When I was a kid I belonged to
the 4H club. I was about 7-9 and decided I
wanted to Raise chickens as my project. My Mom
and I got the old faithful Montgomery - Ward
catalog one evening and proceeded to the task of
deciding between Rhode Island Reds, (My
favorite) or another variety.. I already knew
the job of the rooster, I just wasn't completely
up on the subject. apparently the boys hadn't
been too sure either.. I wanted, (insisted)
that we had to order 25 female chicks and the
same number of male. Mom gave me first chapter
about the Birds and the Bees. I am still
confused about the subject.
This story was authorized by
John McCurdy and he certifies it's accuracy.
This next is another fowl
(pardon the pun) story, still on the subject
of chickens. It is also authorized by John,
however there's no mention of accuracy in
his statement.
Sarah was in the fertilized egg business.
She had several hundred young pullets and
ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. She kept
records and any rooster not performing went
into the soup pot and was replaced.
This took a lot of time, so she bought some
tiny bells and attached them to her
roosters.
Each bell had a different tone, so she could
tell from a distance which rooster was
performing. Now, she could sit on the porch
and fill out an efficiency report by just
listening to the bells.
Sarah's favorite rooster, old Butch, was a
very fine specimen but, this morning she
noticed old Butch's bell hadn't rung at all!
When she went to investigate, she saw the
other roosters were busy chasing pullets,
bells-a-ringing, but the pullets hearing the
roosters coming, would run for cover.
To Sarah's amazement, old Butch had his bell
in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak
up on a pullet, do his job, and walk on to
the next one.
Sarah was so proud of old Butch, she entered
him in a Show and he became an overnight
sensation among the judges.
The result was the judges not only awarded
old Butch the "No Bell Peace Prize" they
also awarded him the "Pulletsurprise" as
well.
Clearly old Butch was a politician in the
making. Who else but a politician could
figure out how to win two of the most
coveted awards on our planet by being the
best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting
populace and screwing them when they weren't
paying attention?
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