Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[MaryJanet]

So

Dry and chilly. Two and a half hours. My eldests dog Spoko had to be euthanized. He was almost 15 years old. I thought he was 13. Needless to write she and her husband are upset. I had them round for dinner yesterday. They're heads weren't sorted enough to be dealing with shopping and cooking and an empty house. I'll miss him. I used to dog sit for them a lot and on the days they were both working would drop in and get him out of the house for a bit before I went to the allotments. On top of this, some family dramas filtered up from the past over Christmas which a couple of my family have had festering since childhood. A couple of the less emotinally stable have said and written stuff they ought not to have and it's all come to light over the past few days.
My phone is running hot and my empathy is running out.
Posting may be a bit on the slim side for a couple of days.
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Sorry to read about Spoko. I recall you've looked after him when they've been away.

Also sorry to read about the family drama. It's not wise to let things stew for that long. I wish them luck in sorting it out and wish you space from it all.

 

[fluffycrow]

So sorry to hear about the loss of Spoko and the family drama

 

[BDutch]

Im sorry too for all the sad news Shad.

 

[Molpet]

Sad to lose a dog even when they have had a good life.
Sad that family have to be like that

 

[fuzzi]

Add my sympathy for the loss of the dog, and your peace. I have to deal with residents, student doctors, and their drama is ridiculous.

"Cancel my subscription, I don't need your issues!"

Tax, from last year:

 

[BDutch]

I have to deal with residents, student doctors, and their drama is ridiculous.

"Cancel my subscription, I don't need your issues!"

I would like to give my sympathy, but I honestly don’t understand what you mean to say with this.

 

[L-plate chicken mum]

I would like to give my sympathy, but I honestly don’t understand what you mean to say with this.

Maybe something like “stop the planet, I want to get off” ie things have gotten too silly/ridiculous/nasty & I’m feeling overwhelmed?
Family dramas often get out of hand - had 2 cousins who didn’t speak for years. Thankfully they are now good friends again.
Family dramas: the hardest thing to negotiate & should be the easiest although not for the Brits - stiff upper lip and all that

 

[Perris]

This is bonkers: I was doing a bit of gardening and found these in the same area
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The Mahonia is supposed to be out now, but the rose is an early summer flower! This sort of climate chaos can have devastating impacts on insects that rely on certain plants appearing at certain times.

turns out it's not unheard of, but a reflection of our unusually mild winter this year
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/583488/roses-blooming-winter
We have had hard frosts on the lawn, but that rose grows in a well sheltered area.

 

[Perris]

Tax for flower talk: Skomer, who's now crowing and mating. Maria accepted him this morning, so I guess she'll resume laying soon and fancies a toy boy .

 

[lightm]

The local council made someone who‘d had chickens and a rooster for years get rid of them because one new neighbour complained
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One day, Millie

But love for millie, she is cute and pretty.