Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Shadrach]

My sky ❤ Bottom one was at 5:45 ish and top one was at 6:15

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That top pic is quite something.

 

[drstratton]

I might do that to keep food nice and dry. But the issue isn’t the feeder it is the Princesses.
I didn’t pay enough attention to table manners when I brought them up so they scatter food everywhere. The rodents don’t go near the feeders because there is so much to eat along the way!

They would have to take a beakful & spit it on the ground to scratch & scatter it from these feeders...they can't get their dainty little toes into these...thus no waste, no mess!

 

[drstratton]

I also think the rats could still crawl up there and eat. I don't see that kind of feeder stopping them. Unless you close it every night.

That makes sense...I wasn't thinking along the lines of rat size...we don't have any here...just tiny little field mice!

 

[drstratton]

I agree! My hubs is a body tech.. fixes wrecked cars.. he trained two of my boys and they are both successful! One of them even makes more money than hubs .... hubs is one of the best in the biz! It’s hard to find good body men....

That's awesome, good for him & your boys! Education is so important...I didn't mind paying for classes that are relevant to the chosen vocation...but it makes me mad when they force you to pay a fortune for the ones that aren't! It should be up to the individual to decide if they want those classes or not...I'm not against a well rounded education...but some people just don't want to be in debt for the next 20 years, because of the bloated system...

 

[drstratton]

It wasn't cheap!

I'm sure it wasn't...we've run into this type of quality issue too...building materials are expensive!

 

[drstratton]

Not a lot of room on that box Bob. I'm on it a lot.
It's one of the things my parents got terribly wrong. Not everyone is suited to university. When I was of that age, it was what middle classes aspired to. I wanted to learn a trade but got directed to university. I didn't learn much of any use and left thinking that the clever people didn't go to uni.

Yes, this exactly...people have been conditioned to think it's the next best step...trade schools are the way to go!

 

[drstratton]

Yup, somewhere it all changed from, we teach you how to think, to we teach you what to think.

I watched this happening while my kids were still in school. WA state came up with a test called the WASL...they taught the kids how to take the test, by taking practice tests...basically do it this way or you won't pass...as an example, my daughter understood what they wanted...she was one of 4 who passed...it was memorization. Then when it was my youngest sons year to take it, I found out they were actually cheating by using a lot of the exact same questions on the test that they practiced. How does this improve a child's education...I call it the dumbing down of America and sadly that's what's been happening for the last 20 years or longer, it sounds like the same is going on elsewhere too! I slowly pulled my kids out of the public school system & homeschooled them, then we made the decision to send them to a private school where they would get a real & honest education, we had to tighten our belts, but God provided just enough overtime to cover the extra expense, my husband had honestly never gotten any until this need arose. I need to get off the soapbox now...this is something I'm very passionate about & I'm afraid I can get carried away. I need to get back to our beautiful flocks!

 

[Shadrach]

I watched this happening while my kids were still in school. WA state came up with a test called the WASL...they taught the kids how to take the test, by taking practice tests...basically do it this way or you won't pass...as an example, my daughter understood what they wanted...she was one of 4 who passed...it was memorization. Then when it was my youngest sons year to take it, I found out they were actually cheating by using a lot of the exact same questions on the test that they practiced. How does this improve a child's education...I call it the dumbing down of America and sadly that's what's been happening for the last 20 years or longer, it sounds like the same is going on elsewhere too! I slowly pulled my kids out of the public school system & homeschooled them, then we made the decision to send them to a private school where they would get a real & honest education, we had to tighten our belts, but God provided just enough overtime to cover the extra expense, my husband had honestly never gotten any until this need arose. I need to get off the soapbox now...this is something I'm very passionate about & I'm afraid I can get carried away. I need to get back to our beautiful flocks!

I have to state I'm not a fan of home schooling. In this day and age not many parents have the knowledge, or education to teach many of the sciences and technical subjects.
There is also the matter of teaching kids to socialise.

 

[WhoDatChick]

I have to state I'm not a fan of home schooling. In this day and age not many parents have the knowledge, or education to teach many of the sciences and technical subjects.
There is also the matter of teaching kids to socialise.

The socialization that they get in school is one of the main reasons why I homeschool.... there are much better ways of socializing than socializing with peers all day in school...

 

[BY Bob]

Yeah - and I already take up the feeders at night to stop the rodents pooping in them. I hang one from the rafters and put one in the brooder box. But enough of this chatting - I am off out to do some serious rodent exclusion - I have hardware cloth patches, strong wire and hog rings. Wish me luck!

Good luck.