Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[Achickenwrangler#1]

Still loving that avitar lilwanis ...cute little bigger...could just hug him and sqeeeeeze him!

 

[Lilwanis]

Still loving that avitar lilwanis ...cute little bigger...could just hug him and sqeeeeeze him!

Thank you! And thank you Cheeka for the congrats

I am a bit lost on this new format! Oh...I am on the mobile version...

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

I can't download pics on either format...really tired of it too...see you guys later, will check back...going to run with the big dogs for awhile.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I can't download pics on either format...really tired of it too...see you guys later, will check back...going to run with the big dogs for awhile.

ACW, i had to go to firefox browser, instead of internet explorer to get my pictures to upload. The whole website was messing up and driving me nuts. It was really upsetting me too. I love sharing my babies, even Spike. Ugh don't tell her, she will get a big head over that!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

MC, that's the beauty of freeranging. I keep some dry food in the coop (I know when its empty cause all the chickens will ambush you coming out the door) but they snack and go range. In bad weather I toss their food off the poarch into the front yard, or under the house and deck in the back. I just wrap up and wear those thick sheepskin slippers from llbean. I just bought one of those black rubber water bowls...I'll just pour the hot water from the woodstove into it to melt the ice,and put it on the side of the poarch..they'll have to come over here if they want a sip. I mean hey, they can fly right? I was just looking at a pic of my rooster, he has got some really strong looking legs, great glossy feathers...I bet my chickens are in much better physical condition than those chickens they keep in pens and on tethers. How could they not be.? Just felt like bragging a little.

I bet they are too ACW. Just the love alone you give them makes a big difference, I feel horrible knowing what those "production" birds never have. Its all about the money for the commercial chicken farms. poor things. Even my meaties get love and affection, they are still living beings and deserve to be treated well.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I don't like to change tradition but wonder why Santa Claus didn't have chickens pulling his sled. I mean who ever heard of flying deer.

Roger With Your Comb So Bright,
Won't You Guide My Sleigh Tonight,
Then How The Others Loved Her,
As They Shouted Out With Glee,
Roger The Red Comb Barred Rock,
You'll Go Down In History,

.......now tell the truth. Wouldn't it look much more real with eight chickens perched on the roof ridge in front of the sled instead of eight silly deer. Or am I giving this too much thought. I quit believing when I was six because of stuff like this. I feel like I got cheated out of a couple years. Interested in your thoughts.

Well, honestly I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, chickens are awesome and deserve a more prominent place in our cultural lore. Other than the iconic Little Red Hen and her valuable lesson of a strong work ethic, there aren't any positive chicken role models. Henny Penny (aka Chicken Little) was a hysterical paranoid. Foghorn Leghorn, got beat up by a baby chickenhawk one tenth his size. Even a rabbit gets credit for all those eggs at Easter. Chickens get very little respect, so pulling Santa's sleigh would be quite a coup in the PR department. Imagine all the chicken holiday tv specials and chicken Christmas carols and little chicken snow globes! The possibilities are endless!!! AND instead of leaving a lump of coal for the naughty kids, Santa could leave an exploding rotten egg, which would really teach those kids a lesson! A lump of coal can be a useful thing, so sends a mixed message. After all, you could warm your hands, make toast, or roast a marshmallow! Delicious gooey marshmallows don't teach naughty kids a lesson, but a rotten egg would get their attention.

But, on the other hand, I have some concerns. Do you think Santa would be able to control Roger? I don't know if many presents would get delivered because she would be constantly stopping for pie and treats along the way, or running off into the woods just before takeoff. And with all the texting Roger does, do you think she would be a responsible driver? I have no doubt Roger will go down in history, even if she doesn't get to pull Santa's sleigh. (Though probably in some FBI file for hacking communications systems.)

So, after exhaustive examination of the pros and the cons, I vote for Roger to take Rudolph's place, because I think she'd look absolutely adorable in a Santa hat.

".......now tell the truth. Wouldn't it look much more real with eight chickens perched on the roof ridge in front of the sled instead of eight silly deer. Or am I giving this too much thought. I quit believing when I was six because of stuff like this. I feel like I got cheated out of a couple years. Interested in your thoughts."

Oh how sad!

Six??!! Were you the unfortunate victim of jaded older siblings? Or were you just too smart for your own good? Because the fact that reindeer can't fly, and that one old fat dude can't possibly deliver all those presents in one eve, let alone get down the chimney, (and not get stuck in the woodstove!) and all that other logical stuff just doesn't matter, because it's all MAGIC! At least that's what I told my boys so they wouldn't try to set up the hidden camera to get catch Santa in the act. Because we all know that magic doesn't show up on video tape.

