Arizona Chickens

[mclevinson]

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This isn't permanent, it's the temporary illusion of compliance in order not to stress out my landlord. I will continue to fight, but I have kid battles to fight too and have to prioritize. Hatching chicks and building those pens gave me a great deal of pleasure, and will again.

Most HOAs have a "quiet enjoyment" or "nuisance" clause that they can invoke when nothing else will get them their way. I have asked for a meeting but will most likely be refused. My best bet is to back off now, take care of family business, and attack again when I have my ducks, er, CHICKS in a row.

and build away you will meg!!! if mikey doesn't take all the pens(which i completely understand if you do mikey, but i have way more hennypennys in my yard than your six

) i would like to see if i can get a smallish section for a quarrantine area, like we spoke of yesterday. that way my laundry room can stop smelling of hens and roos and the like

rest assured meg, your pretty gals are fine, Lovey, Puffy face and Fanny went out into the yard this morning and the SILKIE tried to beat them up

wish i had my camera. i have a feeling once the kids see them this afternoon, Fanny will be going nowhere. I'll just have the Gosselin 6 of ameraucanas. Meg, what about your friend Anne? would she like your other 4?

I will check with Anne later today.

By the way, I will be deconstructing the pens later today so there won't be much work involved. I just have to get with Suze on Tempest and Dora first. Suze? You out there?

 

[mclevinson]

And Emmy is going to start hatching again, it's good for her math skills.

 

[pastrymama]

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... it's how we roll.....

Literally....

THe boys were not listening, and being a bit out of hand. 60% on the kid a-hole scale. I was busy telling Chatterbox to stop pushing the cart (a common problem anywhere I take him) when we hear this minor crash and a stream of cursing.

Then some youngish lady in the next isle over stands up and starts yelling, "SERIOUSLY!! SERIOUSLY!??" and is yelling at what appears to be nothing. Since I don't speak Grey's Anatomy, I was confused. I asked her what happened, and--- in-between yelling at nothing--- she started yelling at me(?) to control my (&(*%% kids.

I walk forward and see BamBam hiding behind a smaller "drugstore" cart. I couldn't see it over all the plants on the display islands. I guess he was pushing the little cart around--because he wanted to be like Chatterbox and Noel, and since he can barely reach the handle, he wasn't watching where he was going. He dumped the lady into some plants and bashed her shins.

So---since at this point I am still not sure what happened---I ask "Did he hit you? OMG I am sooooo sorry, I know how much that hurts, are you ok, OMG I am so sorry. I've got bruises from the tricycle. He's just a baby, ouch are you ok?" Or something like that. I was still trying to assess the situation.

But the souless barren wasteland of a person continues yelling BamBam. I think. She didn't seem to be looking at me---maybe she thought Pastrymama was his mom? It went on for a little while, as it is hard to navigate Baker's with multiple carts & kids. When I got to the scene of the crime, BamBam was OBVIOUSLY contrite, or as contrite as a crap-head little 2 year-old can be. Wasteland storms off, still saying awful things, goes up front to complain, and gives us dirty looks. I may or may not have said something nasty back. I could have possibly, or possibly not have creatively called her the "c" word. Loudly.

Pastrymama and I went into the greenhouse to "collect" and talk to BamBam. I was a little embarrassed for getting riled up, but Pastrymama was just as mad as I was.


SO: Some notes to Wasteland:

First: Don't yell at other people's kids unless it is an emergency situation.
Second: Don't piss off a fat lady carrying around a pitchfork.
Third: Popular catch phrases like, "SERIOUSLY?" or "COME ON!" or "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Mean jack crap to a 2-year-old. You have to use your big-people words, in concise sentances, spoken in a manner which relates your reaction and/or feelings into a manner which he can understand. ie- "No no! You have to be careful-careful, otherwise you are going to crash and hurt my legs."
Fourth: If I get the vaguest suspicion you might push that cart to knock him over in some petty retaliation, I will follow you home and kill you in your own kitchen.

you cannot imagine how laree kept her cool. i almost jumped over the plants to beat her with a tomato and he's not my child. but holy crap, don't yell like a banshee at a 2 year old that's not yours! i should have offered her an ativan and a lollipop

after we got to the greenhouse i pulled out my candy stash of cajeta suckers and bribed laree's sweet angels to be good, but told them if them weren't, i would rip the sucker right out of their mouth and into the trash it would go. chatterbox's eyes got wide, but he was good and no one lost their candy

he asked me why i had candy in my purse and i said, because the twins and the little prince need to be bribed sometimes so i will always have candy. they are sweet boys.

 

[pastrymama]

do you want to get rid of the worms too? feeders?

 

[Mikey D]

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This isn't permanent, it's the temporary illusion of compliance in order not to stress out my landlord. I will continue to fight, but I have kid battles to fight too and have to prioritize. Hatching chicks and building those pens gave me a great deal of pleasure, and will again.

Most HOAs have a "quiet enjoyment" or "nuisance" clause that they can invoke when nothing else will get them their way. I have asked for a meeting but will most likely be refused. My best bet is to back off now, take care of family business, and attack again when I have my ducks, er, CHICKS in a row.

and build away you will meg!!! if mikey doesn't take all the pens(which i completely understand if you do mikey, but i have way more hennypennys in my yard than your six

) i would like to see if i can get a smallish section for a quarrantine area, like we spoke of yesterday. that way my laundry room can stop smelling of hens and roos and the like

rest assured meg, your pretty gals are fine, Lovey, Puffy face and Fanny went out into the yard this morning and the SILKIE tried to beat them up

wish i had my camera. i have a feeling once the kids see them this afternoon, Fanny will be going nowhere. I'll just have the Gosselin 6 of ameraucanas. Meg, what about your friend Anne? would she like your other 4?

Pastry,

I was going to take the lot so Meg didn't get stuck with them. I only need 5 panels (preferably one with a door). I'll gladly split them with you! I don't think I'll need the roof ones as I need to build an opaque/shade type roof. I might be able to talk Tammy into stopping by your place and dropping off the panels you need... (No promisses though

)

Meg,

Let me know and I'll make 'em disappear!

Any thoughts on using the house as one side of the coop/run? It is the fake T-111 siding painted.

 

[Mikey D]

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Let's throw 'em in the chicken plucker!

 

[mclevinson]

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Yes, but DH wants a boat there instead. He has dibs on the space.

Done deal Mikey. Want to help deconstruct? I need to call about the other chookies first tho'.

 

[mclevinson]

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Let's throw 'em in the chicken plucker!

And contaminate it? I don't THINK so. Ick. They obviously have mad cow disease and their brains are rotted.

 

[Mikey D]

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Yes, but DH wants a boat there instead. He has dibs on the space.

Nope - my house...

I'd like to put the coop/run against the house and was wondering if the chickies will damage the siding or be damaged by it.

Silly internet typing thing!

 

[Mikey D]

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Let's throw 'em in the chicken plucker!

And contaminate it? I don't THINK so. Ick. They obviously have mad cow disease and their brains are rotted.