LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[Jener8or]

Okay, so it's been driving me crazy. I love this thread (actually looking at cool cacti now thanks to TwoCrows).
I love a sense of humor, dang near fell off my chair over this one.
Opinions?

Lots of cacti lovers in this thread!

I feel this way about men sometimes and would rather dance with a woman.

I don't know what's going on here, but I'm here for it.

Best of luck on the new job!
I actually got hired today, most folks don't take a chance on a 60+ year old redneck.
As I used to tell everyone, dress appropriately and be nice!

Congrats!

You're too kind.
My Missus gets (almost) all the credit.
She's been a bit down in the dumps lately, I'd like to get her something awesome that would flourish here, maybe something for an indoor office?
Or a spectacular outdoor?
I'm looking for wow factor.

I really love your Opuntia ficus-indica barbary fig (or whatever it is.) I've seen huge ones and I am super jealous! I think they are so cool--would love to have the street cred of one of those in my front yard.

If you're not looking to add more potted cacti, maybe you could do her a little outdoor cacti and/or hardy succulent garden? I thought the Houston Botanical garden had a pretty nice outdoor display. (There are some neat Mangave in Part 1.) (That Opuntia cochenillifera paired with whatever golden barrel-looking ones they planted there are just outstanding, I think.)

I'm not saying you should shop here, but there's a site called "Cold Hardy Cactus" that that seems to sell primarily that that might be good to browse.

Anyways, looking forward to hear what you decide on or narrow it down to!

ETA: Houston Cactus and Succulent Society Link

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I'm going to have a slightly busy week next week.
On Aug 31st, my friend and I will be checking out a 21+ club in Portland.

On September 6th & 7th, that same friend and I will be attending the Pop Cats convention. Just like last year, I'll be bringing my cat again.

 

[ChickyCh00k]

I know this is soooo off topic and happened months ago, but I just learned that aart passed away. I was looking through some old threads and saw the "legacy member" and years by her name.

What an enormous loss for the BYC community. This makes me really sad. I know she would pop onto this thread occasionally. I really learned so much from her and it's upsetting to know she isn't here to share all of that no BS, straight-to-the-point, "where-in-this-world-are-you-located", very helpful information. RIP.

 

[Sally PB]

I miss Aart a lot.

 

[TwoCrows]

I know this is soooo off topic and happened months ago, but I just learned that aart passed away. I was looking through some old threads and saw the "legacy member" and years by her name.

What an enormous loss for the BYC community. This makes me really sad. I know she would pop onto this thread occasionally. I really learned so much from her and it's upsetting to know she isn't here to share all of that no BS, straight-to-the-point, "where-in-this-world-are-you-located", very helpful information. RIP.

Just so you and everyone else knows that may not be aware of, we have a Memoriam thread that gets updated when we learn of someones passing here on BYC. Most of these are in order of their time of passing.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/in-memoriam.590996/

 

[ChickyCh00k]

Just so you and everyone else knows that may not be aware of, we have a Memoriam thread that gets updated when we learn of someones passing here on BYC. Most of these are in order of their time of passing.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/in-memoriam.590996/

Thanks for that info.

It's strange to be on a forum where there's thousands and thousands of people interacting every day and realize that a single presence is missing. I knew she wasn't around even before I saw that she had passed - that's how big her impact in this community was (is).

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Need to get this off my chest before I go off on someone.
I completely hate how messed up the US is right now. Not sure if anyone here heard but there was a school shooting in a Minneapolis school this morning and I'm really ticked off.
I'm really mad that the schools aren't doing more to protect these kids and that the US isn't doing anything about making sure to prevent this from happening in the first place.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Need to get this off my chest before I go off on someone.
I completely hate how messed up the US is right now. Not sure if anyone here heard but there was a school shooting in a Minneapolis school this morning and I'm really ticked off.
I'm really mad that the schools aren't doing more to protect these kids and that the US isn't doing anything about making sure to prevent this from happening in the first place.

Part of the reason I left the school honestly. I was worried every day that it was going to happen to mine

 

[ChickyCh00k]

Need to get this off my chest before I go off on someone.
I completely hate how messed up the US is right now. Not sure if anyone here heard but there was a school shooting in a Minneapolis school this morning and I'm really ticked off.
I'm really mad that the schools aren't doing more to protect these kids and that the US isn't doing anything about making sure to prevent this from happening in the first place.

I totally agree. As a parent, it is terrifying to send my kids to school. It hasn't even been a whole week since school started and it's already happening!! FFS! There are so many factors that contribute to the problem we have in the U.S. with this issue and those who have the power to make change REFUSE because they are beholden to certain special interest groups. I'm sick about it.

This is not something I had to worry about when I was in school. Columbine happened the year after I graduated HS. I can't imagine what it's like to go to school these days (even college campuses are not immune).

 

[OnlySympathy]

I can't imagine what it's like to go to school these days

I unfortunately get to experience it. It is horrible. Any time the announcements come on you can see that slight fear as the possibilities of what bad things could happen run through their minds as they take those glances at the door to the room. I don’t think we even realize we do it for the most part and you have to look for it because it happens so fast but it is there. It almost feels like fear for what could happen is part of school itself when it should be a safe place.