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Dear Nüle To say hello and hope everything is well with you. I'm having dreadful problems with my internet connection, it came on just a few minutes ago so I'm mailing while I can. It's off more than it's on, atm. My last Appenzeller hen died a couple of days ago overnight. No illness just old age, I guess. I knew there was something wrong as neither Apps were in the run when I went to feed them. The cock was standing beside her body in the hut and didn't come out even when he knew his breakfast was there. I've never known that before. He didn't come out for more than 2 hours after I took her away but after that he ate and drank as normal. He seems fine in health (but so did she, so who knows, they are very old now.) So I'm down to 2 cocks, Sicilian & Appenzeller, and my one remaining ex-battery hen who has not laid since 28 June. She looks like she should be laying, fine red comb, eating well etc, but this is the 2nd time she has stopped for a few weeks this year and after all hybrids are not bred to lay for 4 years are they? I am planning to get 3 more hybrid hens soon, just to provide me with eggs for myself. 3 seems a good number to get in case one dies (they can be delicate creatures) so the other one isn't left alone. I won't put them in with Rose, my remaining ex-batt, or at least not at first. Shoulder is not much better painwise or function-wise since I last told you about it. I am still doing my exercises. The big swelling I have on my upper arm which is very painful needs to be addressed by my surgeon (who dismissed it last time as not being important) as it was not my hand. It is actually *very* important because 1. it hurts every moment of every day and 2. it prevents my physiotherapist doing what she needs to do to help me get full function back. Well, this was not such a quick post after all ;-) A quick goodbye before my router ducks out again then.. your friend Tina My last |
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AAARGH!
Sorry, all please ignore. Tweed "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Dear Nüle To say hello and hope everything is well with you. I'm having dreadful problems with my internet connection, it came on just a few minutes ago so I'm mailing while I can. It's off more than it's on, atm. My last Appenzeller hen died a couple of days ago overnight. No illness just old age, I guess. I knew there was something wrong as neither Apps were in the run when I went to feed them. The cock was standing beside her body in the hut and didn't come out even when he knew his breakfast was there. I've never known that before. He didn't come out for more than 2 hours after I took her away but after that he ate and drank as normal. He seems fine in health (but so did she, so who knows, they are very old now.) So I'm down to 2 cocks, Sicilian & Appenzeller, and my one remaining ex-battery hen who has not laid since 28 June. She looks like she should be laying, fine red comb, eating well etc, but this is the 2nd time she has stopped for a few weeks this year and after all hybrids are not bred to lay for 4 years are they? I am planning to get 3 more hybrid hens soon, just to provide me with eggs for myself. 3 seems a good number to get in case one dies (they can be delicate creatures) so the other one isn't left alone. I won't put them in with Rose, my remaining ex-batt, or at least not at first. Shoulder is not much better painwise or function-wise since I last told you about it. I am still doing my exercises. The big swelling I have on my upper arm which is very painful needs to be addressed by my surgeon (who dismissed it last time as not being important) as it was not my hand. It is actually *very* important because 1. it hurts every moment of every day and 2. it prevents my physiotherapist doing what she needs to do to help me get full function back. Well, this was not such a quick post after all ;-) A quick goodbye before my router ducks out again then.. your friend Tina My last |
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Quick mail
On Jul 3, 4:19*pm, "Christina Websell" wrote:
AAARGH! Sorry, *all please ignore. Tweed "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Dear N le To say hello and hope everything is well with you. *I'm having dreadful problems with my internet connection, it came on just a few minutes ago so I'm mailing while I can. It's off more than it's on, atm. My last Appenzeller hen died a couple of days ago overnight. *No illness just old age, I guess. *I knew there was something wrong as neither Apps were in the run when I went to feed them. *The cock was standing beside her body in the hut and didn't come out even when he knew his breakfast was there. * I've never known that before. He didn't come out for more than 2 hours after I took her away but after that he ate and drank as normal. *He seems fine in health (but so did she, so who knows, they are very old now.) So I'm down to 2 cocks, Sicilian & Appenzeller, and my one remaining ex-battery hen who has not laid since 28 June. *She looks like she should be laying, fine red comb, eating well etc, but this is the 2nd time she has stopped for a few weeks this year and after all hybrids are not bred