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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Bad hair days

The hens are going through a harsh molt right now. When I say harsh, I mean as in-... a girl just wants to hide for a few weeks. Annabelle, really- it's not that bad... o.k, I lied, it is bad....

Here's a close up, Annabelle seems to be suffering the most...at least she is the one we laugh at the most... The worst of it is actually over, I should have gotten my camera out a week ago. You can see the new feathers on her neck are almost out now...for a while she kind of looked like a bald vulture... You can see that her comb is kind of a pale red, it should be bright, she is experiencing a little iron deficiency due to the rigors of feather-making.

Anemia-brain, anyone?
I can relate. I feel a sort of sister-hood with my hen-friends. The way they wander around aimlessly for most of the day (it seems-they are actually doing important stuff), the way they work hard to produce something everyday, and then it disappears and they have to start all over again the next day (cleaning the house?! Making meals?-work with me, it's my analogy...)

My feelings of sister-hood are the strongest during molting season...

Sistahs, I can relate! Don't look at me... Don't-look-! Yes, I walk around the house like this sometimes...I am at a crossroads with my hair. I have very thick, kind of curly hair. Curly enough to look messy when I let it air-dry, yet it is so heavy that it will still be damp underneath at bed-time if I don't blow-dry it. Today I clipped the middle back portion up so it would dry underneath, thus my "feathers" sticking out around my head. It is so thick that it takes a lot of time to blow dry and straighten it. I had important stuff to do today, like..um, educating 5 kids, so I skipped the hair thing.

So, should I cut it shorter? I would like to, but I know that Sky likes it long...

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posted at 8:25 PM
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At 10:11 PM, Starlene said...: Maybe getting it layered and just a little shorter would make it faster to dry when you need to?? I know the struggle of being tired of having long hair but hubby wanting me to leave it long.

I've actually taken to wearing my hair braided or twisted into a bun almost every day now. With the heat and humidity, I can't stand having it on my neck most of the time.

There are times I go to bed with my hair still wet but that doesn't really bother me, I guess.

Maybe in the mornings you could twist it or braid it then let it down around lunch time? Or would that just delay the drying until even later.

Honestly, I think your hair looks great long but you would probably be really cute with a shorter do.
At 8:26 AM, Susanne said...: LOL. Who knew chickens had bad hair days!

You can get your hair cut shorter to freshen the look but still have long hair. I'm sure a stylist would have lots of suggestions.
At 8:39 AM, Anonymous said...: I agree - keep your hair long if your hubby likes it, but get layers put it.

And honestly, I can't tell what looks so bad about the chickens...I guess I don't know what a chicken is supposed to look like!
At 9:41 AM, Dewey Hafta Academy said...: I've got a ton of very thick hair, too, along with a dh who likes it long. I had layers put in, and it has made a big difference. I also have it thinned every time I get it cut, and that helps, too.

Your chickens look just fine to me, too, but I don't know anything about chickens. (We do have a friend who has a bunch, and he's trying, along with my ds, to talk my husband into taking the plunge -- I'm willing, but I can't imagine that they will be successful at convincing him!)

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