Thanks for your reply. It's reassuring. There are laws about firing near homes, but frankly, I do not ever take that for granted during deer season. I've heard shots that were way to close for comfort. I have an orange vest the dog in my avatar wears at that time, and she's in a securely...
That's terrible about the ducks. What on earth is wrong with people who would do such a thing? I agree, essentially all of the hunters we're friends with are decent people. Unfortunately, we don't know all the ones who are right around us. When you look at a wild turkey, our domestics are...
Does anyone else worry about clueless human hunters taking a Bourbon Red, for example? There are quite a few wild turkeys around here. One of my distant neighbors is a known poacher (he's bragged to others about his full freezer). I've only got a pair of Bourbon Reds and my husband insists...
I love this show. I hope to attend this year. With the district Silkie club meet, will anyone have some SQ birds available for sale? I have a really pretty partridge pullet (I hope) I'd like to get a friend for.
Usually, when a television or radio website has a story about a politician saying X, Y, or Z, there is audio or video footage of that politician making the statement to back up the claims. I have to take this whole dust-up over a 2 year old, unverified report with a huge rock of salt.
Really, really hoping your chickenstock is any weekend but May 19-20. I've got 2 non-bird related conflicts that weekend. But if the majority chooses that day, I'll catch y'all some other time.
An absolutely hilarious and right-on-target poke at how the beauty industry brainwashes us to strive for the unattainable:
http://jesserosten.com/2012/fotoshop-by-adobe
I have a question for all of you guys. In planning an event, is Risotto a good choice to make sure our veggie brethren are considered? We're working with a hotel that doesn't have a whole lot of choices. We're going to make sure the Risotto is made with vegetable broth.