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[americanvalkyrie]

Hahaha! Missy and I were just talking the other day about how many people use the possessive s incorrectly. Well maybe he meant to use a contraction as in, the Chicken/Pork Taco is. OK I really felt like using quotes around that phrase but now I'm scared to cause I know it's not a direct quote.

Go ahead Missy or Dee. Tell me how I should have written that sentence out. I'm not too old to learn how to write my native language correctly. Now I feel like the sentence structure in that last sentence is off too but I couldn't tell you why.

I've never even heard of Ninjutsu.

Ok, I'm not an english major or anything. This is just as a writer and and someone with a semi-photographic memory from reading other correct text. However, I author speculative fiction, which doesn't always have to be grammatically correct.

Quotations: You used it correctly. When you said, "the Chicken/Pork Taco is", it would have then been your own quote, and the audience knows from reading this that it was. We can infer from your post that you were not there at the time, and have no idea exactly what he said. But because it was a non-fact-based example you had given, and because you referred to a possible verbal exchange, the use of quotation marks is correct. For it to be a direct quote, you'd need to either give reference (or strongly imply) to it being a direct quote. You made it plain that you had created that phrase as an example, so then it's your quote. BUT... when I wrote it at the beginning of this paragraph, it was evident that it was a direct quote because I said, "When you said." <--another direct quote, of myself.

Ok... did that make any sense at all?

Ninjutsu = the modernization of the ancient art of the ninja, and jujitsu (not Brazilian jujitsu!) is the modernization of the ancient art of the Samurai.

This reminds me...

When I was about 8 months pregnant with my son, we had a neighbor's dog barking all night every night. Finally, I called the cops and I told them my name, my address, and that I am 8 months pregnant and this dog barks all night every night and I can't get any sleep and if it doesn't stop that I would kill that dog!

It stopped.

I have two dogs, and yes they bark once in awhile (like when some strange person is peeking over my fence) but decent neighbors control their dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, I really don't like the hassles of watering the chickens in the winter. I still haven't forked out the cash for a heated water base. I have been dumping out the remaining water at night so it doesn't freeze and refilling in the morning. Currently, my EE Arla is winning the prize for the most hideous molting look. I need to try to get a photo of her this afternoon before it gets dark.

so sorry. It's hard to know what is going on with them. there are so many possibilities with chickens. Which breed was Fried Rice? glad you have Russ to help you out with that very unpleasant task.

Thanks.

She was my speckled sussex. So next year when I get a few chicks, I'm going to get another of those. They're so pretty.

Heated water base =

I have my double-wall galvanized font on it, and all I have to worry about is making sure it's full. I do need to get a heated dog dish, though, for the ducks. They're getting very frustrated when they come outside in the morning and their pond is frozen. I chip the ice and set out a fresh bowl of water, but just having the heated bowl will help when it gets colder.

 

[chicharomirinda]

Thanks.

She was my speckled sussex. So next year when I get a few chicks, I'm going to get another of those. They're so pretty.

Heated water base =

I have my double-wall galvanized font on it, and all I have to worry about is making sure it's full. I do need to get a heated dog dish, though, for the ducks. They're getting very frustrated when they come outside in the morning and their pond is frozen. I chip the ice and set out a fresh bowl of water, but just having the heated bowl will help when it gets colder.

Oh, what a good name that was for her, too. I love my ss Lucy. She is so sweet and so was the ss roo we had.

Ok, I may have to cave and get the heated base. It's like $5 more at Green's this year too. sometimes I'm too cheap for my own good. the DIY er in me wants to read about those cookie tin heaters but the realistic side is saying, "just fork out the $50 bucks and be at peace, already!"

 

[2seth2]

2 blue eggs today !!!!!!!

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Oh, what a good name that was for her, too. I love my ss Lucy. She is so sweet and so was the ss roo we had.

Ok, I may have to cave and get the heated base. It's like $5 more at Green's this year too. sometimes I'm too cheap for my own good. the DIY er in me wants to read about those cookie tin heaters but the realistic side is saying, "just fork out the $50 bucks and be at peace, already!"

