The Old Folks Home

[dsqard]

looking around for the pot stirring emoticon
Very cute chicks Wisher! e

 

[ChickenCanoe]

on a different subject

this may seem fishy though

http://www.agricontent.nl/assets/files/2010 ISA News Letter Fishy taint in brown eggs sec.pdf

I saw you were collecting guinea eggs for the hatchalong. How long can guineas be stored before incubation?

 

[tntchix]

Star Trek IV (the one with the whales) was directed by Nimoy - it was actually part of a bargain for his continued participation in the franchise that he direct a film. I was particularly impressed with his statements regarding the lack of subtitles for the exchange between whales and aliens and - "I felt extremely, extremely strongly about that issue," he said. "They are communicating with the whales, it's not necessarily for us to understand what they're saying to each other — it's not important. The magic is that they are communicating with each other and we must understand that not all things are given to us to understand — nor is it necessary."

*runs to find this*

How's this for a mixed batch? EEs and Campines!

aww

 

[bamadude]

 

[ChickenCanoe]

jump in

absolutely love the kid's wetsuits

My kids were virtual fish as well.

we are doing a coop makeover



start with salt water cured construction bamboo



split bamboo and clean out soft pith from internal surface



form lattice using 1.5" nails



install

finished product is awesome
Predator proof with excellent ventilation.

Our biggest issue is microbial predators. Vaccinations are a must. Newcastle, Coryza, Fowl Cholera and Pox are all endemic. Worms are always an issue if we are not vigilent with de-worming.

Amazing how different we need to keep our birds safe.
Raccoons, mink, opossum, foxes and coyotes are nightly visitors here yet no need to vaccinate. (yet)

Do all husbands do that?

What husbands do.


My wife and I were
sitting at a table at her high school reunion, and she kept
staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone
at a nearby
table.
I asked her, "Do you
know him?"
"Yes", she sighed,
"He's my old boyfriend. I
understand he took to drinking right after we split up those
many years ago, and I hear he hasn't been sober
since."
"My God!" I said,
"Who would think a person could go on celebrating that
long?"
And then the fight
started...

Bit of a book junkie when I was younger, had my own personal library, every book that the school was throwing out, took every discard home and saved them, yeah doesn't fit my persona, but I've read thousands upon thousands of books. Anyone read Isaac Asimov? He wrote hundreds of books and I probably had 50 or so of my own. He was known for science, space, the real stuff and science fiction . I read all his hard cover stuff I had, but two years ago during deer season I needed a book to pass the boring time of waiting (pre smart phone for me) and found a paperback mystery novel of his that I had for 25+yrs. Never was one for that kind of book, couldn't put it down after I started reading it! 'Tales Of The Black Widowers' it was called, a collection of a bunch of short stories he wrote for magazines through the years , very good and hard to put down. Isaac Asimov wrote the books that inspired the movies Gandahar, I,Robot and Bicentennial Man.

I was never a big novel reader, just saving my time for reference material.
There were a few things I did get into though. The Carlos Castaneda novels 'Journey to Ixtlan', 'Teachings of Don Juan', 'The art of Dreaming', 'A separate Reality', 'Magical Passes: The Practical Wisdom of the Shamans of Ancient Mexico'. And of course all things Tolkein.

My kids, on the other hand are avid readers, especially my daughter. She can get through a new book every day.
We always had reading time when they were young. We read to them before they could read and then we would take turns reading and the kids would read some passages. Eventually, the last half hour before bedtime was reading time for them. That calmness put them to sleep easily.
When I worked nights and didn't see them much, I worked out a deal with their teachers where I would come to school and read to the whole class for an hour each week.
My favorite read was 'The Island of the Blue Dolphins' by Scott O'dell based on an actual historical character. Juana Maria, better known as "The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island," an indian girl left alone for 18 years on one of California's channel islands.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I wasn't making it up.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/03/politics/justice-report-ferguson-discrimination/

http://www.theroot.com/articles/new...abuse_and_racism_revealed_in_ferguson_pd.html

It isn't just Ferguson, it's all cities in this county.
I put much of the blame on the kangaroo courts that go for the low hanging fruit.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I was also very saddened to hear that Mr. Nimoy had passed. He did live a fairly long life (he was 83) but that really doesn't take the sting away. We are really down to one left of the main characters from the original series now. I only learned that Leonard was a horse lover after he passed. William Shatner breeds and trains champion quarter horses. I was surprised to find that out as well a few years back. It is sad to see these icons (IMO) passing because that really means that I am getting old too.

Had a moment like that myself the other day. The radio station was making this big production about "reaching back over 25 years for this oldie but goodie" yada-yada-yada....and proceeded to play a song that I remember debuting in my childhood.

 

[Amberjem]

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Adding to the experience can be fun. I remember watching Sleeping with the Enemy once, and at one point, when they were building suspense with creepy music, I grabbed my sisters foot. She almost wet herself, boy was she mad at me.

Best movie line ever - "come quick, I've just shot an intruder" Love the look on his face.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

How's this for a mixed batch? EEs and Campines!

Beautiful basket of fluff!