Broody Hens

I decided in the early spring to bite the bullet and get some baby chicks. We had talked about it as a family, and decided that it would work well for us to raise chickens, and then have the eggs and the chickens to eat. We would know what we were eating, and we would know that the hens were happy and loved until we served them for dinner.
Raising chickens is fairly easy, but I did go from 8 chicks to 4 chickens pretty quickly. I lost 1 to my Chihuahua, 1 was a rooster (no roosters for me!) and 2 drowned in the cow trough. The 4 girls that survived have been amazing though. The kids walk around holding them, they're good, consistent layers and have overall great temperaments. We feed them from our hands and make them jump for treats (it's the only trick they know). They're so much fun, and I never thought I'd like chickens as much as I love these girls!
After spending 4 days in Oregon for Thanksgiving this past weekend, I came home to find that one of my hens has gone broody. I had to do a bunch of reading to find out exactly what that means, and what I should do about it. After doing a lot of reading, I think I'm going to give her a couple fertilized eggs to hatch. She's the sweetest of the 4 hens, and I think she'd be a great Mom, and I'm super excited to see the true process, that doesn't involve a feed store or an incubator. Love seeing nature at work!

My workouts are on hold until probably next week. I have walking pneumonia, more than likely due to not taking proper care of the vicious cold I had. It's definitely not fun, and not something I'd like to do again, but the antibiotics and such do seem to be working their magic, and for that I'm thankful. I'll be on them through this week, so I'm thinking that by Monday of next week, I should be able to be back at it, which is great, because I have a challenge group starting! Excited for the new group, and ready to be back at it!! I've got my mind back on the prize, and I have my motivating people in place for the days I don't want to work out. The first month is the hardest; after that it's second nature. Just need to get back to that point!

Beachbody Challenge - Day 28

I've been drinking Shakeology for almost an entire month?? On one hand, it seems like I've been drinking it forever. It's a normal part of my daily routine now. On the other hand, it seems like I just started! The results I'm seeing and feeling are definitely on the forever side though, and I'm so happy about that! Tomorrow I'm going to take some progress pictures, and I may even do a side by side comparison for y'all! I'm excited. I see the changes in my body, but it's always different when you see a picture of yourself.
I'm still not working out at full capacity. I'm coughing like a 72 year old smoker, and it's a crap shoot when I try to exercise. Some days I can make it through 20-30 minutes, other days I start coughing 10 minutes in. Regardless, my energy is low. I feel like I've been running at 50% for a month now, and I'm def tired of it! I guess it could be worse though. My doctor put me on preventative medicine because she's seeing this virus regularly turn into bronchitis and pneumonia, and luckily, I don't have either of those.
I hope this Veteran's Day finds you all happy and healthy, and working towards a stronger, healthier you!

Sniffle, Cough, UGH!

Do you exercise when you're sick? Does it depend on what type of sick you are?
I will normally work through most things. Not sure that's the right way, but it's been my way. I can't work through vomiting or nausea though. And this week, I've learned I can't work through coughing. It's making cardio quite challenging, to say the least. I'm trying to listen to my body, and I'm only doing floor exercises, stretching, etc, but I can't help but think that if I could really get my lungs working, maybe I'd cough out the rest of what's living in my chest and finally feel better!

And don't forget...we want to be strong and healthy. Not bony and frail. Get some peeps!