grannys gone and done it

[Mutt Farm]

Is your step fathers brother Jamie hill by any chance?

Donald Faulkenbury. 1970's.

 

[rIrs roost]

Donald Faulkenbury. 1970's.

Oh ok. I think I met him a couple of years ago at Jamie s mine. If it's the same guy, he had a very nice collection. !

 

[Mutt Farm]

I doubt they have to heat theirs in the winter.

Winter prep = turn off the fan and HOPEFULLY provide rain shelter. How on earth do you manage 100 chickens in snow and ice? I couldn't do it.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

so how did you word your ad ? for sale one beautiful roo will throw in nasty butted hens ? 

Basically, told their age and that the were molting & one was being pecked as well. He was happy with them.

 

[rIrs roost]

Mutt it's hard to believe we're on different sides of the map and actually have a connection. It truly is a small world. Bet there's some good gold panning over your way?

 

[Mutt Farm]

I wasn't trying to direct that *at* you as a bad thing, @prostar -- it just seems you see so many posts on here during the summer of people in absolute panic or going on about all the different steps they add to their day to try to keep their birds cool. The thing is, panting, holding their wings out, etc can be a sign of distress - yes - but it is also the bird's natural way to help cool themselves -- too often people see a bird start to pant (but is otherwise not showing any signs of distress) and fly into def-con 5 reactions to "save their birds". A little heat, and their natural reaction to it, is not always cause for alarm - I just think sometimes gets forgotten. It's like the winter stuff - the urge to insulate, heat, etc - *some* birds need it, yes, but the vast majority are much better equipped to deal with heat and cold than most give them credit for. I feel like I'm probably not getting this out right.......

True that! IMO you got it out just right! Trying to keep chickens at an ambient temp. 40-80 deg F??? Chickens have been chickens for a long time.

 

[rIrs roost]

Basically, told their age and that the were molting & one was being pecked as well. He was happy with them.

What's funny I'd probably take nasty butted hens and all and try to fix their butts lol.

 

[Mutt Farm]

Mutt and granny, I'm also in this shape. I can't walk very far at all. I've had to wait a couple of hours more than once to get a powered cart and I've just had to leave several times just because I hurt to bad to wait very long for a cart. Pearl pushes me around in my transport chair when we go anywhere that involves walking a little ways.

My friend has a bichin scooter. Lighter weight, maneuverable, needs a ramp or rear hitch though.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

OMG granny theses are great

 

[ChickenLady2014]

My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed.

I turned to her and said, 'Do you want to have Sex?'

'No,' she answered.

I then said, 'Is that your final answer?'
... She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying, 'Yes..'

So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."
And that's when the fight started...
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I took my wife to a restaurant.
The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.
"I'll have the rump steak, rare, please."

He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?"

"Nah, she can order for herself."
And that's when the fight started.....
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My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school

reunion, and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his

drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.
I asked her, "Do you know him?"

"Yes", she sighed,

"He's my old boyfriend. I understand he took to drinking

right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he

hasn't been sober since."
"My God!" I said, "Who would think a person could go on

celebrating that long?"
And then the fight started...
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When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed.

But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat,

making beer.. Always something more important to me.
Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.

When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing

scissors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into

the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again

I handed her a toothbrush.
I said, "When you finish cutting the

grass, you might as well sweep the driveway."
The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.
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My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.

She asked, "What's on TV?"

I said, "Dust."
And then the fight started...
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Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the

boat up to the van and proceeded to back out into a torrential

downpour. The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather

would be bad all day.
I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. I cuddled up to my wife's back;

now with a different anticipation,

and whispered, "The weather out there is terrible."
My loving wife of 5 years replied, "And, can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?"
And that's how the fight started...
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My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.

She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds."
I bought her a bathroom scale.
And then the fight started......
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After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply

for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me
for my driver's License to verify my age. I looked in my pockets
and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that
I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.
The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'.

So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair.
She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application.
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office.
She said, 'You should have dropped

your pants. You might have gotten disability too.'
And then the fight started...
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My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She was not happy with what she saw and said to me,

"I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you

to pay me a compliment.'
I replied, "Your eyesight's **** near perfect."
And then the fight started........
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I rear-ended a car this morning...the start of a REALLY bad day!
The driver got out of the other car, and he was a DWARF!!

He looked up at me and said 'I am NOT Happy!'

So I said, 'Well, which one ARE you then?'
That's how the fight started.
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One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot

as a Christmas gift...
The next year, I didn't buy her a gift.

When she asked me why, I replied,

"Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"
And that's how the fight started.

OMG granny , these are great