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"moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: What an awful trick to allow a child to believe that a chicken she's grown to love would not appear on the dinner plate when he did. I cried and cried. You have my sympathy. My father pulled a similar trick with a pig we were given as a gift that was raised quite deliberately as a pet. I still cry when I hear Kermit screaming his last in my head. I think it takes a special kind of sadist to do that to a child. My grandfather was not a sadist at all. He never told me to make it a pet, I did that myself, as young children do. I guess he should have told me what would happen to Snowy but I expect he was afraid it would upset me, which it would have done. Now what to do - as a grandfather who loved me for sure. Watch the child get fond of a chicken and play with it - tell her nothing and pretend the fowl has gone on holiday or tell her the truth when she realise she is about to eat it? Now there's a dilemma. So suddenly I knew when I was about to put the chicken into my mouth. At that time we only ate chicken at Christmas. I said to my grandfather "this is Snowy, isn't it?" and he said yes. Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Too bad you don't have a scanner! Joyce -- Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me the hell alone. -- Unknown |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. Maeve ^..^ -- http://moonglowminnow.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnow/ |
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"moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. I don't suppose the poor man knew what to do when he saw me get attached to a particular one. "Should I tell her now, or later.." As it happened, Snowy was the first one to get killed through fighting. Chicken was a luxury food then, reserved for Christmas. Of course we ate him, it would have been silly not to, I know that now but I was allowed to play with him, and the other cockerels and that is not such a great idea to let a child think they'll be playmates for ever. Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. I don't suppose the poor man knew what to do when he saw me get attached to a particular one. "Should I tell her now, or later.." As it happened, Snowy was the first one to get killed through fighting. Chicken was a luxury food then, reserved for Christmas. Of course we ate him, it would have been silly not to, I know that now but I was allowed to play with him, and the other cockerels and that is not such a great idea to let a child think they'll be playmates for ever. From what you said, too, you asked. And they were honest with you. Not like they waited till you were eating and then announced it. Might have been better if they had told you before, but its sounds like it was unlikely there was going to be a good outcome in any case. Jo |
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On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:35:02 -0700, Jofirey wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. I don't suppose the poor man knew what to do when he saw me get attached to a particular one. "Should I tell her now, or later.." As it happened, Snowy was the first one to get killed through fighting. Chicken was a luxury food then, reserved for Christmas. Of course we ate him, it would have been silly not to, I know that now but I was allowed to play with him, and the other cockerels and that is not such a great idea to let a child think they'll be playmates for ever. From what you said, too, you asked. And they were honest with you. Not like they waited till you were eating and then announced it. Might have been better if they had told you before, but its sounds like it was unlikely there was going to be a good outcome in any case. Jo When I was a child (1960's), the pet stores in Nashville, Tennessee still sold chicks and ducklings at Easter. One year, our parents bought a couple of chicks for my sister and myself. We didn't get particularly attached to them as pets, however, possibly because we already had a cat. The chicks grew into a couple of young roosters, and my father fenced off a corner of our back yard to serve as a chicken pen. I remember how much trouble it was to recapture the roosters if one of them managed to climb the fence to freedom. Finally, after the neighbors started complaining about the crowing, my father bought some chicken parts at the grocery store (making sure that my sister and I knew about the purchase), then killed and cooked our two roosters instead, letting us think that the store-bought chicken was being served for supper. Only after supper did our parents reveal what we had eaten. My sister and I went "Ewww....", but weren't distraught, since we hadn't become emotionally attached to the two roosters. -- John F. Eldredge -- "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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"John F. Eldredge" wrote in message ... On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:35:02 -0700, Jofirey wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. I don't suppose the poor man knew what to do when he saw me get attached to a particular one. "Should I tell her now, or later.." As it happened, Snowy was the first one to get killed through fighting. Chicken was a luxury food then, reserved for Christmas. Of course we ate him, it would have been silly not to, I know that now but I was allowed to play with him, and the other cockerels and that is not such a great idea to let a child think they'll be playmates for ever. From what you said, too, you asked. And they were honest with you. Not like they waited till you were eating and then announced it. Might have been better if they had told you before, but its sounds like it was unlikely there was going to be a good outcome in any case. Jo When I was a child (1960's), the pet stores in Nashville, Tennessee still sold chicks and ducklings at Easter. One year, our parents bought a couple of chicks for my sister and myself. We didn't get particularly attached to them as pets, however, possibly because we already had a cat. The chicks grew into a couple of young roosters, and my father fenced off a corner of our back yard to serve as a chicken pen. I remember how much trouble it was to recapture the roosters if one of them managed to climb the fence to freedom. Finally, after the neighbors started complaining about the crowing, my father bought some chicken parts at the grocery store (making sure that my sister and I knew about the purchase), then killed and cooked our two roosters instead, letting us think that the store-bought chicken was being served for supper. Only after supper did our parents reveal what we had eaten. My sister and I went "Ewww....", but weren't distraught, since we hadn't become emotionally attached to the two roosters. My Easter chicks always went to live on a farm after then got their feathers! We never discussed what the farm did with them however... Jo |
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i just had this vision of kfc whipping him into shape so they could share
the corner of the bridge reserved for those who are waiting for tweed, Lee -- Have a wonderful day "moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. Maeve ^..^ -- http://moonglowminnow.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnow/ |
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i am not even sure why it struck me, but franscis drake, his mate and all
of the whippets are lined up in an neat and orderly fashion, kfc sits in front... now we all know that tweed won't be there for a long time but kfc, being kfc, makes them practice their welcome fomation every day so its purfect. Lee -- Have a great day "hopitus" wrote in message ... On Oct 17, 5:07 pm, "Stormmee" wrote: i just had this vision of kfc whipping him into shape so they could share the corner of the bridge reserved for those who are waiting for tweed, Lee -- Have a wonderful day "moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. Maeve ^..^ -- http://moonglowminnow.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnow/- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - ROTFL possibly true. KFC is no pushover. And certainly not for a bird. |
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I like the idea of that.
Tweed "Stormmmee" wrote in message ... i am not even sure why it struck me, but franscis drake, his mate and all of the whippets are lined up in an neat and orderly fashion, kfc sits in front... now we all know that tweed won't be there for a long time but kfc, being kfc, makes them practice their welcome fomation every day so its purfect. Lee -- Have a great day "hopitus" wrote in message ... On Oct 17, 5:07 pm, "Stormmee" wrote: i just had this vision of kfc whipping him into shape so they could share the corner of the bridge reserved for those who are waiting for tweed, Lee -- Have a wonderful day "moonglow minnow" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Actually, what really happened was that my grandfather bought 12 cockerel chicks to rear for meat. They started to fight like crazy as they got 20 weeks or so, and Snowy got killed in a fight. Good idea to eat him immediately I suppose. I still have a photograph of me aged 8 holding up Snowy for the camera Still heartbreaking, but not so cruel... it still would have been better for him to gently tell you that those cockerels were going to be eaten when he saw the first signs of you getting attached, but well... when hormones take over birds *do* get killed, and it's only practical on a farm to eat a bird that didn't die of disease. Perhaps you'll meet Snowy again at the Bridge, free from the hormones that make cockerels fight. Maeve ^..^ -- http://moonglowminnow.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnow/- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - ROTFL possibly true. KFC is no pushover. And certainly not for a bird. |
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