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[Bogtown Chick]

Scandia that wouldn't be that bad. Usually if the kids can't find me that's where I'm at. I mean if the pine shavings are clean I could just hunker right in and listen to them purr in their sleep.

Lol but there is something about having your own free will to do that.

 

[The BlanchRanch]

Quote: Thanks for wasting my beer!! I just spit it all over my keyboard!

 

[scandiafowl]

Scandia that wouldn't be that bad. Usually if the kids can't find me that's where I'm at. I mean if the pine shavings are clean I could just hunker right in and listen to them purr in their sleep.

Lol but there is something about having your own free will to do that.

That would have worked well, except the wine was still in the car and most of the chickens were outside. Someone would have noticed that before wondering where I was.


And you know how I got out? SOS with the outside light switch!

 

[lalaland]

I've 43 posts to read but first wanted to report on Ralphie's sweet roo!
He is absolutely gorgeous and very sweet . He was in a wire kennel yesterday, last night and for part of today. I let him out early afternoon, and it went well. A few girls charged him when he got too close, but he just left the area.

He explored the entire run, did a lot of scratching and nibbling and cooing too.



He isn't very flighty, pretty calm. About 5:30, he ventured into the coop - I left the people door open. I went in and watched. He tried out every roost, checked out the nests, and finally settled on the central roost and actually roosted, closing his eyes. Probably a stressful day! He let me pick him up off the roost and pop him in the kennel. I gave him food and water and left him in the coop.

I figure he didn't need the commotion at roosting time, there is always a lot of movement as the flock settles in. I did not want him chased out either....I have to leave at 4 am tomorrow but I will just leave the kennel door open. I'm a little nervous about leaving him tomorrow but the run is very big and there was only half hearted chasing today - very short, maybe 5 feet at the most.



His belly and rear are a dove grey, just beautiful. I was surprised at how big he is, the little cream legbar rooster I had was his age, but one third the size. This rooster deserves a name!

 

[scandiafowl]

You guys can commune. Personally and no offense to you all but there's a reason I live without very many neighbors near by-- in the country--I like shooting down to coop in my underwear to let the girls out. I don't think we're all that friendly yet....

Just got back from a 2 1/2 hour walk in the woods with my son, Sadie and a .12 Gauge. No grouse or turkey bagged but we had a good talk.

I know your kind, we have a neighbor who fetches his paper in his birthday suit. He is eye candy so I don't complain... *smirk*

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Thank you @bantiesrule. You are absolutely right about holding parents responsible. I sure hope that's what happens.

 

[lalaland]

Rhetts, I can't remember how big your flock is....but you can freeze eggs. You just scramble them and freeze them raw. Supposedly they taste just great for breakfast and you can use them for baking too. I'm going to do that this year because I was mad last winter that I had to buy eggs in Jan or Feb. I'm going to use the teeny quarter pint jelly jars - I have six left, and then some other kind of container. no idea what yet though.

 

[The BlanchRanch]

Just got back from a 2 1/2 hour walk in the woods with my son, Sadie and a .12 Gauge. No grouse or turkey bagged but we had a good talk.

In your underwear?

 

[The BlanchRanch]

They have bigger guns than I do, and I subscribe to the theory of whoever has the biggest gun wins.

That is how I got my DW.

 

[aussiegal318]

Well I had a "first" as a parent. My son took a punch to the face on the school bus. By some rag-tag kid from a family of kids with "anger issues" to put it P. C. Personally I call this f'd up parenting. But I know what the school will call it and am I ever ready for the phone call from the school. Where the school and the family will fail in consequences to actions I will demand. If the other family members hadn't laid down the ground work for this incident I'd chalk it up to "boys will be boys."

But unfortunately, their oldest son has called my daughter derogatory foul female names. He then saw my son walking on our road this summer and sped up and started doing reckless S's in the road spitting gravel at my son. Now this on the bus. My kid is a 70 lb 8th grader,waiting for a growth spurt here... he's a good kid, gritty when he needs to be but he's small and kids LOVE to pick on him. He didn't see it coming and he restrained himself.

My husband gets so upset watching the news about inner city upset and the mom that goes down to the bar and leaves a 6, 4 and 2 year old to burn up in a house. He asks me why I don't get upset. Well there's not much I can do about that. BUT I can certainly do something about this. God I'm p*$$ed.

Thanks for letting me vent. My plan is to listen to the principle when he call's on Monday. listen to the P.C. B.S. probably on how hard this kid has it...yah-dah yah-dah. Then I'm going to ask for a phone call from the parents with an apology to me and an apology for my son. Community service in the school for a week with a janitor or something. If I don't get it then we go to court and the 12 year old gets a black mark on his name for the rest of his days. Consequences There are no consequences to actions any more. people are not held responsible for their own actions and society is blamed. I'm wanting to change that in this incidence. I don't want my kids feeding this kid when they're all older. Advice taking right now........ What would you do?

You may not like how I handled a similar situation with my son, but I'll toss my 2 cents in. My stand rules in that situation was walk away or humiliate if possible, but if they swing at you, you have the right to defend yourself; just make sure they don't get back up. My son got "pushed" by a bully, the black & blue mark was more indicative of being punched. He followed Mom's rules, tried to defuse, then after he was hit, he cold cocked the guy. I got called to school, they were going to suspend him & I came unglued about the legality of being able to defend himself. Yes they both got suspended for 1 day, but I had a written statement by the police added into his file. The bully's parent weren't happy that I would be willing to take it further if need be. I also let the school know that I wasn't raising a victim. Surprisingly several of the teachers felt DS was right to do what he did. Never got bothered again.

I agree there needs to be consequences, just don't threaten anything your not willing to follow up on.