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You can take the country out of the girl...

Nonametoday — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:09:27 GMT

...my sisters, brother and I were all raised in the country, mostly by our hardworking grandmother, but our mother was there usually at night and somewhat on the weekends because she worked away from home, as hard but had to spend more hours away. I remember most about living the farmlife, having chickens, hogs, horses, cows, fishing lakes, farming fishbait and trying to stay away from snakes who ate our chickens, their eggs and would surprise you very frequently for the scare of your life.

...but my rather sophisticated sister who attended modeling school and married "well," has forgotten all her country days.

...Funny story, speaking of chickens. She bought her grandchildren some little chickens for Easter. It was about to rain and they wanted to bring the chickens inside. She told them they could not do that lest they poop in her 7-figure home (yes, she would definitely deserve to be on a housewives show). They asked her what will the chickens do if it rains on them. She recollects that we did not let the chickens come into Grandma's house but she forgot that we had huge chicken houses with roosts and lights for heat. She told the grandchildren she was sure they would be okay because we never let them in when she lived in the country.

...They drowned and now her grandchildren hate her.

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Puppy Lips — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:13:23 GMT

Well not so funny after all.

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just bee — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:18:59 GMT

And this is job security for child psychiatrists.

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kitcat51 — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:19:48 GMT

yikes.

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qbetzforreal — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:45:55 GMT

that's a horrible story

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Nonametoday — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:47:40 GMT

@Puppy Lips wrote:
Well not so funny after all.

@Puppy Lips

Maybe not funny, but odd. Odd that she would forget all her past because she is now an indulged woman. I think it happens to a lot of people who leave their past behind.

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kitcat51 — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:09:28 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:
@Puppy Lips wrote:
Well not so funny after all.
@Puppy Lips

Maybe not funny, but odd. Odd that she would forget all her past because she is now an indulged woman. I think it happens to a lot of people who leave their past behind.

You shamed your sister, good for you but make sure she reads this thread so she knows exactly who you are.

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happycat — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:57:19 GMT

I had to think a minute about what my grandma did with her baby chicks, as she didn't have a chicken house. But alas, she did have a big shed where they would go with shelves and hen houses built into the walls. She and my grandpa had two large catalpa trees in the front yard. Each tree had a little ladder on the ground underneath it. I spent many sweet nights on the front porch with my granny watching her chickens climb those ladders to roost up in the trees.

I think its sad your sister didn't think any more about those baby chickens than that.

Just one more irresponsible person with an animal they didn't need. Who leaves a baby animal outside when its gonna rain anyway, unless we are talking about livestock.

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Mz iMac — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:31:18 GMT

@Nonametoday I have never heard of baby chickens drowning when it rains.

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LindaSal — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:08:29 GMT

It's kind of a weird story. I would think most people remember their past as it should still be part of who they are. I don't get it and sadly those children will always be scarred about it.

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Shanus — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:41:31 GMT

I certainly hope there are enough people graduating with "shrink-ology" degrees. We're going to need them.

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RedTop — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:28:29 GMT

@Nonametoday

I truly get the point of this post.

Your reality is thru a sister; mine was with the oldest friend I've ever had.

We were 2 little girls growing up in rural WV until her parents moved away for job opportunities. Staying in touch was easy with her extended family living here, and before we knew it our friendship was more than 60 years old.

Many years ago some of her local family began to voice how my friend had changed and was more like the uppity dollar loving family she married into. I didn't see it then. 2 years ago a very odd circumstance came about, which affected our friendship, and was my "there's your sign" moment. Everything I hadn't seen before was suddenly a billboard in front of me.

Money and privilege changes people, and sometimes you just can't find a common bond with that person anymore.

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Nonametoday — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:55:19 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
@Nonametoday
I truly get the point of this post.

Your reality is thru a sister; mine was with the oldest friend I've ever had.

We were 2 little girls growing up in rural WV until her parents moved away for job opportunities. Staying in touch was easy with her extended family living here, and before we knew it our friendship was more than 60 years old.

Many years ago some of her local family began to voice how my friend had changed and was more like the uppity dollar loving family she married into. I didn't see it then. 2 years ago a very odd circumstance came about, which affected our friendship, and was my "there's your sign" moment. Everything I hadn't seen before was suddenly a billboard in front of me.

