Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[kattabelly]

Sitting on my hands here to avoid bringing Scots into the language chat...

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Sitting on my hands here to avoid bringing Scots into the language chat...

 

[MrsNorthie]

on the two Englishes (?? Englishs looks worse so I'll go with the -es plural) I found this, which might amuse
https://stroppyeditor.wordpress.com...-this-word-back-and-the-uk-probably-will-too/

It's quite long, so for those with TLDR inclinations, here's a short quote from quite a long way in
"I don’t think any British usage guide has yet endorsed gotten, and for the moment that seems fair – although the reason has changed. A century ago, the word would have seemed affectedly archaic (Henry Fowler’s judgement in 1926); today, the risk is that it comes across as affectedly American. How easily we forget our history."

That was a very interesting read. Still, for ‘We have gotten ten thousand dollars for laboratory equipment,’ means that we have obtained or acquired this particular sum of money.”

I would have stated that 'We have received ten thousand dollars for laboratory equipment.'

But leave it to us to be contrary by bringing back words that the Brits have deemed obsolete.. "And why shouldn’t we Brits use it? As Marckwardt and Bernstein said, and as millions of Americans have found, it’s useful. And it’s a part of our heritage that the US is helping us to recover. But I may be too set in my ways to start using it myself." and I agree with the author, I may be too set my ways to start using it myself.

 

[MrsNorthie]

Favourite expression, doomscrolling.

This is why I limit my use of other social media platforms, refuse to watch the news and spend most of my non-work time watching chickens and turkeys, reading about chickens and turkeys or reading a good murder/suspense book. (real paper book.)

 

[rural mouse]

Sitting on my hands here to avoid bringing Scots into the language chat...

Personally, language is fascinating! Might be why I'm so willing to sit and watch the chickens (and them with the kitten, and the kitten with the tom and the dog). There's language there, too....including body language, and seeing the cross language interactions....

 

[rural mouse]

Bird tax. Titled by @RoyalChick favorite term for this.

And pics of each of the feathered, moulty guys here. Pardon the blurs on the young ones. It was breakfast time and that's too important to hold still for a quick pose.

Cheetah, age 4

Jax, age 14 weeks

Mortimer, also 14 weeks. Pardon Cardhu's beak bomb. She was one involved in raising the young ones this year.

Hawthorne, 14 weeks, largest of the littles, and only one to slow feather. Also last to start the teenage honk.

Tuff, age 2, Cheetah's grandson, and least moulted of the bigs.

Whiskey, age 3 and current head honcho. Came home this week to find ALL the rooster tails truncated.

 

[Ikslo]

Then there’s my personal favorite tense, the future perfect.

I kept telling myself I will have gotten to the end and they will have discussed it already, so I didn’t post in order to avoid SHRA tax. Oh, well, I will pay tax anyway.

 

[RoyalChick]

Bird tax. Titled by @RoyalChick favorite term for this.

And pics of each of the feathered, moulty guys here. Pardon the blurs on the young ones. It was breakfast time and that's too important to hold still for a quick pose.

View attachment 4231177Cheetah, age 4

View attachment 4231178Jax, age 14 weeks

View attachment 4231179Mortimer, also 14 weeks. Pardon Cardhu's beak bomb. She was one involved in raising the young ones this year.

View attachment 4231180Hawthorne, 14 weeks, largest of the littles, and only one to slow feather. Also last to start the teenage honk.

View attachment 4231181Tuff, age 2, Cheetah's grandson, and least moulted of the bigs.

View attachment 4231182Whiskey, age 3 and current head honcho. Came home this week to find ALL the rooster tails truncated.

Always love seeing your chicken clown car.