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Even though it's late on this solemn day, let's give a shout out to those loved ones we've lost.
My mother and father, John and Claire, my brother and sister, who both died in infancy, my uncle Dave, and J.H.M.
Take care of the little guy, Ma and Dad.
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Aug 14, 2008 12:03 AM
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We've gone through many animals where I live including a horse and you got used to it.
I never hid their dying from my young boys. I figured they might as well get used to it. It's part of life. They handled it very well. I also let them watch them giving birth.
Go easy on yourself.
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Aug 13, 2008 7:51 AM
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> Growing up on the family ranch, we received all the
> animals that the folks in town impulsively bought
> because they were cute as babies, then they grew up
> to be beasts.
> One of them was a racoon...and I agree that they are
> nasty MO-FO's!
I've had pets my entire life. I love animals. We got these guys as 'grown'. The duck and chicken that were killed were older than the ones who survived.
I really thought we knew what we were doing. We were so not prepared for this.
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Aug 13, 2008 7:49 AM
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> The Podunk Animal officer was supposed to
> > > examine the bodies and call me back but we
> > haven't
> > > heard yet. Could be a coyote, feral fisher
> cat,
> > or a
> > > raccoon. Not sure which.
> > >
> > > Either way both victims were completely
> > decapitated.
> > > Not worth the carnage.
> >
> > we have a hard time with coons around here and
> the
> > poultry..
> >
> > --
> > police officers are my friends..
>
> {{{Mac}}}
>
> We have a big coon problem too without the poultry.
> We set 4 traps every night. They're smart little
> fuckers.
> We relocate them. We let the skunks, foxes, squirrels
> and whatever go.
Thanks, hon. It was quite devastating to go through. If a wild animal kills another wild animal, well, that's the nature of life, I guess. It's a little easier to handle than something scaling my chicken coop and slaughtering defenseless ducks and chickens.
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Aug 12, 2008 9:19 PM
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Growing up on the family ranch, we received all the animals that the folks in town impulsively bought because they were cute as babies, then they grew up to be beasts.
One of them was a racoon...and I agree that they are nasty MO-FO's!
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Aug 12, 2008 9:12 PM
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The Podunk Animal officer was supposed to
> > examine the bodies and call me back but we
> haven't
> > heard yet. Could be a coyote, feral fisher cat,
> or a
> > raccoon. Not sure which.
> >
> > Either way both victims were completely
> decapitated.
> > Not worth the carnage.
>
> we have a hard time with coons around here and the
> poultry..
>
> --
> police officers are my friends..
{{{Mac}}}
We have a big coon problem too without the poultry.
We set 4 traps every night. They're smart little fuckers.
We relocate them. We let the skunks, foxes, squirrels and whatever go.
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Aug 11, 2008 6:29 PM
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> > > Lena, our poor chicken, who was attacked
> and
> > killed
> > > last night inside her own pen.
> > >
> > > She was a good chicken. She leaves behind
> her
> > > lifemate, Serena, who was by her side
> every
> > minute
> > > the last 3 months, and two ducks, who
> really
> > seem
> > > indifferent to her death.
> > >
> > > I'm sorry you died so horribly. You
> didn't
> > deserve
> > > it.
> >
> > Aw, sorry, Mac.
> > Do you know what got her?
>
> We lost Youkilis, the brown call duck, a few hours
> later so the two survivors have been taken to the NH
> SPCA to be placed in a safer home. We're really torn
> up. The Podunk Animal officer was supposed to
> examine the bodies and call me back but we haven't
> heard yet. Could be a coyote, feral fisher cat, or a
> raccoon. Not sure which.
>
> Either way both victims were completely decapitated.
> Not worth the carnage.
we have a hard time with coons around here and the poultry..
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police officers are my friends..
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Aug 11, 2008 6:17 PM
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> > Lena, our poor chicken, who was attacked and
> killed
> > last night inside her own pen.
> >
> > She was a good chicken. She leaves behind her
> > lifemate, Serena, who was by her side every
> minute
> > the last 3 months, and two ducks, who really
> seem
> > indifferent to her death.
> >
> > I'm sorry you died so horribly. You didn't
> deserve
> > it.
>
> Aw, sorry, Mac.
> Do you know what got her?
