Running wild, gimped
Last night after work we spur of the moment decided we were going to let the 11 young chicks out loose in the back yard. I told Cindy we would be near by keeping watch the whole time and the fact that the area is fenced means they aren’t going anywhere. Lucy and Lola were already out walking around so we figured it would be a good time to see how everyone got along.
When the chicks were left out they instantly started sprinting around happily although they always loosely stayed together. Cindy put some corn down which brought Lucy into the mix. As expected Lucy pecked at the smaller chicks several times. Cindy and I scolded Lucy when she did it so there was never more than one poke. Lola, who is slow and weak only was face to face with the chicks briefly. She poked Katie on the nose once but that was it.
For a period of time we had all 11 chicks in the run. They immediately started enjoying the amenities with a bunch of them jumping on the natural perches and another half dozen or so digging in the sandbox in the corner, something Lucy and Lola never bother with. They seemed quite happy in there. I felt a little guilty as Lucy and Lola patrolled around the outside of the run, seeing the 11 chicks inside their home, their lives were going to get a lot more congested.
I’m actually worried about Lola’s safety as the young chickens get older. She still is not doing well. When I put some corn on the ground she “ran” over which is more like a fast walk for her. When she stopped at the corn she lost her balance and fell on her side. Instead of getting up she just laid on her side and pecked at the corn. Of course I picked her up to let her keep eating. It breaks my heart to see her so weak.
Well I seemed to really tweak my already troublesome right leg problems at the gym yesterday. After my lower body weighted routine yesterday I was walking horribly. Not only did the IT band and right knee hurt like mad, my groin on that side felt mildly aggravated as well. I attribute the additional pain to the weighted dumbbell lunges I decided to do at the gym, a movement I have not done in many, many years. Although when healthy, this is an excellent lower body movement, the opposite appears to be true when you try to do the exercise with a bad wheel going in.
Last night and this morning I was truly walking around like a gimp and using my arms to get my right leg into certain positions. It’s just crazy how my last couple years have been health wise, it seems like I just roll from one injury/ailment to another.