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I think I love the old wisdom the best! These were people who had to work with chickens on a daily basis for survival, and not as we do, which is usually more from a pet/self sufficiency/hobby standpoint. Your view of chickens would probably change drastically if your belly button is rubbing up against your backbone!
I have a really neat old book called The Old Fashioned Recipe Book by Carla Emery. If you can find an updated issue of this book, I highly recommend it. Carla was somewhat local to our place [about 75-100 miles S.W. of where we live] so much of what she wrote held a fair deal of relevance to us.
It's a great book, filled with everything on how to tan animal hides to how to make soap and candles! I call it my "Farm Bible". My copy is in a 3 ring binder as Carla self published her book way back in the early 1970's on a typewriter and a mimeograph machine in her living room in Kendrick, Idaho!
The last time I looked, the book is up to something like the 19th edition. Carla passed away in [I think] about 2005, but she left an invaluable treasure trove of practical farm knowledge. If you can get your hands on a copy, I highly recommend doing so!
Nella, try giving your bad boys a dose of some upside down time. It's a great attitude adjuster! Every now and then CB and Little Red start to get just a little too full of themselves. At those times, I grab them by the legs and flip them upside down. It sounds horrible, but it works. I hate doing it, but sometimes the situation calls for drastic measures. They'll flap and squawk for a few seconds, but they soon settle down into just hanging upside down. That's when I sling them into one arm, still upside down and on their backs, and still holding on to their legs. We will then go to a quiet place in the yard and have a nice long conversation about how important the right attitude is to their continued existence in our family!
Thankfully, CB and Little Red are the only two I have ever had to do this with, and the lesson is usually remembered for at least a week or two.
OK, speaking of the little tyrant and his brother, I really have to get out there and take care of everyone! I'm at least an hour behind schedule now, thanks to a phone call from mom!
Have a great day y'all!!
I think I love the old wisdom the best! These were people who had to work with chickens on a daily basis for survival, and not as we do, which is usually more from a pet/self sufficiency/hobby standpoint. Your view of chickens would probably change drastically if your belly button is rubbing up against your backbone!
I have a really neat old book called The Old Fashioned Recipe Book by Carla Emery. If you can find an updated issue of this book, I highly recommend it. Carla was somewhat local to our place [about 75-100 miles S.W. of where we live] so much of what she wrote held a fair deal of relevance to us.
It's a great book, filled with everything on how to tan animal hides to how to make soap and candles! I call it my "Farm Bible". My copy is in a 3 ring binder as Carla self published her book way back in the early 1970's on a typewriter and a mimeograph machine in her living room in Kendrick, Idaho!
Nella, try giving your bad boys a dose of some upside down time. It's a great attitude adjuster! Every now and then CB and Little Red start to get just a little too full of themselves. At those times, I grab them by the legs and flip them upside down. It sounds horrible, but it works. I hate doing it, but sometimes the situation calls for drastic measures. They'll flap and squawk for a few seconds, but they soon settle down into just hanging upside down. That's when I sling them into one arm, still upside down and on their backs, and still holding on to their legs. We will then go to a quiet place in the yard and have a nice long conversation about how important the right attitude is to their continued existence in our family!
OK, speaking of the little tyrant and his brother, I really have to get out there and take care of everyone! I'm at least an hour behind schedule now, thanks to a phone call from mom!
