Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

Pyxis said:

Here's one for you:

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Shadrach said:

View attachment 1673098 This is how I bury the dead. Neat grave don't you think?
I sat and chatted to Dink for half an hour or so and touched her one last time before I covered her with earth and packed each layer down with the sledgehammer. Her son and three daughters watched from the safety of the bamboo clump at the top of the bank.
There are some Magnolia seeds buried underneath her and that's a Magnolia leaf with a walnut on so she can pay the ferryman..

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Precious Shad. That looks about the way I've done it, minus the magnolia, but next time I'll find something for the ferryman also. She sure was a beauty!
I also add a cross of branches on top, so that I can check to make sure nothing has been digging at the spot for a while.

N F C said:

So sorry Shad. I like the way you paid your final respects.

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Hi Debby!! Happy V Day!

Hey @WVduckchick

Hope you enjoy the day also. I brought some candy, feel free to share with the group...

N F C said:

Hey @WVduckchick

Hope you enjoy the day also. I brought some candy, feel free to share with the group...
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U sound like ur mother
Those are great! Thanks!

Perfect for this dysfunctional bunch!

LittleLakePhil said:

Gonna go to Drs on Monday and ask some serious questions. Because yeah it's really not getting better.....

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I see a hip replacement in your future, unfortunately. Sounds to me like your ball/socket joint needs a factory recall. If you were a dog, it would be called hip dysplasia.

N F C said:

Hey @WVduckchick

Hope you enjoy the day also. I brought some candy, feel free to share with the group...
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Love this!
Happy Valentine's NFC!

OK 4
YOUR
AGE

That's mine.

Animal identification question -
Saw a dead animal on the road this morning, had been hit by a car. Small-dog/fox sized, black with stripes like a skunk, but not white stripes... they were very deep rusty red/chestnut colored like a redfox, but more prominent and sharp than I've ever seen on a fox. And I didn't see any white at all. Although it was in quite a nasty pile from being hit. What else might it have been?
(rural road, just a few houses along the road, doubtful it was a pet of any kind)

Shadrach said:

View attachment 1673098 This is how I bury the dead. Neat grave don't you think?
I sat and chatted to Dink for half an hour or so and touched her one last time before I covered her with earth and packed each layer down with the sledgehammer. Her son and three daughters watched from the safety of the bamboo clump at the top of the bank.
There are some Magnolia seeds buried underneath her and that's a Magnolia leaf with a walnut on so she can pay the ferryman..

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Very nice indeed and the magnolia to grow RIP Dink

Excerpt from: https://www.hunker.com/13404291/the-symbolism-of-the-magnolia-flower

"The flower is associated with nobility, perseverance, dignity and a love of nature."

As a US southerner the magnolia is very dear to my heart, ive grown up with them within vision of every house i ever lived in. We have one on the property where we rent right now and another one on the property of the trailer that flooded and is in remodel. My grandmother had one i played in as a child and while i was her caregiver 5 years ago i would cut and bring in the blossoms for her. I remember it from being very small (when i was very small too) to growing mid size.

WVduckchick said:

I think you know I like you and your stories and experiences, but I have to somewhat disagree here. Do you visit the Emergency section much? We have quite a few vets, vet students, nurses, and emergency related fields (active and retired) that give wonderful advice, in my opinion. I could go on, but I’m sure they would welcome other “constructive” input from folks like you (since you’re a self-proclaimed injury expert)

I don’t get involved in that area a ton, because my experience is not vast. Hawks are my biggest predator and they usually kill, not injure. But I offer assistance when I’m asked, and I read as much of it as I can, to learn.

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We have different views of BYC. That shouldn't be a problem.
We come here for different reasons. That shouldn't be a problem either.
Yes, I have had a lot of experience in dealing with injuries. The 'expert' bit was supposed to be somewhat tongue in cheek but humor (mine is pretty dark) unless it's something like snoopy cartoon doesn't translate well it seems.
I did write there are some experienced people here but they don't contribute often.
Yes I visit the Emergencies section.
It would take me pages to explain how and why the fundamental beliefs and values of the bulk of BYC' regular contributors are so very different from mine and this of course has a major impact on how one views what goes on here.
I think an easy example is the 'motivational' quotes in the quotes thread and the couple I've posted which are rather different.
I'll give two examples as one of the problems I see on BYC.
A while ago there was a thread on advice feedback. Lots of people contributed and spent some time skipping about the thread saying what a wonderful thing it would be if more people gave feedback regarding the advice they've received and there was even discussion about giving points or badges to those who did give feedback.
Well, one women did. In fact she went to the trouble of writing an article about what happened to her hen. It was by BYC standards a good article. I even posted a link to the article and tagged a few of those who had so enthusiastically joined in the debate regarding feedback. Not one of those who had so enthusiastically joined in the 'fun' debate could be bothered to review the article this women wrote.
Why is that do you think? It only takes a few minutes. You don't even have to write much.
Here's the link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/case-feedback.1287834/

Cyprus recently wrote an article. It's a massive amount of work and truly extraordinary.
Far better than anything I have done and far better than the majority of the articles on BYC.
Here's a link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
Notice that the only 'Educator' to review this article is Mr Sourland. He comments and reviews a lot of articles. Having the forum 'heavyweights' encourage talent like this is important for the site.
Even more informative is a tour of the profile pages of those who are the current self proclaimed experts.
This is a big forum and like most forums a group of 'friends' have established a power base here. It happens on most large forums as it does in life. Unfortunately part of the art of politics is to stifle those who do not accept the status quo.
There are a lot of knowledgeable and talented people here who could bring new ideas and new views to the world of chicken keeping. The problem is as always, new is scary for the old.
I won't bang on about this any more. I'll get on my Lilly pad and stfu.

WVduckchick said:

Animal identification question -
Saw a dead animal on the road this morning, had been hit by a car. Small-dog/fox sized, black with stripes like a skunk, but not white stripes... they were very deep rusty red/chestnut colored like a redfox, but more prominent and sharp than I've ever seen on a fox. And I didn't see any white at all. Although it was in quite a nasty pile from being hit. What else might it have been?
(rural road, just a few houses along the road, doubtful it was a pet of any kind)

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I've gone by road kill and then thought, "What the heck was that ? Should have stopped and looked closer." Is that weird ?

Red fox to have many color mutations. One place we used to snare hat bright reds with extremely black legs, flanks and underbodies. One year outside the beagle club we snared 2 mud colored fox - probably littermates. In the more normal coloration, I've seen everything from buff to bright reds. I believe black is one of the color variations.