Just watch your grandson's eyes and you'll find the magic again!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Well, honestly I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, chickens are awesome and deserve a more prominent place in our cultural lore. Other than the iconic Little Red Hen and her valuable lesson of a strong work ethic, there aren't any positive chicken role models. Henny Penny (aka Chicken Little) was a hysterical paranoid. Foghorn Leghorn, got beat up by a baby chickenhawk one tenth his size. Even a rabbit gets credit for all those eggs at Easter. Chickens get very little respect, so pulling Santa's sleigh would be quite a coup in the PR department. Imagine all the chicken holiday tv specials and chicken Christmas carols and little chicken snow globes! The possibilities are endless!!! AND instead of leaving a lump of coal for the naughty kids, Santa could leave an exploding rotten egg, which would really teach those kids a lesson! A lump of coal can be a useful thing, so sends a mixed message. After all, you could warm your hands, make toast, or roast a marshmallow! Delicious gooey marshmallows don't teach naughty kids a lesson, but a rotten egg would get their attention.

But, on the other hand, I have some concerns. Do you think Santa would be able to control Roger? I don't know if many presents would get delivered because she would be constantly stopping for pie and treats along the way, or running off into the woods just before takeoff. And with all the texting Roger does, do you think she would be a responsible driver? I have no doubt Roger will go down in history, even if she doesn't get to pull Santa's sleigh. (Though probably in some FBI file for hacking communications systems.)

So, after exhaustive examination of the pros and the cons, I vote for Roger to take Rudolph's place, because I think she'd look absolutely adorable in a Santa hat.

".......now tell the truth. Wouldn't it look much more real with eight chickens perched on the roof ridge in front of the sled instead of eight silly deer. Or am I giving this too much thought. I quit believing when I was six because of stuff like this. I feel like I got cheated out of a couple years. Interested in your thoughts."

Oh how sad!

Six??!! Were you the unfortunate victim of jaded older siblings? Or were you just too smart for your own good? Because the fact that reindeer can't fly, and that one old fat dude can't possibly deliver all those presents in one eve, let alone get down the chimney, (and not get stuck in the woodstove!) and all that other logical stuff just doesn't matter, because it's all MAGIC! At least that's what I told my boys so they wouldn't try to set up the hidden camera to get catch Santa in the act. Because we all know that magic doesn't show up on video tape.

Just watch your grandson's eyes and you'll find the magic again!

OMGosh i have tears!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

W4W i am still laughing... OMgosh! My oldest is still slightly believing in Santa. (she is 30!) She was my 1st and only born child, and Santa was such a mystery for her, she finally asked me a few years ago. She doesn't believe me. i best not to tell her about Roger taking Rudolf's place!

I am a bad mom i guess.. hehehe i tried.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

Quote: Thats great W4W. I had a few concerns about Roger as well. Santa would probably want to put a windshield/ (poop shield) on the sled. Roger does tend to use that method to retaliate when she does not get her way. But if this idea catches on I can picture us having a egg hunt on Christmas.(Not from stupid rabbits this time). One more thing to add to the excitment and make the whole thing a bit more real. Overall I think she would take the job serious. And once this Roger replaces Rudolph transition is done then kids everywhere will make it a tradition on Christmas Eve to go outside and throw a handful of scratch or birdseed up on the roof of the house. I think its a move in the right direction. And regarding me when I was six and stop believeing......when Rudolph's nose fell off that was all it took. I was done with the foolishness.

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

I gotta say I think you are onto something w4w...and maybe that's why roger acts out so much, she knows she is better for the job...only one thing, and please don't take offense, because we often don't get the facts that twists in comic representation, foghorn wasn't beaten by a baby chicken, he was bested by a young American game stag. Smaller than the typical barnyard chicken, he appears to be a baby, but packs a mean punch with lightning speed, so in fairness to foghorn, too fast to see the talons at his neck on film...so foghorn wisely gave over, but his ego made him call the stag a tyke. And there you go, Santa's sleigh was originally pulled by eight stags, but they weren't deer, they were the American fighting chicken...stags. somehow that was misrepresented to the general public, they thought stags were deer?! This folklore is handed down to chickens in verbal tradition, they are trying to tell us this if only we'd listen...our forefathers knew this because they all kept these stags, its where they came from in the first place! From Santa! Its also why they were in the running to be the national bird, along with the eagle, and the turkey, the stag lost the vote by a slight margin but continues to kick butt of the turkey and even the eagle if it will just not run away. Maybe its why I have no problems with hawks....but I digress...if only we would put out some high protein chow for our stags on their tremendous journey...oatmeal cookies are traditional, but they included steam rolled oats, raisons, sunflower seeds, molasis and sugar mixed with lard and eggs and rolled into logs that could be gripped by talons and eaten while in flight. (Somehow our cookies became fat free and this isn't great when your flying so hard) so yes, its hard to believe such a myth as reindeer, when your chickens are whispering the truth to you every day, children are more receptive than adults, but there are afew of us that know deep down, the real story. Easter? Well, we'll cover that truth in a few months. In the meantime, Santa has helpers statigically placed across the country, his chickens are constantly looking for new recuits...will you be one of them? Are you one of them? We typically remain secret, ooops, but somehow work together, the internet has been good for this. Its very easy to remain annoynomous and you can fall off the grid at anytime neccesary should your identity be compromised. And now, I must go rearrange some internet tracking devises so we can have a smooth transition to delivery of those presents...yes you know who you are. It very important we don't destroy all the myths currently in belief by most citizens, but i believe its time for the truth to out for those who can handle it. Have a good day!