I bought mine from Amazon, I believe for $45 and free shipping. It sat in the chicken coop, getting pooped on, all summer. Water spilled on it all winter. A few days ago I plugged it in, and it's still working just fine. And though the sticker on it says, "Caution, very hot surface", I've only noticed any heat when the waterer is actually on it. The water is still cold, but melted.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

2 blue eggs today !!!!!!!

None for me... neither of mine are laying.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Ok, I'm not an english major or anything. This is just as a writer and and someone with a semi-photographic memory from reading other correct text. However, I author speculative fiction, which doesn't always have to be grammatically correct.

Quotations: You used it correctly. When you said, "the Chicken/Pork Taco is", it would have then been your own quote, and the audience knows from reading this that it was. We can infer from your post that you were not there at the time, and have no idea exactly what he said. But because it was a non-fact-based example you had given, and because you referred to a possible verbal exchange, the use of quotation marks is correct. For it to be a direct quote, you'd need to either give reference (or strongly imply) to it being a direct quote. You made it plain that you had created that phrase as an example, so then it's your quote. BUT... when I wrote it at the beginning of this paragraph, it was evident that it was a direct quote because I said, "When you said." <--another direct quote, of myself.

Ok... did that make any sense at all?

Ninjutsu = the modernization of the ancient art of the ninja, and jujitsu (not Brazilian jujitsu!) is the modernization of the ancient art of the Samurai.
Heated water base =

I have my double-wall galvanized font on it, and all I have to worry about is making sure it's full. I do need to get a heated dog dish, though, for the ducks. They're getting very frustrated when they come outside in the morning and their pond is frozen. I chip the ice and set out a fresh bowl of water, but just having the heated bowl will help when it gets colder.

Yes your grammar lesson made sense (I think). To tell you the truth my brain does not retain things like that so well. I do much better with concrete subjects. Languages seem much more... hmmm, fluid. Hard for my poor brain to retain all that liquid.

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

You'd think as much as I like to talk and read that I'd be very good at it! Actually because I love to read I often know a sentence is not right by looking at it but I don't know why it's not correct. In college I scored very high on reading, comprehension and writing skills because I would just rewrite something over and over till I was sure nothing looked off. Unfortunately no one caught my lack of knowledge in this area as a result of this skill and so instead of going into remedial classes they stuck me right into advanced english courses.

You all see the result of that in my posts I'm sure! hahaha But give me enough time to edit and I can make just about anyone believe that I am fairly literate.

I need the heated dog bowl! This has not been fun the last few days.

Thanks for the explanation of Ninjutsu. I'm learning so much on this thread lately!

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Ok, I may have to cave and get the heated base. It's like $5 more at Green's this year too. sometimes I'm too cheap for my own good. the DIY er in me wants to read about those cookie tin heaters but the realistic side is saying, "just fork out the $50 bucks and be at peace, already!"

I go back and forth too. Right now I have 2 coops on these 20gal, food grade, barrels that seem to work really well. I have the little poultry drinking cups attached to them (the nipple waterers leaked too much) with the spring trigger inside and all I've had to do is remove a small disc of ice from the cups each morning (about the size of a lima bean). The dark color means they absorb heat during the day so the water has not frozen yet and it got down to 16 degrees the other night. I need to go by Twin Cities and get 3 more barrels since they are working so well.

IDK how well they will perform once the temps drop even lower though. Time will tell.

2 blue eggs today !!!!!!!

Me too. Yesterday I got zero though. I was so excited today cause I needed 2 eggs to make dinner tomorrow night and now I have 3, including the one brown egg I got.

 

[RulerOfTheSkies]

Alright,for any of you who don`t know how to show a chicken, watch this video.I found it was helpful and made it more exciting to show!

 

[tolipgirl]

Put me down for one for the Carrows lunch instead of two

 

[SunnyDawn]

Put me down for one for the Carrows lunch instead of two

OK. I took away 1.

 

[2seth2]

Alright,for any of you who don`t know how to show a chicken, watch this video.I found it was helpful and made it more exciting to show!

Don't want to rain on your parade, but to show you just put them in a cage and let the judge do thier thing unless you entered SHOWMANSHIP which is a youth 4-H event