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[TeePants]

Crap, it’s tomato time already ain’t it? I gotta clear the beds of dead vines from last year’s tomatoes.

 

[ValerieJ]

Crap, it’s tomato time already ain’t it? I gotta clear the beds of dead vines from last year’s tomatoes.

We did that at the end of the season last fall so beds are all ready. But I'll plant my tomato seeds in pots first and keep them in the greenhouse under grow lights. I don't have much luck with direct sowing tomatoes.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Most the tires are ready for nee plants the part we used that was the old coop needs prepped from sitting last year fallow.

 

[ValerieJ]

We tried the freeze dried eggs. They were good. Tasted like eggs. Imagine that. The consistency was right too. I used them in my baked ziti and it was nice to be able to reconstitute half an egg.

Tonight we are going to try to reconstitute linguini and clams.

Hopefully get the seeds started this afternoon.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning Sunday today.
Going to take a day off.
I am doing rockfish tonight easy simple.

 

[ValerieJ]

8 herbs and 14 tomatoes planted in pots. Now we wait, water and watch.

 

[Kmaria187]

This weather can't make up it's mine what's its wants to do!!! * Update - Pepper is still wadding around like a penguin we did try the draining off some of the liquid from her belly but she is a mess. I don't think she gonna be with us long. Though I did open up the chicken run today so they could all run around the back yard and she waddled her way out too, even came to eat a few meal worms snacks. Her comb is still bright red which is good. Just feel like she is so miserable that it makes me sad. Feel like the best thing we can do for her now is to put her out of her misery.... I really don't think she gonna get better. I went back on my records and she is 3.5 years old. And has been a good layer but has not laid an egg since Sept/OCT last year had a hard molt and has never really recovered.
Any advise / thoughts are more than welcome.

 

[ValerieJ]

This weather can't make up it's mine what's its wants to do!!! * Update - Pepper is still wadding around like a penguin we did try the draining off some of the liquid from her belly but she is a mess. I don't think she gonna be with us long. Though I did open up the chicken run today so they could all run around the back yard and she waddled her way out too, even came to eat a few meal worms snacks. Her comb is still bright red which is good. Just feel like she is so miserable that it makes me sad. Feel like the best thing we can do for her now is to put her out of her misery.... I really don't think she gonna get better. I went back on my records and she is 3.5 years old. And has been a good layer but has not laid an egg since Sept/OCT last year had a hard molt and has never really recovered.
Any advise / thoughts are more than welcome.

Well, that's a difficult and personal choice you have to make. I'll tell you our experience. With the first one, we drained her daily and added about a month to her life, but in the end she passed away anyway. I've heard of them lasting a year but it wasn't our experience. I know you know how unpleasant draining them is for you and them. The second one, we put down right away. Everything I read said this was secondary to one of a few conditions that are all fatal in the end. Once they get to the point of ascites, it is eventually over for them..

It is so sad to watch them, hard to treat them, and heartbreaking to lose them no matter how they go. I would support whatever decision you make.