MJ's little flock

[Ribh]

Got the lot in one shot for a change. Tribe 2.
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Barking Bracket.
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Always so pretty!

 

[RoyalChick]

It's an interesting point.
I think it reflects the reality of the chickens life; a constant struggle to be free.
There are billions of chickens, three times more chickens on this planet than humans I've read. I doubt if 1% of them are free.
I don't know what the percentage is that get killed every year to provide food for us, our dogs, cats, most pet foods have either chicken of fish in. As a sweeping generalisation I would estimate most chickens get killed by humans.
Reading BYC for example one might be tempted to believe that all those pet loving chicken keepers are improvinng the lot of the chicken.
No creature in it's right mind would choose to be a pet of a human.
Even the 'nice' keepers shut their chickens in tiny little pens, steal their eggs, prevent them from carrying out their natural actions. Then they force breed them so they can have 'pretty' chickens, or more productive chickens.
It seems that society has reached a point where people would rather construct a delusion than deal with reality. Everybody busts a gut to appear 'nice' and make their environment 'nice'.
The picture, apart from being rather well done, reminds me of just how not nice we actaully are.
Reality, it's always worth bearing in mind.

Just saying....

I am sure that like others I now feel pretty bad about myself.

 

[Shadrach]

I am sure that like others I now feel pretty bad about myself.

That's not my intention.
It is something I wish people would think about though.

 

[MaryJanet]

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It's an interesting point.
I think it reflects the reality of the chickens life; a constant struggle to be free.
There are billions of chickens, three times more chickens on this planet than humans I've read. I doubt if 1% of them are free.
I don't know what the percentage is that get killed every year to provide food for us, our dogs, cats, most pet foods have either chicken of fish in. As a sweeping generalisation I would estimate most chickens get killed by humans.
Reading BYC for example one might be tempted to believe that all those pet loving chicken keepers are improvinng the lot of the chicken.
No creature in it's right mind would choose to be a pet of a human.
Even the 'nice' keepers shut their chickens in tiny little pens, steal their eggs, prevent them from carrying out their natural actions. Then they force breed them so they can have 'pretty' chickens, or more productive chickens.
It seems that society has reached a point where people would rather construct a delusion than deal with reality. Everybody busts a gut to appear 'nice' and make their environment 'nice'.
The picture, apart from being rather well done, reminds me of just how not nice we actaully are.
Reality, it's always worth bearing in mind.

Just saying....

Thanks for the reminder Shad.

Many other species too.

 

[Ribh]

That's not my intention.
It is something I wish people would think about though.

It's all about balance. We are part of the equation too whether we like it or not. It's about all of us getting some of our needs met. None of us will get all our needs met. As humans we have a greater responsibility to not be arrogant pigs about getting our stuff met @ everything else's expense. If I make sense.

 

[Shadrach]

Just something to look at and wonder...
http://www.simondale.net/

 

[MaryJanet]

I am sure that like others I now feel pretty bad about myself.

Hate it or love it, we don't live in a state of nature and nor do the other species who share our homes. I doubt Ivy would last a week in the wild. Same with your princesses, although Minnie and Dot would probably do ok for a while.

Railing against the economic systems that oppress others is sensible but it doesn't achieve much. Educating young folks in ways that open their eyes while empowering them to make change (rather then instilling hopelessness) is a good way to go. Or developing lab-produced foods that disrupt agribusiness.

 

[Shadrach]

It's all about balance. We are part of the equation too whether we like it or not. It's about all of us getting some of our needs met. None of us will get all our needs met. As humans we have a greater responsibility to not be arrogant pigs about getting our stuff met @ everything else's expense. If I make sense.

I always have trouble with that needs business. It seems to me that peoples wants bcome needs at the expense of other peoples needs, if that makes sense.
I'm not seeing a lot of balance these days.

 

[Ribh]

Just something to look at and wonder...
http://www.simondale.net/

There's a big permaculture farm @ Mt Samson ~ n'west of us. The man did some of his horticultural course with them & we have implemented @ least some of their ideas on our property though we needed to start @ least 20 years earlier. It is disheartening when we try so hard to work with the land to see everybody else just decimating it. I think we are up to 5 native bee hives now too & I hope to get my native hedgerowing in shortly as we clear our footpath. I've upset the neighbours by killing off all the grass.

 

[Ribh]

I always have trouble with that needs business. It seems to me that peoples wants bcome needs at the expense of other peoples needs, if that makes sense.
I'm not seeing a lot of balance these days.

I know, Shad, but that's still my ideal. I can only do my part. I am not responsible for anyone else's choices.