And thanks to those that chimed in about the chickens - wife and I should have a serious talk about it first, with the commitment that it will be.
LolJust don’t mention you want a nice cock like @JoeDirt had.
Good morning pecker watchers, and cock gazers. Happy New Years Eve. Wife’s working a 12 hr shift today so me and the boys are watching Top Gun. Probably going to make some eggs, sausage, and potatoes with a slice or 2 of heavily buttered cinnamon toast for breakfast.
normalGood late morning all. Going to be a lazy day for me today.
Maybe so but it was painful to watch.Lol…those missed field goals would’ve made zero difference.
They can be good to have, they will protect the hens from predators. They can be *a-holes though. The one I had was a psycho dikhead.we have a rooster too. Orpington. Now I raised a batch of chicks and a hand picked him out of the roos 5 I ended up with, others except 1 went to the freezer. The rooster I’m left with is good, friendly, never gave me trouble. Can walk right up to it and pick ‘em up. He’s not a dik to the hens either. Big win. Lots of evil roosters lol
@PA Dan gives me bags of shavings from his lathe. If I get need them in a pinch I'll get a saw out and noodle up a piece of oak.I use chainsaw wood chips for nesting and coop material, get a chuck of firewood and cut the grain vertical get the nice long stringy pieces they make good nesting material the hens love that. Free too, I see tons of people shelling out good money for bagged wood chips
I know you would Gaz. We're still finding our way thru all the complications. She's not coeliac(sp) so it's not a matter of life or death or anything but I prefer not to deliberately make my kids feel unwell ay.
My oldest boy had an intolerance for the first few years of his life. We learned a lot about it then. He has since “grown out of it” but we have been warned, through blood testing, that he has the gene that can cause Celiacs Disease. The Dr’s say it can strike at any time, and when it does, permanent damage to his organs will happen each time he consumes gluten.. It’s certainly not fun watching kids go through this, so I feel ya bud. Makes meal times interesting.I know you would Gaz. We're still finding our way thru all the complications. She's not coeliac(sp) so it's not a matter of life or death or anything but I prefer not to deliberately make my kids feel unwell ay.
I hear you, I find with kids in that situation the biggest thing is to make sure they feel included. Not pan fried for her and deep fried for others. More and more places are embracing the rice flour for deep frying as it gets crispier than regular, sometimes needs some extra seasoning in the batter is someone dislikes the flavour.
Even as an adult it can be frustrating going out with a group, last time I travelled for work I ended up going and eating by myself as there was nothing I could safely eat at the group events.
I suggested to the Mrs we just convert the whole household to make things simpler. But here the special options are three to four more times more expensive and it just isn't sustainable financially for us, so this bread, that bread it has to be.My oldest boy had an intolerance for the first few years of his life. We learned a lot about it then. He has since “grown out of it” but we have been warned, through blood testing, that he has the gene that can cause Celiacs Disease. The Dr’s say it can strike at any time, and when it does, permanent damage to his organs will happen each time he consumes gluten.. It’s certainly not fun watching kids go through this, so I feel ya bud. Makes meal times interesting.
Don’t feel alone, that’s how it was for us too. We had many different kinds of flour substitutes for cooking, special breads, etc. but like you said, much too expensive to convert the whole family. We just made our boy feel it was a special treat when he got different things at restaurants and such - and he was young enough yet that he didn’t know any better.I suggested to the Mrs we just convert the whole household to make things simpler. But here the special options are three to four more times more expensive and it just isn't sustainable financially for us, so this bread, that bread it has to be.
Olivia is 14, she knows she's a pita.Don’t feel alone, that’s how it was for us too. We had many different kinds of flour substitutes for cooking, special breads, etc. but like you said, much too expensive to convert the whole family. We just made our boy feel it was a special treat when he got different things at restaurants and such - and he was young enough yet that he didn’t know any better.