[AT] The disappearing chickens

[charlie hill]

Believe me, after you've raised some chickens you'll want to kill them.

Charlie
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From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
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>
> Sad how some of the "great minds" of today work, isn't it?  A co-worker 
> mentioned a couple of weeks ago seeing something in the Canandaigua 
> Messenger that would never be printed in the Democrat and Chronicle from 
> Rochester.  I asked if he meant news.  He was referring to an article 
> related to a class project at the Canandaigua Academy (high school). The 
> class hatched eggs and raised chickens to adult size as a lesson on food 
> production.  In spite of protests and offers from groups such as PETA, the 
> class elected to kill  and clean the chickens.  They then proceeded to 
> have a chicken barbecue.   Maybe there is still a flicker of hope...
>
>>
>> Reminds me of the old Montgomery county home for the aged. It was
>> originally a fully operational farm and the people who moved there would
>> work in the fields if they wished. They had cattle, horses and raised
>> crops to feed them. Plus they had some nice gardens where they grew food
>> for themselves and even held a small "farmers market". Then the county
>> decided that this was improper treatment for the old folks (who, if
>> anyone bothered to ask, Loved the place and liked having the work to do)
>> and they shut down the farming parts. The place went from actually
>> making money to being a typical old folks storage facility. Then it was
>> closed by the county. It has since been CLAIMED by a bunch of Mohawk
>> Indians, who sell the typical "hand made" trinkets. The place could be
>> self sufficient but they get enough handouts that they don't bother.
>>
>> --
>> Steve W.
>> Firefighter,EMT
>> VanHornesville Vol. Fire Dept
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