to lay for 4 years are they? I am planning to get 3 more hybrid hens soon, just to provide me with eggs for myself. *3 seems a good number to get in case one dies (they can be delicate creatures) so the other one isn't left alone. *I won't put them in with Rose, my remaining ex-batt, or at least not at first. Shoulder is not much better painwise or function-wise since I last told you about it. *I am still doing my exercises. The big swelling I have on my upper arm which is very painful needs to be addressed by my surgeon (who dismissed it last time as not being important) as it was not my hand. It is actually *very* important because 1. *it hurts every moment of every day *and 2. it prevents my physiotherapist doing what she needs to do to help me get full function back. Well, this was not such a quick post after all ;-) A quick goodbye before my router ducks out again then.. your friend Tina My last How ironic; being in a big hurry just like I was when I inadvertently bunched three posts into one and you read my mistake which included two other posters here. Don't sweat it. Sometimes my speed reading gets the better of me....at first read I thought it was "Appetizer hen" (urk). Condolences for your hen loss. |
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Quick mail
"hopitus" wrote in message ... On Jul 3, 4:19 pm, "Christina Websell" wrote: AAARGH! Sorry, all please ignore. Tweed "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... Dear N le To say hello and hope everything is well with you. I'm having dreadful problems with my internet connection, it came on just a few minutes ago so I'm mailing while I can. It's off more than it's on, atm. My last Appenzeller hen died a couple of days ago overnight. No illness just old age, I guess. I knew there was something wrong as neither Apps were in the run when I went to feed them. The cock was standing beside her body in the hut and didn't come out even when he knew his breakfast was there. I've never known that before. He didn't come out for more than 2 hours after I took her away but after that he ate and drank as normal. He seems fine in health (but so did she, so who knows, they are very old now.) So I'm down to 2 cocks, Sicilian & Appenzeller, and my one remaining ex-battery hen who has not laid since 28 June. She looks like she should be laying, fine red comb, eating well etc, but this is the 2nd time she has stopped for a few weeks this year and after all hybrids are not bred to lay for 4 years are they? I am planning to get 3 more hybrid hens soon, just to provide me with eggs for myself. 3 seems a good number to get in case one dies (they can be delicate creatures) so the other one isn't left alone. I won't put them in with Rose, my remaining ex-batt, or at least not at first. Shoulder is not much better painwise or function-wise since I last told you about it. I am still doing my exercises. The big swelling I have on my upper arm which is very painful needs to be addressed by my surgeon (who dismissed it last time as not being important) as it was not my hand. It is actually *very* important because 1. it hurts every moment of every day and 2. it prevents my physiotherapist doing what she needs to do to help me get full function back. Well, this was not such a quick post after all ;-) A quick goodbye before my router ducks out again then.. your friend Tina My last How ironic; being in a big hurry just like I was when I inadvertently bunched three posts into one and you read my mistake which included two other posters here. Don't sweat it. Sometimes my speed reading gets the better of me....at first read I thought it was "Appetizer hen" (urk). Condolences for your hen loss. ------- No condolences necessary, but thank you anyway. I like my chickens but I do not love them. She had a good life of 9 years which is a huge age for a hen. This is what she looked like: http://search.orange.co.uk/mediaredi....gif&pictitle= Chicken Breeds - Appenzeller &picname= Chicken Breeds - Appenzeller Spitzhauben Chicken &picweight=24kb&fullsize=http://www.chickencoopadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/appenzeller-barthuhner.gif&pagefrom=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chickenco opadvice.com%2Fappenzeller-spitzhauben-chicken%2F&height=300&width=300&geom=300x300 - chicken breeds - appenzeller spitzhauben chicken &pge=1&pos=5&size=&imtype= You'll have to paste this. She's the last of my rare breed hens. I used to have a number of rare chickens breed and used to rear and sell them plus fertile eggs for many years. I think I did a reasonable job of spreading them around the UK to ensure their survival. Once I started needing operations and hospital stays in 2001 I scaled it all down and allowed them to live out their lives and die naturally. I still have a Sicilian Buttercup male and an Appenzeller chap both hatched pre 2004. I do miss it, but given my prediliction for going blind, getting cancer, breaking my ribs etc, it's sensible to give up having 18 huts of chickens and just have 3 more to lay eggs for myself. I have to say my neighbours ere good about when I had 17 cockerels crowing their heads off. They never said a word about it. Tweed |
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