The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[The Moonshiner]

I try to be good to people like that, especially kids. You give a man a chicken and he eats for a day, you teach a man to chicken and he will never have money to eat much else the rest of his life.

I wouldn’t mind showing again if I thought maybe I may have a more positive experience this time around. I don’t have any Leghorns that are show worthy now, but maybe someday. I wanted to love showing, and be surrounded by “my people” but it just didn’t turn out the way I thought it might. I don’t even care much about winning, I just want to soak up the knowledge that some of the elder and wiser showman and breeders have. Grab up any crumb and scrap of knowledge I could. But there just wasn’t many crumbs and it just felt like all competition with zero fellowship. Maybe I just didn’t stick it out long enough, and quit too soon?

Sometimes I think I should take some of my "leghorns don't come in those colors" just to see what people think.

 

[Amer]

I'm sure for some people it is, I mean, I was extremely competitive at the county fair or the state fair where MONEY and CLOUT are on the line.

It's kind of necessary for me to prove myself in those areas though. I'm a county fair judge.
If I can't even do good at showmanship and stuff what am I even doing?

 

[Amer]

Sometimes I think I should take some of my "leghorns don't come in those colors" just to see what people think.

Doooo ittt

 

[KF0002]

Oh I know. Same at my work. Idk how many times the boss has told me don't make the kids cry.
Apparently telling someone to do their job is a bad thing.

Yes there is a lot of tongue biting and thinking before you speak involved. It is frowned upon to make them cry, but tough love is necessary sometimes. I will teach anybody anything, but respect is earned and not freely given. Most of them come fresh out of nursing school arrogant and thinking they know it all. The hospital doctors and seasoned nurses humble them pretty quickly. The doctors are not as kind to new nurses as the older nurses are.

 

[Chookwagn]

Sometimes I think I should take some of my "leghorns don't come in those colors" just to see what people think.

Do it

 

[KF0002]

Well, I hope some day I will understand turkeys as much as you. Your Facebook comments have always been a big help to me.

Aww that is nice of you to say. Kevin is a great teacher and I pick his brain a lot.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Yes there is a lot of tongue biting and thinking before you speak involved.

Not my strong suits. Hence why I work all by my lonesome.

 

[KF0002]

Sometimes I think I should take some of my "leghorns don't come in those colors" just to see what people think.

I wish you would! And maybe take a few pictures of them while you’re there.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I wish you would! And maybe take a few pictures of them while you’re there.

Nice try

 

[Amer]

Yes there is a lot of tongue biting and thinking before you speak involved.

I'm quite good at that, though I don't enjoy it one bit...