yesterday evening by bringing in a mouse. It was dark so couldnt see his mouth and my son all 6ft1 of him shouts " sandys got a mouse" OH and son stood looking at this comatosed mouse - scooped it up in a carrier bag and put it outside. The cat did explain that the mouse had said he was cold and could he come in for a warm. Amazing 2 grown men scared of a mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Another soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. It's been a long time and I was hoping not to see this news again especially as one of ES's friends is going out soon. sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Friend of mine was driving one of the two lorries that crashed on the M25 near Heathrow yesterday. He's fine but very subdued and he's normally a very jolly person. I think it caused a bit of congestion as it was late afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 This is a little bit of karma. Feel bad for the nice people who tried to help. ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Fingers crossed for ES please . He's emailed asking about a vacancy for a cleaner in a small animal vet practice. He's no great shakes as a cleaner but he has grown up with a dog, chickens and hamsters so fingers crossed . The vet in charge is a keen triathlete so I hope he has a chance to mention he's a keen hill runner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Crossed fingers here for him. Hope it goes well Another dog walk in the park resulted in Neela getting attacked by another dog. I have no idea why this keeps happening - this is the third time. Today's dog was happy and keen to say hello, and then turned on her. The owner managed to drag her dog off but Neela was so scared. I was almost in tears, the owner apologised. What do I do? I can't keep her on the lead the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Best of luck to ES ANH. Hope he gets positive feedback. Getting work is literally soul destroying at the moment. BlueKarin, I had a very similar problem when I was puppywalking. Patsy got attacked by a small dog and then it happened again with a different small dog. She was pushing herself as flat as she could into the ground to make herself smaller than the other dog but that just made it worse. The trainer suggested that she was giving off some kind of signal that she was scared and that made them react aggressively. She suggested that we socialise her with trusted, friendly dogs. We knew some other guide dog puppies who were on cute overload and a couple of biggerones and some police dogs. All fairly trustworthy. One of the policedogs was a spaniel sniffer dog which checked our house for drugs etc before playing. That seemed to work, so maybe one of those dog training groups where yours can meet other dogs in a contolled environment would help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 We do have a few dogs in the park who are great for her to play with but we don't always see them, especially during the holidays. It's just the odd few we don't know who seem to be a problem. I wouldn't say she is giving off scared signs as she has her tail level and wagging but she is very enthusiastic which I think a lot of dogs don't like. I think from now on I will pop her lead on when a strange dog comes over. I love the idea of your house being checked by the sniffer dog - a great way to keep teens in check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Awww poor Neela If you're going to pop Neela on a lead, then I suggest you ask other dog owners to do likewise to stop their dogs approaching Neela. I know it can be a bit awkward to ask, but better that than Neela being jumped on and attacked. Otherwise Neela might feel more uncomfortable if she is on-lead and the other dog isn't - it takes away her option to run away if she's scared and might make her feel more threatened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I have the same thing with Cyrus, Karin - he's fine off the lead, mainly because he can easily out-run any dog which scares him, but he's a total bag of nerves on the lead (another trait which makes me think that he might have been a bait dog in Ireland ) and attracts dogs which leap on him and I have to ask the owners to collect their dog and get it on the lead. I may just be a careful owner, but if my two are off-lead and I see a dog on a lead coming near us, I always call them over and pop them on - it's just good manners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Got a surprise parcel today - The Hobbit. One of the boys ordered it for me. I said he was was my favourite eldest twin. Can't wait for this evening to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Got a surprise parcel today - The Hobbit. One of the boys ordered it for me. I said he was was my favourite eldest twin.Can't wait for this evening to watch it. I finally watched it last night. Hope you enjoy it; I certainly did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Any of you ladies thinking of getting shackeled to your man - make sure of any nasty habits first. hear my tale of woe and learn - My OH blows his nose very loudly. Hes been totally bunged up for days and the other night about midnight I had just dropped off to sleep when the most humougous sound made me sit up with a start. He had decided to try and unblock his nose by really blowing hard - a cross between a tube train hurtling thro our room and the Titanic sinking. I was so confused I apparently gibbered "wasswrong, wass happened" before turning over and going back to sleep YS 11 who was in the loo spending a late night penny nearly redecorated the bathroom he was so alarmed and called out " dad, mum whats that" MY OH shame faced had to go in and reasure him. He has been told to do any major nose blocking sessions in bathroom with door shut. So be warned............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
