Office Work, Part Deux: Professional Mayhen

[sparkles2307]

O.M.G. The silence is killing me

 

[call ducks]

Ok i am ticked.... Never got to do grand champ showmanship beaucse they held it at least an hour before the sechdual said. If your like me i am lucky i was able to be away from the garden stuff for an hour and a half. sooo GRRRRRr. then i go up there and get lectured about the size of my watering and feeding things. They are large beause a) the ducks weigh 10 pounds b) i can not be up there alll day to tend to a small feed and water dish for gods sake. You might have all day to be up there but i do not.

4-H has been sooooo disorganzied the past year. We had to bring the dirty shavings home

ohh and i had to buy a bale of shavings (that was almost $8.00) becuase they never provided them!

 

[call ducks]

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see post above.....

 

[sparkles2307]

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Yeah, all those things are why I talk myself OUT fo letting th kids show calves or chickens each year.

 

[Orchid]

I believe the 4Hers here have to provide all their own bedding as well, though they don't have to haul the dirty stuff home with them!

My kids aren't interested in 4H. The bad mom who lives inside me is glad.

 

[call ducks]

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See now there has allways been beeding there.... Plus when i took them in on wensday night and went to tell the person and the desk she was like "well were not doing those tell thursday" it has allways been that the poultry waterfowl and rabbits need to be there wensday night. OMG

 

[saddina]

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Did you explain, gently, that because you're working on the farm as well, that you are not spending the hours at the fair the other children, who may only have a few animals can? Rememer they're used to kids your age being, well flakey. We've already discussed that you're more mature than many 20 year olds (for which we are greatful), but many adults will look at you and still see "punk kid" you know?

 

[mclevinson]

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Oh no Mapes...that bites.

 

[call ducks]

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Did you explain, gently, that because you're working on the farm as well, that you are not spending the hours at the fair the other children, who may only have a few animals can? Rememer they're used to kids your age being, well flakey. We've already discussed that you're more mature than many 20 year olds (for which we are greatful), but many adults will look at you and still see "punk kid" you know?

Ohh loard the person who told me about the watering thing has a sheep farm! i would think she should have known. ohh welll. As for the not on shecduial thing well. Have not got to talk to the person for our county.

 

[saddina]

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Mine too, Ours is well crazy. we're in city limits, so we can't have roosters, they local 4h actually suggested we do HORSES, as those are allowed in town. mind you my yard is 12X36, a horse would be utterly miserable here, when i pointed it out, the reply was "city girls don't know much about horses"

I offered to chair a poultry project, nope, she was sure they'd not be interested.