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I have mentioned on several occasions that I work in utilities and hold license in Water and Wastewater operations as well as a Directors license for Mosquito Control. Now I really dont get to do much on the way of big time mosquito control in my little town, we adulticide and thats basically it. The county however selected my treatment plant as one of its Sentinel Chicken testing sites. All that really means is they keep chickens out at my plant in a pen and check their blood once a week. I feed and water them daily and generally make sure they stay as healthy and happy as they can be cooped up in a pen.

Well today as I was feeding them one of the little buggers managed to get out of the pen.
Now a chicken getting loose really isnt that big of a deal for the county people, they will just replace it the next week. The new chicken though has it pretty rough for a while because they are coming into an established group and wont initially be accepted.

So whats the main problem is for the chicken on the loose? You would think that they are free to roam and basically enjoy life and that is true but there are dangers. Free, they become prey to the owls, hawks, fox and random dogs in the area. True its all part of natural selection and all but I still hate knowing that the chicken is living on borrowed time.

Now youve all seen my picture and most of you have seen the Rocky movie where hes in an alley trying to catch a chicken as part of his training, so even if youve personally never tried to catch a chicken you can imagine its more difficult for someone of my agility. So when physically limited one must use ones mind.

Chickens cant fly but they are capable of generating some burst of lift combined with a leap. Depending on the chicken and its experience this burst can help them lift 6 to 12 feet or so. When they are doing this though they have no maneuverability, they arent gonna be changing direction in mid-air. This is where you have you opportunity to catch them if you are on your toes. Thats how I caught the chicken today, as she flapped and jumped there was a momentary second there where she just hovered and I was able to grab her and get her back in the pen with her other little friends.

Whats the purpose of wasting all this time telling you about my day catching a chicken? Well glad you asked.

Isnt it ironic that of all the days for one of the chickens to get loose it happened today? Whats today? Well it just happens to be opening day for college football. Naturally that isnt the ironic part though. The ironic part is kicking off the ESPN college football season on opening day is none other thanthe South Carolina Gamecocks. BOOOOYAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It has to be destiny. I mean I dont have to go looking for signs to tie this one together. