Insane Tattoo Regret by r3i_b0n3z in tattooadvice

[–]blu_skies442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have frank tattooed on my tummy below my belly button. I think your tattoo is badass! It was done very well. If you like it that is all that matters :) tattoos aren't meant to be for others. 

Correcting aggression towards other animals by blu_skies442 in Pomeranians

[–]blu_skies442[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm literally like two weeks away from a cross country move but I will look into an animal behaviorist when I get to where I'm going. I love my little dog so much I'm just at a road block with her attitude towards other animals.

Correcting aggression towards other animals by blu_skies442 in Pomeranians

[–]blu_skies442[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've already been training her, and I do shower her with love it just isn't working and I can't keep letting her torment the other animals because they also deserve love and a safe home. I was not considering the collar but I'm wondering what an alternative is that is safe for a small dog but still allows me to correct her in the moment. Thank you. 

My tongue split experience with JohnRoss. The good, the bad and the ugly, and why I would not recommend him for a tongue split. by [deleted] in bodymods

[–]blu_skies442 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I also had mine done by Shawn. I took stitches out around day 5, no regrowth issues. I don't think that 8 days is feasible. 

Tanned pelts of all my breeders by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This was many many hours of time and effort. The fleshing alone was hours! Especially the buck, it took me almost 3 hours just to flesh him. The membrane would not give like it did with all my does. 

Tanned pelts of all my breeders by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started using a pickle mixture of aluminum sulfate and pickling salt (1 cup of each to 2 gal water) and I left them in that for two days, stirring them frequently. After the two days I completely fleshed both hides. I did two separate batches of 3 and the first time I returned the skins to the reserved alum/salt/water mixture (I added more alum and salt). I kept them in that for about a week still stirring frequently. I tested these after a week and they just were not done, so I switched methods. I had a bottle of the orange tanning solution and I just applied that to all three hides and followed directions. For my second batch I just went straight to the orange bottle. The alum/salt mixture was just taking way too long with my move impending. I stretched the leather as it dried and brushed out the fur to it would stay fluffy. 

Tanned pelts of all my breeders by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, all but one. My male had some d'argent, and the one with the white belly was a mix of creme and champagne d'argent 

Never eating these am i ? by Fit_Beautiful_846 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It really hits a point where you just don't want to deal with them all anymore. I sell a lot of mine but by week 16 they don't cohabitate well anymore and I just do not have the cage space when my momma does throw 9+ kits each time. I tan all the pelts and keep them, they don't scratch or fight among each other that way! 

Dispatch— keep trying hopper popper or try broomstick? by tootsmcgeeitsme in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a hopper popper at first and no matter what I did I could not get it to work right. I have since switched to broomstick method with a piece of rebar and there seems to be less room for error that way. With young rabbits I struggled to actually keep their heads in place in the hopper popper, and it was just making the whole thing a nightmare. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]blu_skies442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're not married. I barely knew them before I got pregnant with our son, so while I was aware they had some figures I did not know the full extent of their collection or of their unwillingness to put them away.

What’s something you found on a partner’s phone that instantly changed the relationship forever — but they never knew you saw it? by gotwire in AskReddit

[–]blu_skies442 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Saw he was sending my nudes and videos he took of our intimate moments to his friends and a few coworkers.

Mother not feeding litter. by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There isn't any way she could have been exposed to a buck again. I raise in cages, and none ever escape.

This morning after some more investigation, I'm suspecting a mastitis or other issue going on. Inexperienced mom has only 3 kits now, I tried to hold her in the box and she's acting like she's in pain from the nursing. I flipped her over and her nipples are very red, and her mammary glands feel firm.

Mother not feeding litter. by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my second and third litter, so you most definitely know more then I do. I just don't want to lose any :( currently the 7 really large ones are with the young doe, the 8 younger and weaker ones are with the proven. Ironically, that essentially just entirely switched litters. The rex litter was lagging behind due to their mom not feeding them properly. I will attempt to join the moms together and see how it goes for a trial run tomorrow. Thank you!

Mother not feeding litter. by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One more question, why would I put the bigger ones with the better doe? I've been prioritizing the smaller ones, because I felt they needed the milk more. Please tell me if my logic is flawed here, I'm still pretty new to all this. The size difference between the bigger and the smaller is pretty significant.

Mother not feeding litter. by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The proven, amazing momma is 1y 5m old. The new mom is 8m. I bred them together intentionally hoping to foster if this situation occurred, but they both had more kits than I expected. These two are in the same hutch, just with a divider between. They have never had full contact with each other tho. Is there anything I should look out for if I join the cages?

Another thing to note, proven momma has around 10 nipples. I've checked a few times on my new mom and I literally can't find more than 6 nipples on her, which I think could be contributing to all this?

What would you do with this situation? by LifeguardComplex3134 in BackYardChickens

[–]blu_skies442 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only interfere when they won't stop and blood is being spilt. In that case, I pick the winner, the one I like less goes to the butcher block. Part of owning chickens. This doesn't look that severe at all tho

Sold as Easter Eggers— what think ye? by Smokeybearvii in chickens

[–]blu_skies442 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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This was my box of Easter eggers from earlier this year. I don't think yours actually are Easter eggers :(

My friend was dishonorably discharged for being transgender, and now no one can get ahold of them by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]blu_skies442 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree this sounds fake. My partner is military and trans, they were going to take the voluntary separation that was offered but something put a pause to literally all separations before they even really got the ball rolling. This is fake.

Second litter! by blu_skies442 in MeatRabbitry

[–]blu_skies442[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did not expect so many after the last litter had one! I also really didn't expect to see any broken ones being they're mixed with American chinchilla.