On the "high" side, I got an A on my anatomy test this week. I was a nervous wreck last weekend trying to cram all that information into my tired little brain.
On the "low" side, we experienced our first loss with our chickens last night. I went out to gather eggs and one of my two Black Astralorps was lying on the floor. A wise man once said, "if you have livestock, then you're going to have to deal with deadstock." But she was a younger hen and I noticed the night before that she was a bit lethargic. She never had a name (strangely the only one without a name), so perhaps I should name her "Anna Nicole" because of her short life (but-not-quite-as-tragic death). Yes, this is all said "tongue in cheek." It just feels a bit odd to say I have five chickens now instead of six.
But God is good all the time...and all the time, God is good.
6 comments:
So sorry about your loss. I just had one of my Australorps in the house overnight due to pasty butt. She seemed to recover fine after we hosed her bottom down (a first for me). I just wish I knew why.
I have never named my 6 Australorps because they all look alike, so they are all the "ladies"...The other 6 have names though.
High fives on that "A"! You little brainiac, you.
Sorry to hear about the hen. I lose one now and again, too, and I never really know why.
Sorry to hear that you lost a girl. While you have to expect to lose one now and again - it's always a sad day when it happens.
Sorry to hear about your chicken - so sudden! My folks once lost two horses in a lightning strike. They didn't discover them until they went out to feed.
Aww... sorry to hear the news. Those girls are so pretty... *sigh*
we are planning to get six Australorp hens this spring. our girls need some shoring up and this last molt has been brutal. we were without eggs for six weeks.
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