tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post4057134423827264833..comments2024-03-22T14:46:37.849-04:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: Death By Chicken FeedChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-86439122890368968102013-10-20T16:42:14.615-04:002013-10-20T16:42:14.615-04:00I'm with Tigermouse I think they're prett...I'm with Tigermouse I think they're pretty cute also.zoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-46312012065900850362013-10-20T06:11:56.389-04:002013-10-20T06:11:56.389-04:00before I became a shrink i was a wound care specia...before I became a shrink i was a wound care specialist. You can imagine my maggot story and why I went into psychology instead. I have to admit I still don't know why I raise chickens.zoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-44709573263511438412013-10-16T02:25:55.878-04:002013-10-16T02:25:55.878-04:00I'm thinking I need to get myself a farm --- m...I'm thinking I need to get myself a farm --- my life in town is just way tooooo boring to write about!!! Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825026066797480342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-53424430542281051092013-10-15T23:44:14.919-04:002013-10-15T23:44:14.919-04:00That is awesome! How many times has it happened??...That is awesome! How many times has it happened?? <br />Surely, that isn't the first wild animal your trash men have found. There has to have been scavengers in trash cans before.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-35050853980142959992013-10-15T23:42:47.759-04:002013-10-15T23:42:47.759-04:00Oh my word!!! I have grown up in areas highly pop...Oh my word!!! I have grown up in areas highly populated with skunks. I know that smell. I've never known someone to actually get sprayed by one, though!! What did you do? Tomato juice bath? How long did you smell?? Oh, that is just horrible.<br /><br />Yes, very nice of him. Of course, he's the one who made the mess to begin with... :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-5728125143170721972013-10-15T22:31:38.687-04:002013-10-15T22:31:38.687-04:00Hahahah we've had them fall off the roof of t...Hahahah we've had them fall off the roof of the house right into the trash can and stay trapped there until the unsuspecting garbage men come and take the trash. I would not like to be a garbage man and I would HATE to be our garbage man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-3736966363649542632013-10-15T19:34:01.579-04:002013-10-15T19:34:01.579-04:00The smell probably rivaled that of my dog and I af...The smell probably rivaled that of my dog and I after we were sprayed by a skunk while out for a dark stroll! However, skunks are cuter than possums...not sure what that even has to do with these tales :). Thankfully COW was willing to tackle the problem for you!Phoebe Wulliman Graberhttp://inmomopause.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-37215274258927997352013-10-15T18:58:54.352-04:002013-10-15T18:58:54.352-04:00Good heavens, what kind of chickens are you all ra...Good heavens, what kind of chickens are you all raising??? So Lana, do your chickens catch, kill, then eat the mice, or do you throw them dead ones? Either way, I have some mice I'll be happy to feed them. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-44495496708738487372013-10-15T18:09:23.198-04:002013-10-15T18:09:23.198-04:00Yes - 'specially as the boss had (eventually) ...Yes - 'specially as the boss had (eventually) rolled up her sleeves and was helping. That was the day she earned my respect.Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-32394280758170489072013-10-15T17:56:51.496-04:002013-10-15T17:56:51.496-04:00My chickens eat mice too! Not sure on the maggots...My chickens eat mice too! Not sure on the maggots though... I have heard they can eat through a chicken's "craw" but no idea if that is true or not lol.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664068521097565025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-7113202713733039032013-10-15T16:42:11.341-04:002013-10-15T16:42:11.341-04:00Sorry about that. :) Sorry about that. :) Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-40095066745856199532013-10-15T16:41:40.419-04:002013-10-15T16:41:40.419-04:00I know. I do feel bad for the poor thing.
I know. I do feel bad for the poor thing.<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-6809764824599030762013-10-15T16:41:00.289-04:002013-10-15T16:41:00.289-04:00And the title would be...50 Ways to Kill an Animal...And the title would be...50 Ways to Kill an Animal?<br /><br />I don't know of a darn thing. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-82951599953840533762013-10-15T14:44:25.580-04:002013-10-15T14:44:25.580-04:00It could have been a chicken if we hadn't take...It could have been a chicken if we hadn't taken care of the opossum. The room it was killed is attached to the chicken's room.<br /><br />Ha! Funny, the PE teacher at our school owns a catering company. She makes a dessert called "Death by Chocolate" that she makes for us pretty frequently. Awesome stuff, full of brownies and pudding and whipped cream and marvelousness. Much better than being squashed by 50 pounds of chicken feed.<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-29114514249884968782013-10-15T14:42:15.958-04:002013-10-15T14:42:15.958-04:00I'm thinking it was quick. COW never heard an...I'm thinking it was quick. COW never heard anything when he was out there.<br /><br />Yes, you really are the only person who thinks they are cute. <br /><br />Thanks!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-41826382688332241282013-10-15T14:41:24.959-04:002013-10-15T14:41:24.959-04:00Ha! Thanks. :)Ha! Thanks. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-12566505665206325952013-10-15T14:41:10.183-04:002013-10-15T14:41:10.183-04:00I know how you feel. I feel bad laughing, but how...I know how you feel. I feel bad laughing, but how can I not? Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-54145032028969363912013-10-15T14:40:25.895-04:002013-10-15T14:40:25.895-04:00No, I imagine you would have been fired if you wou...No, I imagine you would have been fired if you would have followed through with that idea. And an even bigger EW for the solution you came up with to kill them all.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-34005893350679893112013-10-15T13:47:38.019-04:002013-10-15T13:47:38.019-04:00OH--NASTY! I can imagine the smell and I'm ga...OH--NASTY! I can imagine the smell and I'm gagging over here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-15235797655885974152013-10-15T11:03:11.978-04:002013-10-15T11:03:11.978-04:00Poor possum! But what a great story...Poor possum! But what a great story...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-50440053782648360112013-10-15T10:56:43.583-04:002013-10-15T10:56:43.583-04:00I see a book series in your future!
I certainly ...I see a book series in your future! <br /><br />I certainly don't feel bad about a dead opossum. What the heck are they good for anyway?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756564685282866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-7966822577060645872013-10-15T09:42:18.859-04:002013-10-15T09:42:18.859-04:00At least it wasn't one of your chickens. That...At least it wasn't one of your chickens. That's where I was afraid the story was going.<br /><br />I'd much prefer "death by chocolate" :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-50461562851835812272013-10-15T05:05:11.838-04:002013-10-15T05:05:11.838-04:00If I'd come face to face with those maggots I&...If I'd come face to face with those maggots I'd have run for the hills, screaming all the way - anything like that makes my skin crawl. Urgh! Poor little oppossum, what a way to die - hopefully it was very quick and he didn't suffer. Am I the only one who thinks they're cute? Loved the acrostic though, and the new profile pic is great.Tigermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386636767916316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-62334976260082304162013-10-15T02:24:46.431-04:002013-10-15T02:24:46.431-04:00No, I just wish I did. In the end we were so gross...No, I just wish I did. In the end we were so grossed out we tried to drown them in paraffin and white spirits...they REALLY didn't like that. And they all died. Which was good. But they were still there, and now poisonous, which was gross. But it was at the nursery so we didn't really feel like a maggot and intensely-flammable-liquids bonfire was probably appropriate.Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-70005391990419723022013-10-15T00:31:24.115-04:002013-10-15T00:31:24.115-04:00I must say, a poem would have been one of the last...I must say, a poem would have been one of the last things on my mind. It really added quite a touch to your post, though. :-)Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.com