Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Tina is 3 years and three months old now, not bad for a battery hen. And Princess is 5 and two months old.
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They are so sweet

 

[RoyalChick]

I have discovered another kind of chicken math.
3 go in and 5 come out. 2 go in and 4 come out. Everyone goes in but one is still outside.
How does that work exactly?!

 

[Marie2020]

One little funny thing that happened a couple of days ago.
I left the cat to take care of the girls while I got my dog out for his walk... as I came back I could only see princess bathing in the mud and couldn't see Tina, my heart was in my mouth. I found her and the cat, nose to beak down the bottom of the garden in the shade. It was so darned cute.

Tina seems really comfortable with my old cat.

 

[featherhead007]

I have discovered another kind of chicken math.
3 go in and 5 come out. 2 go in and 4 come out. Everyone goes in but one is still outside.
How does that work exactly?!

That’s Iong multiplication / division type of chicken math. And just like algebra, attempting to understand it is futile and mind blowing!

 

[featherhead007]

That’s Iong multiplication / division type of chicken math. And just like algebra, attempting to understand it is futile and mind blowing! View attachment 3551190View attachment 3551190

Oops a duplicate. Sorry

 

[Ponypoor]

Unfortunately, it will be a couple of weeks before I can order anything online. Some one at the college opened and clicked on a phishing email....and when she then sent emails - other people's computers got infected - including mine (she was in HR, so there were LOTS). My computer is now virus free (nope I wouldn't have passes it on to you all) Anyways, there was suspicious 'pinging' of my credit cards on amazon. ( a 'charge' of $0.00 - evidently they do this to see if a credit card is active/usable - the phishers, that is). So, I just cancelled my 2 credit cards and have to wait until I get replacements (10days - 2 weeks). I've also just changed my passwords to all but HCC proper stuff. I can't do that until I am on campus tomorrow. The sad thing is, this is what alerted me to a problem. And, the phishers were clever. The person in HR emailed IT saying they think they opened a suspicious email - IT responded BUT she never got the response - the phishers had a built in program to filter out any incoming email with target words - so the IT guy's email never reached her in box for her to be alerted as to what to do. And, since she didn't get a response from IT, she thought she was good.

Darn those Nigerians (yes, that is where the phishing email originated from, according to IT.)

And, I now have 2 students very irate with me who went to the Dean, stating that I refuse to answer their emails. Evidently, something in their email triggered the phishing software to filter them out - and they kept using the same thread as opposed to creating a new email- so I never got them.

Between this and our new LMS, and the fact that the new LMS doesn't play nice with the app for the online math platform I'm using, and IT is about as useful as a wet paper bag with a hole in it when it comes to the software app/interface with the new LMS - I am DONE. I actually just turned down a fall class because I have been in tears over all this crap, my blood sugar has been spiked from the stress and lack of sleep. And I LOVE teaching Stats. It is soooo useful, and can be made quite accessible in the entry level course.

But, something had to give. I just hope I don't lose my seniority over this - I will need to keep teaching in retirement to be able to live - as I will get diddly squat since most of my 24 years here were non-benefited. (presently, if I retire @ 60, the projection is that my retirement monthly income will be short 200/month JUST for covering Heath costs (insurance premiums plus current meds). Never mind anything else - food, mortgage, RE taxed, electricity, yada, yada, yada.

@BY Bob thank you for not jumping all over me for venting. I am beside myself right now

Lots of tax pic: (yes, still 'classics' for now)
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Pullet pic of my current broody WR girl.

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Pullet picture of my very friendly Welsummer girl.


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Fluffy bottom pics of Marilyn
Marilyn is my very robust BO girl (weighing close to 9 lbs.)

Vent all you like - this is a situation where we are all ok with it.

Sending a 1000 hugs to you (hugs).

OK can you call your bank and see if your CC can be sent there and get it faster? Here I can grab mine from the bank in about 2 business days.

 

[RoyalChick]

I wish I could book mark this somewhere. I have a lot of these.

Can we use fresh rosemary as an anti inflammatory? If so how?

You can bookmark any post you want. Just use the little symbol next to the post number.
I tried to ring it in red in this screenshot.
Then when you click on your profile you can review all your bookmarks. I use it a lot.

 

[Ponypoor]

I am not angry at you - I am angry for you - what a goddam awful mess.

Well stated.

 

[Ponypoor]

Tina in her elements
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Hello lovely Tina

Hello Marie


Hope Princess and the wee little man and handsome moggy are also doing well.

 

[Ponypoor]

Tina is 3 years and three months old now, not bad for a battery hen. And Princess is 5 and two months old.
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Wow 5 yrs! Amazing! And yes 3 is awesome also! They looks splendid