Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[GregnLety]

Wow that is hot! Not even warm here yet, been coldest spring ever recorded here.

Still today looks ok going to be 16c (61F). Good outdoor work weather.

Got 2 projects for this weekend and fortunately can do most of the work under shade trees but once I empty the boat we gotta get it in the pond and apply an herbicide.

 

[GregnLety]

Well according to the interwebs Franklin Mars had nothing to do with Hershey. In fact never was anywhere near PA.

It was his son. I found the connection. From the interwebs.......

Forrest Mars, Sr., son of the Mars Company founder, Frank C. Mars, copied the idea for the candy in the 1930s during the Spanish Civil War when he saw soldiers eating British-made Smarties, chocolate pellets with a colored shell of what confectioners call hard panning (essentially hardened sugar syrup) surrounding the outside, preventing the sweets (candies) from melting. Mars received a patent for his own process on March 3, 1941.[7] Production began in 1941 in a factory located at 285 Badger Avenue in Clinton Hill, Newark, New Jersey. When the company was founded it was M&M Limited.[8] The two 'M's represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr., the founder of Newark Company, and Bruce Murrie, son of Hershey Chocolate's president William F. R. Murrie, who had a 20 percent share in the product.[9] The arrangement allowed the candies to be made with Hershey chocolate, as Hershey had control of the rationed chocolate at the time.[7]

Chocolate tax

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I knew there was a tie in with Hershey but had my facts mixed up. Lol.

 

[BY Bob]

I knew there was a tie in with Hershey but had my facts mixed up. Lol.

I swear I did not know about this. I don't know how I have missed this information.

Chocolate tax

 

[GregnLety]

I swear I did not know about this. I don't know how I have missed this information.

Chocolate tax
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I'll post some chocolate tax pics once I let the chooks out to free range today.

 

[townchicks]

Well I missed Fluffy butt Friday, so here's my Caturday contribution. This is Bonnie May.

 

[Lexicon]

Wow that is hot! Not even warm here yet, been coldest spring ever recorded here.

Still today looks ok going to be 16c (61F). Good outdoor work weather.

On weekend mornings, I like to sleep in. This is why I have auto doors! I usually take a peek at the chickens on the camera while still in bed. This is the view this morning. Sigh!

 

[BY Bob]

Well I missed Fluffy butt Friday, so here's my Caturday contribution. This is Bonnie May.

What a pretty kitty!

 

[BY Bob]

On weekend mornings, I like to sleep in. This is why I have auto doors! I usually take a peek at the chickens on the camera while still in bed. This is the view this morning. Sigh!
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That is just plain wrong!

 

[micstrachan]

So, I know I am EST, and it is still quite early PST, but I'm anxiously awaiting news on Minnie. Hoping she is feeling better today.

Aww, thank you. She seems ok this morning. I’ll have a better feel when I let them out to free range.

 

[BY Bob]

Aww, thank you. She seems ok this morning. I’ll have a better feel when I let them out to free range.

We are all pulling for her to be better today.