Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks
“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.“
John Wayne
What a week. If ever there was a true statement, it is this: Thank God it’s Friday.
We slide into our weekend with the flock all over the place. Marc and two of the boys are out picking up our last college student to bring him home for the summer, Addy is going to a FIRST competition, Emma has soccer games, and Trevor, as always, is doing his thing.
Which leaves me home to man the fort.
Absolutely fine by me. The weather is supposed to be perfect and I hear the yard calling my name.
As a reminder to all who are going to be outdoors this weekend, ticks are out. I pulled one off of Pippin yesterday. As a family who has four people infected with Lyme disease, we are always on the lookout for those vile creatures. If you don’t have a tick spoon, consider getting one.Tick spoons are by far the easiest way we’ve found to remove ticks on both people and animals. Once you’ve slipped the tick into the crack in the spoon, you angle the spoon up and the tick is removed fully intact. Never try to pull a tick out with your fingers, you could end up squeezing the ticks stomach contents into your body.
I suppose a clever person could make one of these out of a plastic spoon (and you should try to make one if you find a tick and don’t have a tick spoon handy), but they are inexpensive enough for us to have one in each bathroom and car, and we send one out with each hiker.
Trust me, once you’ve had Lyme disease in the family, you don’t take chances.
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As always, peaceful weekend everyone, health and happiness (and safety) to your flock.
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Wendy Thomas writes about the lessons learned while raising children and chickens in New Hampshire. Contact her at [email protected]
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