Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[rural mouse]

Invented by Henry French Flagg, Massachusetts. We simply call it a drain.

We call them Belgian fries.

The slang expression to design that type of kiss in French is the most ugly/funny thing.

Spoiler

Roll a shovel

Called english seam here

Nope. Our mustard stings.



I looked up the Campylobacter issue. Maybe others did too ?
The most interesting docs I found were in french. My understanding with my limited scientific background is that there is a strong concern for resistance development in Campylobacter Jujuni, the type that affect chickens, due to broiler ingesting antibiotics. It is a human health problem because eating sick chickens lead to enteritis and the resistant bacteria causes more serious symptoms, some long lasting like Guillain Barré syndrom. This does not concern enrofloxacin or fluoroquinolones specifically. I found a study that compared in European countries the percentage of resistant Campylobacter Jujuni to various type of antibiotics ; they vary greatly depending on the country and it's more intensive use of one type of antibiotics. In most of European countries enrofloxacin has actually a rather low issue regarding to Campylobacter resistance.
But I also came upon this Canadian document in french (it's probably in english somewhere as it's governmental) which mentions that resistance to fluoroquinolones in Saskatchewan and British Columbia has increased worryingly ; it is more about ciprofloxacin, but also mentions enrofloxacin stating explicitly that derogative use of Baytril for poultry is one of the cause. In a similar documents I saw vets were given instructions not to use it derogatively anymore.
I realize BC isn't that close to New York... but maybe similar causes led to similar effects.
So this could maybe explain the vet's excessive reaction, though it doesn't excuse it.

Sunday tax : See You, the stallion. After much human drama, it turns out old Gribouille will go live his last days with him ! Not a bad solution to a big conflict as See You’s owner already needs to do all the necessary care and check ups for her horse.
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Do the boys get along? Or are the both old enough to not care? I'm glad things have been settled for Gribouille and for See You (he's beautiful, too). Sorry there was so much drama about it.

Thanks for the med info. Good info to have, and different perspective is good to know.

I like seeing what others call things. Thank you.

 

[Marie2020]

I'm up at 5am....need the time to have coffee and feed critters before leaving for work...

Have a good day

 

[featherhead007]

Have a good day

Marie never says have a good day to me anymore.

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Tell me, in the US is it some sort of offence to throw away any official document mailed to you requesting information that may lead to some jury duty? Oh not for me, a friend who chucked his, I wondered if there was some sort of offence to do so…?

My duty to pay tax
Really Larry? Are you starving? That’s Lulus supper!
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Penelope and Fluffy trying to decide should I stay or should I go….
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It sounds like you are referring to the initial mailing, which is asking you to verify you still live at that address and other information to be part of the possible jury pool. In New York you are found through motor vehicle records, personal tax return addresses, property tax rolls and other records. If you don’t respond at all repeatedly you get fined in New York State $250. You could get a “non-compliance proceeding” and face criminal prosecution for contempt. What happens then is probably like what @featherhead007 says, you lose your birthday lol.

Anyway after a verification notice then you can count on a Jury Summons arriving, which you must comply with or respond to. It could be a jury trial summons for one trial, or a Grand Jury duty Summons for evaluation of the county District Attorney’s investigation evidence of various suspected crimes which means you serve for the length of the Grand Jury impaneling, usually four to six weeks. If you really can’t go you have to explain why, and the rules allowing excuse have changed, they’re more strict, because in the old days it was so easy to get out of, the jury pool was limited to those who were willing and into it, which really skewed the pool and put the burden on those few.

But you can readily get a change in service date, you are allowed three requests for another date in the future (? this could be old), or at least one, but you have no say in what date they choose. I think your name gets thrown into the next round of jury requests and for whenever that trial date is. After you’ve exhausted that you have to show up.

Penalty for not taking the summons for jury duty selection is mandated by the individual (county) court judge, charging a possible contempt of court misdemeanor and Applicable fines.
I heard that thy take away your birthday

Civil duty tax. The Spuds from left: Ida, Tedi and Anna, with Hazel below looking on.

 

[Ponypoor]

Pony Sunday

Truly was frisky yesterday

 

[rural mouse]

I'm up at 5am....need the time to have coffee and feed critters before leaving for work...

@notabitail soooo......the words running through my head as I got up this morning.....

" "now stop it!" Said Tom and Bert together. "The night's getting on and dawn comes early. Let's get on with it!"
"Dawn take you all and be stone to you!" Said a voice that sounded like William's, but it wasn’t, for he stood turned to stone as he stooped and Bert and Tom were stuck like rocks as they watched. "Excellent!" said Gandalf as he stepped from behind a tree. Then Bilbo understood. It was the wizard's voice that kept the trolls bickering and arguing until the light came and made an end of them."

--The Hobbit, chapter 2, J. R. R. Tolkien


Literary tax

 

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

Pony Sunday

Truly was frisky yesterday
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Oh my gosh, she's so pretty! What breed is she. (She's such a pretty gray- or is she a gray roan?)

Where do you keep her? It looks like a place I know, but most horse enclosures do.

 

[Ponypoor]

I hadn’t seen that likeness. Show me a picture of the Azures - they probably have Legbar in them.

Just the way she stands and her comb flopping over - reminds me of Topsy with her floppy comb.

Azurs are as Leghorn x Arucauna hybrid. And they a very petite - dainty. But they are also brats, they are nosey and have to check everything they are ok fliers, though my other chicks are really good fliers. Little Grey flies effortlessly up 5’ or more she just zips straight up.

Nosey Flopsy checking out the feedroom

 

[RoyalChick]

Just the way she stands and her comb flopping over - reminds me of Topsy with her floppy comb.

Azurs are as Leghorn x Arucauna hybrid. And they a very petite - dainty. But they are also brats, they are nosey and have to check everything they are ok fliers, though my other chicks are really good fliers. Little Grey flies effortlessly up 5’ or more she just zips straight up.

Nosey Flopsy checking out the feedroom

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Pretty lady!

 

[Ponypoor]

Tax crazy

Morning Marie