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[RustyHen]

Is any one coming to the Stevenson show that is bringing LF pullets to sell ? A calm breed, I have purchased a pullet from Cloverleaf and she will need company in quarentine.

 

[RonB]

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Oh, I thought that you were going to charge in apple pies, chocolate cake brownies, ect.,ect.

Well all of those would work very nicely too.

Well I work in a bakery, so I can get ALL the sweets I want. I would prefer "pullets" I could use a few more

 

[SadieSue]

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That is very exciting! If I were ever going to have ducks I dream of welsh harlequins. Can't wait to see pics of yours! Will you share photos ?

Of course! Soon as I get them they will be photographed. Maybe next spring you could have some hatchlings...?

Agh! Don't tempt me! Shoot. Last year I dreamt all winter of having chickens. Now I've got 8, plus the 5 chicks. If I start dreaming of ducks I'm afraid of what might happen.

 

[SadieSue]

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Are these the Olive Eggers we were talking about yesterday? How are your Araucana chicks doing? Any pics to show us yet?

SadieSue, were you going to visit Illia anytime soon?

Need some new Araucana loves. Only so Ron can have a few of the hatchery girls dropped off in his driveway.

If and when Illia gives the word, I'd be happy to visit her, (at least halfway) to pick up any Araucanas scheduled to go to new homes. I'm just waiting until I hear from her that there are any available that she's willing to part with.

 

[KMHunter]

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Well all of those would work very nicely too.

Well I work in a bakery, so I can get ALL the sweets I want. I would prefer "pullets" I could use a few more

Hey! Call me when you are up so I can come see the new additions. That is if you are up for company today.

 

[RonB]

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Rob
If I see anyone that fits that discription up here in the North end I will let you know RIGHT AWAY

You keep looking down SOUTH

GOOD Luck

CR
Any sign down your way of that Handsome smallish grey hair Stud that you think might have stole your SS chickens

I asked the DW if she had seen anybody around here. She said she hasn't see anybody that match's that discription around here in Years

 

[Ogress]

For as scatter-brained as he seems most times, some days DS amazes me. He's in 7th grade and the school put him in Algebra 1, a 9th grade class. They still have to do the state 7th grade standards, so it is a very fast-paced course. Alex has autism and his biggest hurdle is writing, it takes him forever to write anything! He has an IEP for help with this. At curriculum night, I approached the teacher and asked if Alex will be granted either extra time, a shortened test or someone to take dictation (Alex solves all math in his head). The teacher shut me down right away, he does not do IEP's, and Alex could go back down to the regular class if that is a problem. He does allow calculators to get through the tests faster as anyone in that class has already proven themselves capable (he does not provide them for kids who forget), and tests are open book. I bought Alex a calculator over the weekend. He had a test yesterday, and he left the calculator at home on the dining table. He decided that since he did not have the calculator, he would not use the book either as he did not want to be slowed down by checking himself against the book. He said he was the only kid without a calculator and he scored 97% and finished with 5 minutes to go! (The only problem he missed was one where he had to write an algebraic expression out in words in two different ways, and he swapped 2 of the numbers around). I was pretty impressed because there were some fairly complicated fractions to divide

I'm hoping that the teacher will credit him the full 97% as he showed no work, just answers. I heard he is a stickler for showing work. I will fight it if he does not get credit because that is another thing specified in the IEP - so long as he scores over 80% he need not show work. The teacher can question him if he likes to prove he did not copy. It seems he won't deal with IEP's because of the extra time it would involve for him (He is one of the ancient; old-school teachers, retiring at the end of the year. I get the impression he thinks the diagnosis is hogwash and the problem is discipline.)

I wish I could say Alex was doing as well in the rest of his classes

. Not even close; too much writing, too little organizational skills.

 

[Ogress]

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Of course! Soon as I get them they will be photographed. Maybe next spring you could have some hatchlings...?

Agh! Don't tempt me! Shoot. Last year I dreamt all winter of having chickens. Now I've got 8, plus the 5 chicks. If I start dreaming of ducks I'm afraid of what might happen.

I've got 38 chickens - oops. I stomp on the ducks whenever they enter my dreams

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

wow - that's amazing! I think you should talk to the principal about this teacher. He needs to be

 

[Ogress]

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SadieSue, were you going to visit Illia anytime soon?

Need some new Araucana loves. Only so Ron can have a few of the hatchery girls dropped off in his driveway.

If and when Illia gives the word, I'd be happy to visit her, (at least halfway) to pick up any Araucanas scheduled to go to new homes. I'm just waiting until I hear from her that there are any available that she's willing to part with.

I really want some of those Araucanas. but I need to lose some of my others first.