Don't tell the wife, I'm growing fodder in the 2nd bathroom!

[gtaus]

Nor does he clean, do laundry or pick up critter poo.
Maybe it is cause I am not working.

Sounds like all you are doing is working!

 

[Shadrach]

That's a path I had not considered! Although I am sure that there are many good women out there that would make a great wife, I am not convinced that I would be their choice.



Yikes! Pretty tough words on a chicken forum where most roosters are considered unnecessary and culled long before they hit maturity. Other than strutting around and crowing every once in awhile, I wonder if my wife thinks I have any other productivity left in me?

Thanks for your thoughts, but I have considered your suggestion and have decided not to follow it. Dear wife is still special to me after all these years, and I would say even more so at 31 years together.

Fair enough. I won't berate a man for loving his wife.

Mind you, you could try out another cultures solution that I'm led to believe works a bit like keeping sheep and rams. If you have one ram, the object of the rams aggression and protection of his sheep is always going to be you. Have two rams and you can walk among your flock without getting knocked over because the rams are too busy trying to stop each other from mating with the ewes.
You may encounter some disapproval from the leading lights of your chosen religion, not to mention your current wife. However, if you can keep a grow tower undetected and in place for a period of time and with a bit of help from BYC's marriage guidance counselor, dulthralpie, you might just get away with it.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Sounds like all you are doing is working!

That's what he says too. Just not the making $ kind of work.

I am still not adjusted after having worked outside the home dawn to dusk for 30 years.

He is a good man and I do appreciate him working hard so we can have the life we do.

 

[N F C]

Dear wife is still special to me after all these years, and I would say even more so at 31 years together.

And that's probably why you've had 31 years together

 

[MROO]

What? Your husband does not cook for you?

I'm feeling less and less like a real rooster on this thread. Could it be I have been hen pecked so long I don't remember what it was like to be in charge of the chicken run?

Okay ... time for an anatomy/philosophy lesson ...
My sister, the dairy farmer, has always maintained that her wonderful husband of thirty-plus years is the head of the household. She, the loving wife of the same number of years is the neck. He's happy with that. She will then give a private anatomy and physiology/philosophy lesson to anyone who cares to question her statement:

While the head is the "brains" of the body, without a neck, it is the most dependent, inefficient part of the body. Think of how easily your head turns on your neck. That mobile little pillar allows your head to evaluate its' surroundings and situation before putting the limited resources of your hard-working body into play. Without it, your head - and virtually everything you do in this life - has to use all of its' resources to complete even the simplest tasks. Have you ever tried to tie your shoes without moving your neck? A neckless head must rely on every other part of the body to change it's direction and/or perspective of the world. That's a lot of wasted time, energy and effort, and would seriously alter the efficiency and efficacy of the body and brain.

So, in absolutely perfect, scientifically backed logic, Hubby is the Head of the Household. She, the Wife, is the Neck ... and he really can't do anything without her!

 

[gtaus]

That's what he says too. Just not the making $ kind of work. I am still not adjusted after having worked outside the home dawn to dusk for 30 years. He is a good man and I do appreciate him working hard so we can have the life we do.

Well, there it is and it appears things are working out just fine.

Years ago I watched a short program on couples who had been married for 50+ years. The moderator asked one couple what advice they would give to young people. They said that marriage is seldom a 50-50 relationship. Sometimes is more like a 60-40 or maybe even a 70-30. But it can just as easily turn and become a 40-60 or 30-70 relationship. If someone has health problems, it might become a 90-10 relationship. But it's very seldom 50-50 as you go through life.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Well, there it is and it appears things are working out just fine.

Years ago I watched a short program on couples who had been married for 50+ years. The moderator asked one couple what advice they would give to young people. They said that marriage is seldom a 50-50 relationship. Sometimes is more like a 60-40 or maybe even a 70-30. But it can just as easily turn and become a 40-60 or 30-70 relationship. If someone has health problems, it might become a 90-10 relationship. But it's very seldom 50-50 as you go through life.

Yes life definitely changes how things work.
Compromise on both people's parts helps too.

I really hope we aren't 90/10 here yet.

 

[MROO]

Well, there it is and it appears things are working out just fine.

Years ago I watched a short program on couples who had been married for 50+ years. The moderator asked one couple what advice they would give to young people. They said that marriage is seldom a 50-50 relationship. Sometimes is more like a 60-40 or maybe even a 70-30. But it can just as easily turn and become a 40-60 or 30-70 relationship. If someone has health problems, it might become a 90-10 relationship. But it's very seldom 50-50 as you go through life.

The key seems to be that the ratio doesn't stay stable, it swings back and forth like a pendulum, with each side adjusting to fill in the gaps as things change. It's hard to find two compatible beings who both understand that concept. When one (or both) of them fail to recognize the changing needs and try to maintain the status quo, things fall apart ... another Sisdom (sister wisdom) from my long-married little sister. Looks like you two qualify ... I am truly envious. She'll forgive you the fodder tower. In fact, I'm betting she already knows and is humoring your attempts at secrecy. Good Woman! And Good Hubby!

 

[duluthralphie]

Okay ... time for an anatomy/philosophy lesson ...
My sister, the dairy farmer, has always maintained that her wonderful husband of thirty-plus years is the head of the household. She, the loving wife of the same number of years is the neck. He's happy with that. She will then give a private anatomy and physiology/philosophy lesson to anyone who cares to question her statement:

While the head is the "brains" of the body, without a neck, it is the most dependent, inefficient part of the body. Think of how easily your head turns on your neck. That mobile little pillar allows your head to evaluate its' surroundings and situation before putting the limited resources of your hard-working body into play. Without it, your head - and virtually everything you do in this life - has to use all of its' resources to complete even the simplest tasks. Have you ever tried to tie your shoes without moving your neck? A neckless head must rely on every other part of the body to change it's direction and/or perspective of the world. That's a lot of wasted time, energy and effort, and would seriously alter the efficiency and efficacy of the body and brain.

So, in absolutely perfect, scientifically backed logic, Hubby is the Head of the Household. She, the Wife, is the Neck ... and he really can't do anything without her!

with all due respect to your sister she is wrong....

I have blanked out the naughty word in this story.. so I am certain no one will figure it out.. but the moral comes through..as to who is incharge.

 

[MROO]

Now I'm worried, we have no dog. So I'd have to pass the time in the chicken coop. Fortunately, I bought a Cozy Coop heater which will help. And my waterer has a metal heating plate so at least I hope to have some water. I suppose I could burn the tower wood for extra heat. But none of that would last very long. Yeah, I'm in bad shape for sure when found out. Maybe it's time to buy that heated ice fish house with sleeping beds....

Don't burn the tower ... you'll need those fresh greens to supplement your raw egg diet, out there.