Tuesday, December 05, 2006
THE SPARROW.........
Remember those pesky carnivorous hens, which live in our backyard?
Well, for some time now I have undertaken to put them through a clandestine training course in security and defence.
I felt that with their naturally aggressive and belligerent personalities, I would prefer they be controlled to some extent and I didn't want to resort to putting them on a leash.
As part of my physical rehab and attempt to relieve boredom, the three of us have been going through all sorts mental and physical training in the wee hours of the morning, under cover of darkness.
It's been going well so far and both hens have been as eager to learn and put into practise their new skills, as an Iraqi insurgent with a handful of explosive and an eyeful of convoy with the words 'U.S. Army' written on the side.
However, I had overestimated their potential for realising my goal of creating a couple of highly trained and disciplined UberAngriffshühner ( supreme attack chickens ).
The resulting unfortunate event has lead to the untimely and regrettable death of a sparrow.
It is unclear at this time whether the two homocidal hens acted in partnership or whether this despicable act of savage avian murder was the doing of just one crazed chicken.
They claim the ill-fated sparrow had simply passed away of its own accord.
Last time I checked, there were no known cases of sparrows committing suicide by drowning themselves.
For quite some time we have been finding feathers belonging to the damned sky rats in the chicken run and laughed at the hens' attempts to give them what for when the pigeons break in to steal food.
We never thought they would actually get a hold of one of the varied avian invaders, which frequently and insolently help themselves to the chickens' tucker, and go all Charlie Manson on it.
R.I.P. Captain Sparrow
Yet another pic of my left femur in its post Kenworth entanglement and pre surgery state.
This one would be my right femur in the same state.
Ain't walking anywhere on those buddy!!!!
And just so the rest of my right leg didn't feel left out, I had to fracture these two bones as well.
Well, for some time now I have undertaken to put them through a clandestine training course in security and defence.
I felt that with their naturally aggressive and belligerent personalities, I would prefer they be controlled to some extent and I didn't want to resort to putting them on a leash.
As part of my physical rehab and attempt to relieve boredom, the three of us have been going through all sorts mental and physical training in the wee hours of the morning, under cover of darkness.
It's been going well so far and both hens have been as eager to learn and put into practise their new skills, as an Iraqi insurgent with a handful of explosive and an eyeful of convoy with the words 'U.S. Army' written on the side.
However, I had overestimated their potential for realising my goal of creating a couple of highly trained and disciplined UberAngriffshühner ( supreme attack chickens ).
The resulting unfortunate event has lead to the untimely and regrettable death of a sparrow.
It is unclear at this time whether the two homocidal hens acted in partnership or whether this despicable act of savage avian murder was the doing of just one crazed chicken.
They claim the ill-fated sparrow had simply passed away of its own accord.
Last time I checked, there were no known cases of sparrows committing suicide by drowning themselves.
For quite some time we have been finding feathers belonging to the damned sky rats in the chicken run and laughed at the hens' attempts to give them what for when the pigeons break in to steal food.
We never thought they would actually get a hold of one of the varied avian invaders, which frequently and insolently help themselves to the chickens' tucker, and go all Charlie Manson on it.
R.I.P. Captain Sparrow
Yet another pic of my left femur in its post Kenworth entanglement and pre surgery state.
This one would be my right femur in the same state.
Ain't walking anywhere on those buddy!!!!
And just so the rest of my right leg didn't feel left out, I had to fracture these two bones as well.