Money and privilege changes people, and sometimes you just can't find a common bond with that person anymore.

@RedTop You get it, my sister!!!!!

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Nonametoday — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:00:50 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@Nonametoday I have never heard of baby chickens drowning when it rains.

@Mz iMac

What do you think would happen to them in a big rainstorm if they had no place to roost? They don't have roost in gated neighborhood with houses that start at $3,000,000.00. Baby chicks are very fragile, weigh only 2-3 ounces, are about 2 inches tall and where do they go and what do they do. They can't fly. They have not developed wings and even if they could, where would they fly to in the city.

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Mz iMac — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:08:04 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:

What do you think would happen to them in a big rainstorm if they had no place to roost?
They would get wet period. Not all domestic chicks have a place to roost. I've lived in the city as well as the burbs w/domestic chickens. Family members on farms. I've seen plenty of chicks wandering about in the middle of a rainstorm. Not a one drowned.
Still, have never ever heard of chicks drowning from being out in the rain.

@Nonametoday

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Nonametoday — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:10:35 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@Nonametoday wrote:

What do you think would happen to them in a big rainstorm if they had no place to roost?
They would get wet period. Not all domestic chicks have a place to roost. I've lived in the city as well as the burbs w/domestic chickens. Family members on farms. I've seen plenty of chicks wandering about in the middle of a rainstorm. Not a one drowned.
Still, have never ever heard of chicks drowning from being out in the rain.
@Nonametoday

@Mz iMac

The mother chickens would protect the babies. These had no mothers. These were little bitties that weighed an ounce or so. I hope you are not going to put little baby chickens out in the rain. Yes some can free-range in the rain if it is not a downpour but chickens seek cover in a rainstorm.

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Lindsays Grandma — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:31:26 GMT

What a sad story, poor baby chicks. Her grandchildren may hate her but I doubt if she cares. It appears she has become somewhat of a "snob."

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CrazyDaisy — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:43:35 GMT

Sounds like you are jealous of your sisters success and is trying to find a way to put her down.....not a good look.

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Marp — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:11:35 GMT

@Nonametoday wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
@Nonametoday wrote:

What do you think would happen to them in a big rainstorm if they had no place to roost?
They would get wet period. Not all domestic chicks have a place to roost. I've lived in the city as well as the burbs w/domestic chickens. Family members on farms. I've seen plenty of chicks wandering about in the middle of a rainstorm. Not a one drowned.
Still, have never ever heard of chicks drowning from being out in the rain.
@Nonametoday
@Mz iMac
The mother chickens would protect the babies. These had no mothers. These were little bitties that weighed an ounce or so. I hope you are not going to put little baby chickens out in the rain. Yes some can free-range in the rain if it is not a downpour but chickens seek cover in a rainstorm.

@Nonametoday @Mz iMac it is an all too common occurrence for baby chicks to drown in their waterer and even drown in puddles. However, a bigger threat to chicks being out in the rain is hypothermia causing death. The hypothermia death leads people to believe the chicks drowned.

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Nonametoday — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 15:31:34 GMT

@Marp wrote:
@Nonametoday wrote:
@Mz iMac wrote:
@Nonametoday wrote:

What do you think would happen to them in a big rainstorm if they had no place to roost?
They would get wet period. Not all domestic chicks have a place to roost. I've lived in the city as well as the burbs w/domestic chickens. Family members on farms. I've seen plenty of chicks wandering about in the middle of a rainstorm. Not a one drowned.
Still, have never ever heard of chicks drowning from being out in the rain.
@Nonametoday
@Mz iMac
The mother chickens would protect the babies. These had no mothers. These were little bitties that weighed an ounce or so. I hope you are not going to put little baby chickens out in the rain. Yes some can free-range in the rain if it is not a downpour but chickens seek cover in a rainstorm.
@Nonametoday @Mz iMac it is an all too common occurrence for baby chicks to drown in their waterer and even drown in puddles. However, a bigger threat to chicks being out in the rain is hypothermia causing death. The hypothermia death leads people to believe the chicks drowned.

@Marp

That is true although some chicken farmers say they do not die from hypothermia but why else would you need chicken houses with heating in them if they did not die from hypothermia? These little chicks were floating. So it was obvious they drowned.