Turkey Times

Here are my two tom's letting me know they are hungry. Every time I talk they gobble without hesitation.

My bourbon tom putting the moves on the bronze hen. There's about 50 lbs of turkey meat dancing around here.

Close up of the bourbon tom. Note the turkey ear hairs.

My Narraganset tom giving me the eye.

This years maybe turkey for Thanksgiving. She is too big to fit in the coop door now.

Hard working tom dancing and gobbling all day long.

Cross Gobbling, so cool!

Same Day Different Cat

Here is Coco, a.k.a. Ump, wearing her old Adidas sock bandage and Daisy, outside waiting to come inside. Coco was bitten in the neck by our other barn cat, Poppy. The wound was slow to heal and required a 24/7 bandage and pad to protect the wound. When we left for my surgery, the wound still needed treatments, so we boarded her at the vet. She came home looking better then she reopened the wound. Out came another old sock, new bandage made and Coco is ready to heal again. Life is never boring on the farm.

My Hysterectomy

Last week I had a hysterectomy. It all started 10 years ago when I could not get pregnant. I was tested, husband was tested, I had fibroids, but was told over and over again, "that should have no effect on getting pregnant". Move ahead 11 years, no kids, several OBGYN and fertility idiots and I was having heavy bleeding. I told my husband and he told me to see my doctor, the results, my organs were all in the wrong place, my bladder dropped and I have a several very large fibroids.
I got scoped and was told I have to have a hysterectomy. My uterus was fibroid filled and I had a big one, called Hedgehog, causing major problems.
My insurance allowed me to find a hospital in network, I picked a very new and highly trained Woman's Hospital of Baton Rouge in the use of Laproscopic surgery using the Da Vinci robot. It means less cutting, easier and quicker recovery.
I was major scared but my husband stuck with me for this major surgery. It should have taken the surgeons 4 hours to cut out my uterus and hedghogs/fibroids, it took half that time. The team was able to push the fibroid though vaginally after the uterus was removed. No cuts, small holes from the scopes and I gave birth to a calcified hedghog. I got to keep my ovaries as party favors. I was up and walking after a few hours and went home after a day. I have pains from gas and organs moving around, but I can get things done. I nap a lot as I have low energy for now. I am restricted to 10 pounds lifting weight, so I just kick the cats around when I need them to move. My husband does the farm chores and I just watch the animals push him around. Especially the poultry, they have seen "The Birds", and they have ideas.