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Parenting & Farm Kids:  The Chicken Round-Up ... Continues...  |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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 Posted - Sep 17 2006 : 10:17:19 PM
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We had some really funny moments here today - especially when William (age 3) went on a "chicken round-up" with a big stick trying to get a hen back into her chicken tractor. She's been on the loose for several days now, and Will refers to her as "the little fertilizer," because she leaves droppings all over the place.
It was HILARIOUS!!! He came running up to me, out of breath, saying, "Mama - when I GENTLY poked the hen with my stick, she said, 'bok, bok, buh GOK!!!!!' and it made me run away to YOU!" Oh, he is a sweetie!
And my little Arthur is now almost 7 weeks old - my how time flies!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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daffodil dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jayne
Hamilton
Victoria
Australia
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Posted - Sep 17 2006 : 11:13:59 PM
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Libbie,
Your boys sound like sweet angels and whatlovely memories! My little boy (just turned 2) also likes rounding up the chickens - he does it on his toy ride on tractor though!
Best wishes,
Jayne |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 08:39:04 AM
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Libbie,
How cute! I can just imagine it...Will sounds like such a cute boy, I can see him running back to you, eyes wide, telling you his adventure! We should all learn from our children, life is so straight-forward and honest for kids....They don't waste time reading into every situation like we do, they just take life at it's face value! This story is so funny!
Thanks for sharing it.
Kate
http://theknifemakerswife.blogspot.com/2006/07/knifemakers-wife.html |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 2:17:55 PM
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So last night we decided to let the chickens out of their "tractors" to run around the yard and farm of their own free accord - nothing "harvestable" that they can eat, really, anymore. This morning, when Will saw about 20 hens on the front lawn he just about fell down with surprise, saying, "Mama, mama, mama...the hens are in the front rodeo arena!!!!! Can you make a lasso or should I use my stick to round them up???!!!"
I recommend the stick - and about a half an hour later I had to go out and ask him to give the poor hens a rest! He just LOVES pretending that he's on a roundup!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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bybiddie
True Blue Farmgirl
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susan
upstate
ny
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 2:22:42 PM
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Libbie, your little Will sounds absolutley adorable! "The front rodeo arena" - LOL! Sounds like they all got a good thirty minutes of exercise! Too bad I can't borrow him when my Lulu gets out!
susan
Lovin' my life |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2006 : 11:08:44 PM
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The saga continues... Today I let all of the chickens out, including our one big red rooster, appropriately named, "Big Red." Well, William sees them running all over the place and I don't pay attention to either him or the chickens for a while - then he comes back to me and says, "Mama - Big Red is trying to STAND ON ALL OF HIS WIVES!!!" He refers to the hens as Big Red's wives - I have no idea where THAT came from! All I could say to that one is, "That's great, sweetie - do you want to come in for lunch?!"
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 03:54:38 AM
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| Libbie -- Are you writing these Will and the Chickens stories down somewhere so he can have them later? They are priceless! |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 1:35:14 PM
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That is so cute. Made me remember when my two oldest boys ..years ago...were watching the chickens and the younger one said "I think that rooster is trying to hurt the hens" and the older one said "boy are you dumb, they are just wrestling". I slowly backed up and stayed out of it.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
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Posted - Nov 01 2006 : 3:27:39 PM
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| When my nephew Danny came to visit us one Easter when he was young, he was enchanted by the chickens. He saw the rooster doing his thing with the ladies and said to me, "Auntie Sheryl, how lazy does that rooster have to get? Why does he have to ride on the hens' backs when he can just walk himself?" We were taping the kids and the chickens at the time, so we have it all recorded. Needless to say, there was a lot of laughing going on. Danny is 17 already now!! |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
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Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2006 : 8:14:16 PM
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I just LOVE listening to what kids have to say - I just re-read this thread and have visions of lazy, wrestling roosters......
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Forrester Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
703 Posts
Ann
Belmont
MI
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2006 : 10:15:45 AM
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Libbie, I kept thinking about these funny chicken stories today. Really you should be writing them down somewhere for future ref. You inspired me to be more diligent with writing in the journals that I have for each of my children. Those precious moments slip by fast, and what a gift to be able to give them a journal of a mother's memories in the future! Ann
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