A bit of gun humor for you................
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An old prospector shuffled into the town of El Indio, Texas, leading a tired old mule.
The old man headed straight for the only saloon in town, to clear his parched throat.
He walked up to the saloon and tied his old mule to the hitch rail.
As he stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out of the saloon with a gun in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other.
The young gunslinger looked at the old man and laughed, saying, "Hey old man, can you dance?"
The old man looked up at the gunslinger and said, "No son, I don't dance...never really wanted to"
A crowd had gathered as the gunslinger grinned and said, "Well, you old fool, you're gonna dance now!" and started shooting at the old man's feet.
The old prospector, not wanting to get a toe blown off, started hopping around like a flea on a hot skillet.
Everybody standing around was laughing.
When his last bullet had been fired, the young gunslinger, still laughing, holstered his gun and turned around to go back into the saloon.
The old man turned to his pack mule, pulled out a double-barreled 12 gauge shotgun and cocked both hammers.
The loud clicks carried clearly through the desert air. The crowd stopped laughing immediately.
The young gunslinger heard the sounds too, and he turned around very slowly.
The silence was deafening. The crowd watched as the young gunman stared at the old timer and the large gaping holes of those twin 12-gauge barrels.
The barrels of the shotgun never wavered in the old man's hands, as he quietly said, "Son, have you ever kissed a mule's ***?"
The gunslinger swallowed hard and said, "No, sir... but....I've always wanted to."
There are a few lessons for all of us here:
Don't be arrogant.
Don't waste ammunition.
Whiskey makes you think you're smarter than you are.
Always make sure you know who is in control.
And finally...don't screw around with old folks; they didn't get old by being stupid.
I like that! Very funny!
Here are my chicks that I think look like some of ya'lls....
These first 2 are of the one that I am sure is a cockerel.
What lovely chicks! They look so majestic and full of grace, even tiny as they are. I love the colors!
Thank you very much, they are turining out to be a colorful bunch!
We have poachers out here...BIG long gun issue...after dark.
So I sit here with my rifle on my lap...and DH is biv-wacking with night vision on....poachers were next door...fired once & took off like a shot~~~~~~~~~~~
Next time they will leave with very flat tires.
Crazy! Out of curiousity, what are they going for? Elk?
Wow, That would be interseting to deal with. We had unwanted people on our property to!
Last night we had to men show up at our door after dark. One with a flashlight, they were asking about the house on the front of our property right off of the street. I talked to them for a few minutes and then asked them to leave. We were not to happy to find out that they had been walking around our property with out us knowing about it and had been looking into my chicken coop and everything after they had been searching the house on the front of the property.
Then today around 12 one of them came back and I really did not like that. Coming back when there is a possibilety that I was home alone or that no one was here! I got my CPL the other day and so I have been carrying which made me feel a lot better. And trust me I made sure he saw what I had. He asked questions like "are you home alone?" to which I said no my BIL is here which was a lie no one was here, then "do you have large dogs?" I said, "yes two very big dogs, great dane and mastiff and they hate strangers on our property". He then was talking about being in some sort of construction and that is why he was asking about the house (lastnight they were asking if it was for sale) but that he was not looking to buy it, as he was telling me that he carried his tools every where with him in his truck he walked over to his truck and opend the back gate (had a canopy on it) which was facing us, to so me his tools, right away I put my hand on my gun and made sure I was not in between him and his truck. He asked if we would want him to do any work on the house for us and I told him to give me his info so I could give it to DH (and the cops if need be) Then I asked him to leave, as he did DH just happend to call and the first thing I said was "hurry write this down" and gave him the license plat number. I also told him the make, moddle, color and year of the truck everything we would need for the cops, again if needed.
This was a very unsettling situation.
OK, I may be a little repetitive here, and I have read up on some other forums.... but I am just going to assume that I am special and have a completely original concern, lol! 
There are some breeds that I specifically, really, really want to look at in my backyard, one of each of:
Mottled Cochin Bantam
Exchequer Leghorn
German Spitzhauben
Golden Laced Polish
Red Shouldered Yokohama
(ETA): Partridge or Buff Silkie
My issues are 1.) Online Hatcheries never have all the breeds of chicks I want at the same time, 2.) WOW! Shipping.... and 3.) If I get them all at separate times, won't I spend a lot of time with quarantine/flock introductions/other chicken-spaz things? Oh, 4.) Would any of you wonderful chicken peeps know where/who would have this combo???
(ETA): Haha, when I first wanted chicks, there were only 4 kinds I wanted and they are pretty different than the ones I want now 
is this what is refered to Chicken Math and I don't even have them yet???!
Hallerlake breeds Appenzeller Spitzhaubens, and if the internet is correct then that is what you're looking for.
Thanks TerrorBird! Just look at his/her page and they are GORGEOUS! I will be sure to IM Hallerlake when I get home from "work"!
Its been challenging finding all the random birds in one spot, though. I have no patients for CL anymore... Half the people aren't even real and DH and I are never on the same page when it comes to picking up something from there...all I hear is "I wanna boat!" all he hears is "I WANT CHICKENS!"
At least chickens are much cheaper than a boat/ After all the definition of a boat is "A boat is a hole in the water, in which you pour your money into." At least with chickens a person gets eggs, and you can always eat them if you become desperate. 
Just tell him that you get to spend on chickens what he spends on his boat! Gives you a good amout to start off with and then you know there is a never ending amount of money to put into a boat so you will have a steady amout of money to put twards chickens.
Okay the nasty little dogs are in their beds, and I am going to go to bed myself. TTFN
I am sure you have said before, but what kind of nastly little dogs do you have?
Heres a new picture of the Tunnel. It is now completely ready for plastic. Friday is the scheduled day as long as there is no wind. Look, theres my little Bella girl! Home safe and sound!
I am truly jeliouse, I love that green house! Nice job.
Proud Momma of 5 wonderful children. Support from the greatest husband at my side. Kept company by a Great Dane, Mastiff and a Dane/Lab/Shepherd mix. Pest control from 2 cats, Pigs now in the freezer. Turkeys didn't make it past the Hollidays. Many breakfasts and lots of laughs and great times provided by over 30 adult LF chickens of many breeds! Now on our adventure to buy a new Farm.
Proud Momma of 5 wonderful children. Support from the greatest husband at my side. Kept company by a Great Dane, Mastiff and a Dane/Lab/Shepherd mix. Pest control from 2 cats, Pigs now in the freezer. Turkeys didn't make it past the Hollidays. Many breakfasts and lots of laughs and great times provided by over 30 adult LF chickens of many breeds! Now on our adventure to buy a new Farm.
