Ha ha ha tsyooooooo!

Poor Shawna! Over the last couple of months she had been feeling great, still coming back from her hip replacement almost one year ago. She had spring in her step, was eager to play (at 10 years old), and was altogether a happy pup. But some allergy set in last week, which left her thankfully feeling OK and without fever, but the poor girl had to sneeze about 20 times in a row, about every 30 minutes. Day and night. All stuffed up.

Of course, this meant that there was face scratching face going on - I've gotta get that stuff out of my nose - so now we are looking at a swollen face and a nice infection. The Elizabethan collar had to be dusted off, the darn thing, but it is keeping her face whole. This does mean that her face gets lovingly wiped off every time she sneezes. The vet prescribed antibiotics and cortisone to get the swelling down, and it appears that we may have a handle on this one. And I even have a suspicion as to what may have set this off: nuts in the granola that the dogs mop up at the end of our breakfast.

The chicks are doing well and are starting to show some pin feathers. The older hens may see some competition in their future and suddenly are laying a nice amount again. Then again, it's probably the ebb and flow of nature. It's warming up and getting into the low 90's. Happy Memorial Day weekend!