Posted on 07/06/2018 2:14:00 PM PDT by Vigilanteman
Updated 10 minutes ago
A flock of uninvited chickens surrounded Jeff McLaughlin and his three grandsons as they enjoyed lunch at a picnic table at Hempfield's Tastyland.
The boys didn't mind.
The freeloading fowl were a highlight of their trip.
“We love the chickens,” said 6-year-old Liam Bitz.
His cousin, Owen Shuey, 7, agreed.
“I'm going to go pet one after I finish this fry,” he said.
Owen tried to keep his word but the chicken had other plans, leading Owen on an unsuccessful chase around the table, much to the amusement of Owen's twin brother, Ethan.
The chickens have been a fixture at Tastyland for years.
They wander over from a neighboring residence and make themselves at home outside the restaurant, sometimes charming customers into sharing their food.
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Who doesn't like charming chickens and ice cream? One of the fun things about summer in SW Pennsylvania is all the ice cream places plus people who keep backyard chickens.
This is one such charming little roadside stand which combines the two.
bird lice at the table
Murder most fowl.......................
I know, because my father was a state veterinarian who did inspections as part of his duties. Backyard chickens have lots of habits to keep out lice, including owners that would supply them a fresh area of hot sand or ashes to bathe in.
They are also very social creatures who clean each other regularly.
Chickens are sweet creatures. Succulent and sweet.
There was a wonderful place at Mathers Bridge on Merritt Island near the Eau Gallie Causeway (near the dragon) where you could sit on the patio and enjoy food. Families of raccoons would join you on the table and help you eat your food and beer. You ex-Patrick folks will probably remember it.
Of course the chickens get the munchies if they live in Hemp Field.
The wifey and I were traveling Austria, and pulled over to a nice roadside restaurant. Of course, we had excellent beer, and cheese/meat platter. The cheese was not to our liking so we gave to a rooster roving the tables. He took one peck and got all pissed off! He actually picked a fight with me. He tried wiping the cheese off his beak, like chickens do. LOL! Couldn’t blame him. Never forgot that!
Been to Kuau'i lately?
There are wild chickens all over the island.
I see what you did there...
Locally, in old town Fair Oaks, the streets, businesses, and houses are overrun with “free range” chickens. They overrun the local park too. Unusual sight that becomes ordinary very quickly.
German immigrants who settled it shortly before the Revolutionary War, of course, used it to make rope and twine for farming purposes, not to smoke it.
Abbie Hoffman used to use this little bit of local historical lore to claim our founding fathers were potheads back in the 1960s.
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Abbie Hoffman used to use this little bit of local historical lore to claim our founding fathers were potheads back in the 1960s.
It's true that Washington, as well as several other farmers of the era grew hemp, a.k.a. cannibis indica. There is no evidence they smoked it, however.
Actually, indica will get you high just like sativa. It depends on the strain. Different strains of indica have different ratios of THC to CBD.
The reason why indica is used for the commercial production of hemp instead of sativa is because indica's fiber is superior to sativa. For the commercial production of hemp fiber, the feds demand that only the strains of indica with the lowest THC:CBD ratios be used so that no one can get high off it.
As I say, there are many strains of indica which will get you very high.
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