Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[BY Bob]

Maybe her courses in her high school are simply not challenging enough for her. It sounds like she is bored to death in school all day.
Are there any Alternative educational programs in your area?

Don't forget the picture tax, that is if you are participating. Let me know if you are opting out. I wouldn't want to harass you.

 

[Kris5902]

He's a looker from all sides... I have 16 laying hens and 6 roosters...soon to be 4 roosters! The roo to hen ratio needs to be adjusted...my girls are tired of all of the attention!

My solution is most often to just add more girls... easier than parting with a Good Rooster!

 

[Kris5902]

So I’m still catching up, but want to jump into the education conversation. Any suggestions on helping my teenage daughter? She is very bright, but failing all her classes. Her assistant principal called her “very bright” more than once in our last meeting. Her history teacher called her “a gifted thinker.” She is educating herself on things that interest her all the time.

Here is her take on religion, which may offend some of you, and for that, I apologize. “Mom, have you ever noticed that religions all over the world are similar? What if religion is really just a collective conscience and the conscience knows the humans are too STUPID to understand, unless it’s put in a context that is consistent with their culture?” I am just trying to illustrate how her brain works.

What do I do with her? She feels the public school system is a waste of time. Here in California, kids still have to meet certain curriculum standards when home schooling, so I hadn’t considered that. She’ll be 18 and legally can drop out in a little over a year. Does it make me a bad mom that I’m not that worried about her failing high school? I don’t see how I can make her care about school, and I’m not sure I care that much myself, even though I have a degree in Biology from the University of California at Berkeley myself? She is not me. And she may have a lot more natural intelligence than I do. I just wish she could find some drive and I don’t know how to help her there. Thoughts?

Try to encourage her to stay in school at least to graduation... I’m going to PM you... because I’m basically out of Data Again (been watching Netflix with DH again) and the chicken pic tax on this one would be just a little too high...

 

[Shadrach]

Right, I better cough up some picture tax then.
No worries. I can pay.
Tonight was better at supper time. I only got one leg flogged once by Cillin as he headed for Treacle.
This however really pisses me off. One wouldn't know they weren't best mates.

I gave both a bum check while I was there and all I got from both was pigeon cooing sounds.
Here's the rest.
Moon and Hurry will get on a roost bar once I've closed up.

 

[Shadrach]

I know you won't like this answer by my vote is for cats. They would rule with benign neglect because they really just don't care enough to do anything else. And they would appropriately prioritize the good things in life - all subjects would have compulsory relaxation time for most of the day.

Anything but cats!!!

 

[Shadrach]

The Bible is a book! just saying.

Worth bearing in mind is that.

 

[Shadrach]

That is a really nice looking farm!! I'll have to look into it.

The local Mennonite/Amish store raises their own turkey. They are soon ready.

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Not the best picture, but it's a huge pasture filled with grasses, two shelters, and the nicest looking birds I've ever saw.

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[Shadrach]

Do you use crumbles or pellets?
I have been using crumbles since the first ducks last year, but I am wondering if pellets would be less wasteful for the chickens?

Wet the crumble and make a mash.

 

[Shadrach]

Who doesn’t want to instill their children with their values instead of those of a bunch of strangers?

Me.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Okay, it’s time I contribute a chicken picture to the group:
Princess, my lap chicken