Protecting Hens from Japan Fallout!

[ChickcrazyCharlie]

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Damn that's funny!!!!!!

 

[gryeyes]

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This just maybe the funniest visual I have ever had....chickens in tinfoil hats, covred in that zinc stuff!!

It wasn't easy - here are the first two of my considerable flock.....

Bantam Rooster in his safety suit (the zinc oxide is UNDER it):

Buff Orpington hen in her safety suit:

The rest of the flock have been VERY chary of me. I think they don't like the sound of the aluminum foil as I pull it out of the roll.

 

[mmaddie's mom]

Gryeyes...

LMBO !

 

[NYREDS]

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If they won't help I'd leave them outside!! Lazy buggers.

 

[NYREDS]

I think if you are overreacting this much to something that truly isn't a threat, I'd suggest seeking a medical professional. That sort of anxiety isn't at all healthy, and finding a way to cope with that should be a priority.

This is actually a very good & positive suggestion. I recently retired after 30 years as a Mental Health Professional and I clearly see elements of delusional thinking in the origional post in this thread. Frankly is some of the responses as well.​

 

[noodleroo]

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This just maybe the funniest visual I have ever had....chickens in tinfoil hats, covred in that zinc stuff!!

It wasn't easy - here are the first two of my considerable flock.....

Bantam Rooster in his safety suit (the zinc oxide is UNDER it):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41679_bantamrooprotectedagainstjapaneseradiation.jpg


Buff Orpington hen in her safety suit:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41679_henprotectedagainstjapaneseradiation2.jpg

The rest of the flock have been VERY chary of me. I think they don't like the sound of the aluminum foil as I pull it out of the roll.

What about a broody with babies? I need little suits for the babies!

 

[gryeyes]

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No, you don't - just make hers with a wide skirt!


Think of the "baked potato" fire tents provided to wild-land firefighters, when they are about to be overrun by wild fires, they pull 'em out, like little pup tents, get in and hold on until the flames pass. The aluminum foil skirt would do the same for the chicks under the broody. Yup yup yup.

 

[noodleroo]

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No, you don't - just make hers with a wide skirt!


Think of the "baked potato" fire tents provided to wild-land firefighters, when they are about to be overrun by wild fires, they pull 'em out, like little pup tents, get in and hold on until the flames pass. The aluminum foil skirt would do the same for the chicks under the broody. Yup yup yup.

Great idea! Actually, when I saw the 'buff orp' suit I laughed out loud and woke up Patsy the collie and Socks the cat. They both came over to see if I was OK!

If you start marketing broody suits, let me know...

 

[Cass]

OMG...Stop...stop it...I'm gonna..gonna... to late.

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't remember the fallout shelter years where kids had drills & crouched under their desks. But I do remember the early 50's when we had air raid drills and had to go into school hallways,sit on the floor against the walls and hunch over and cover our heads with our arms. I didn't know what that was about then but, I know it scared me mightily. Of course I was just as scared when I found out we had to get polio shots - scared to death of needles. Obviously I survived the shot(s) and grew up to be afraid of different things.

In our faith there is a common expression "Expect the worst but hope for the best." I think that's probably all you can do under any circumstances. I'm 63 now and back then I never would have thought I would make it so far. When I think of all the horrible things I worried myself ill over, I think what a waste of life that was. With age I got alot better - falling apart takes more energy than I can muster - thank goodness. When my son was young and worried I would tell him instead of wasting days or weeks worrying about something - just worry the day before - that's good enough. It worked. After awhile you skip most of the worry period.