We lost Youkilis, the brown call duck, a few hours later so the two survivors have been taken to the NH SPCA to be placed in a safer home. We're really torn up. The Podunk Animal officer was supposed to examine the bodies and call me back but we haven't heard yet. Could be a coyote, feral fisher cat, or a raccoon. Not sure which.
Either way both victims were completely decapitated. Not worth the carnage.
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Aug 11, 2008 5:17 PM
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> Lena, our poor chicken, who was attacked and killed
> last night inside her own pen.
>
> She was a good chicken. She leaves behind her
> lifemate, Serena, who was by her side every minute
> the last 3 months, and two ducks, who really seem
> indifferent to her death.
>
> I'm sorry you died so horribly. You didn't deserve
> it.
Aw, sorry, Mac.
Do you know what got her?
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Aug 11, 2008 1:36 PM
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Rest in peace, Youkilis. Sorry we coulnd't save you in time. I liked you even if you did bite me.
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Aug 11, 2008 9:24 AM
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> no lie, they were never more than 5 feeet apart the
> whole 2+ months we had them. Serena's a mess, in
> total shock.
I know its the whole circle of life thing, but its so sad. I am sorry Mack!
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I love to look into your big brown eyes...
They talk to me and seem to hypnotize...
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Aug 11, 2008 9:21 AM
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> > > > Lena, our poor chicken, who was
> attacked
> > and
> > > killed
> > > > last night inside her own pen.
> > > >
> > > > She was a good chicken. She leaves
> behind
> > her
> > > > lifemate, Serena, who was by her side
> > every
> > > minute
> > > > the last 3 months, and two ducks, who
> > really
> > > seem
> > > > indifferent to her death.
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry you died so horribly. You
> > didn't
> > > deserve
> > > > it.
> > >
> > > was your chicken gay? Not that there's
> anything
> > wrong
> > > with it, its just Serena and Lena???
> > >
> > > --
> >
> > it was either lesbo chicken or cross-species and
> mate
> > with the duck. she chose to stay with her own
> kind.
>
> Aww, poor mate will wonder where she is. 
>
> --
no lie, they were never more than 5 feeet apart the whole 2+ months we had them. Serena's a mess, in total shock.
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Aug 11, 2008 9:20 AM
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> > > Lena, our poor chicken, who was attacked
> and
> > killed
> > > last night inside her own pen.
> > >
> > > She was a good chicken. She leaves behind
> her
> > > lifemate, Serena, who was by her side
> every
> > minute
> > > the last 3 months, and two ducks, who
> really
> > seem
> > > indifferent to her death.
> > >
> > > I'm sorry you died so horribly. You
> didn't
> > deserve
> > > it.
> >
> > was your chicken gay? Not that there's anything
> wrong
> > with it, its just Serena and Lena???
> >
> > --
>
> it was either lesbo chicken or cross-species and mate
> with the duck. she chose to stay with her own kind.
Aww, poor mate will wonder where she is.
--
I love to look into your big brown eyes...
They talk to me and seem to hypnotize...
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Aug 11, 2008 9:19 AM
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> > Lena, our poor chicken, who was attacked and
> killed
> > last night inside her own pen.
> >
> > She was a good chicken. She leaves behind her
> > lifemate, Serena, who was by her side every
> minute
> > the last 3 months, and two ducks, who really
> seem
> > indifferent to her death.
> >
> > I'm sorry you died so horribly. You didn't
> deserve
> > it.
>
> was your chicken gay? Not that there's anything wrong
> with it, its just Serena and Lena???
>
> --
it was either lesbo chicken or cross-species and mate with the duck. she chose to stay with her own kind.
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Aug 11, 2008 9:15 AM
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> Lena, our poor chicken, who was attacked and killed
> last night inside her own pen.
>
> She was a good chicken. She leaves behind her
> lifemate, Serena, who was by her side every minute
> the last 3 months, and two ducks, who really seem
> indifferent to her death.
>
> I'm sorry you died so horribly. You didn't deserve
> it.
was your chicken gay? Not that there's anything wrong with it, its just Serena and Lena???
--
I love to look into your big brown eyes...
They talk to me and seem to hypnotize...
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Aug 11, 2008 8:27 AM
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Lena, our poor chicken, who was attacked and killed last night inside her own pen.
She was a good chicken. She leaves behind her lifemate, Serena, who was by her side every minute the last 3 months, and two ducks, who really seem indifferent to her death.
I'm sorry you died so horribly. You didn't deserve it.
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