Office Work, Part Deux: Professional Mayhen

[ChickenAlgebra]

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The lovable, squishable, huggable times make up for that.

What about the vomit?

I'm going to pay for it with Rufus and Reginald, but none of my kids have been Barfy McBarfsalots. They spit up some, but nothing that a drool cloth doesn't catch and nothing that soaks everything within a 12 foot radius.

 

[wegotchickens]

When I posted about my hawk, and recently about my fox, I got lots of messages advising death.

I know that nature abhors a vacuum.

Yesterday when I got home there was my redtail girl, flying high above my neighborhood. I let the chickens out anyway. As I was putting them away later on, some chicks didn't want to go home. I said, "Cooperate, or you're dinner for a fox!!" They let me scoop them up. As I toted the last bundle of peeps inside a sparrow hawk flew out of a nearby tree. Apparently I was being watched the whole time, and Ms SH was planning on rounding up strays long before Ms Fox.

But you know what killed 2 young cockerels? Stupidity! They freaked out during the storm and didn't go into the coop. By the time I found their cold wet bodies it was too late.

 

[Orchid]

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I'll be honest. I love them until about 8-9 months old. Then I want them to start acting like people. Yet I keep doing this again and again and again....

If we could find someone to take that 9 months - 3 years stage, we'd be the perfect team.

 

[wegotchickens]

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I'll be honest. I love them until about 8-9 months old. Then I want them to start acting like people. Yet I keep doing this again and again and again....

If we could find someone to take that 9 months - 3 years stage, we'd be the perfect team.

Mememememememe!!!!

I love that stage. <sigh>

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

I'll happily kill opossums, raccoons and skunks. But keep in mind there are about 8 bazillion million stupid opossums and coons and skunks are rabies carriers here. If they leave me and mine alone, I leave them alone. If they get nasty, I get the gun out. Seems fair and reasonable.

 

[ChickenAlgebra]

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I'll be honest. I love them until about 8-9 months old. Then I want them to start acting like people. Yet I keep doing this again and again and again....

If we could find someone to take that 9 months - 3 years stage, we'd be the perfect team.

But I LIKE them once they are in the evil stage. They are so much more fun....

 

[wegotchickens]

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So far those critters have left me alone. I do have a few mice, but we're working on that.
The outdoor cat cruises into the coop every so often and at least leaves a threatening scent trail

 

[wegotchickens]

I just threatened to tape the roosters beak shut. His box isn't small enough to keep him from crowing. My boss figured out that it wasn't my cell phone making all that noise, so we had chicken show and tell. Mr Rooster got the message and has shut the hell upo espite not having any tape. And I have since found a a rubberband that I think will be more effectove without smothering him.

You'd think half a strawberry pop tart would encourage him to shut the flock up!

 

[jbowyer01]

I will not harm a snake! In fact I usually pick it up (with a rake or stick) and move it to the empty lot across the street. I have way to many gross, nasty, trashy houses down from me and they eat the mice and rats. Its just to bad they dont eat the people, and as far as foxes or raccoons, well thats why we havent had our acreage cleared yet. I know there are a couple dens and I wont let DH hurt any possible babies, and as for hawks they are only looking for food and your providing it! I did however cry and call the hawk a bunch of dirty names when it took off with my silky, but it was my fault for having a dummy headed bird out in the yard with no supervision.

Well thats how I feel anyway!

 

[jbowyer01]

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I wonder if a strwberry poptart would work for annoying coworkers?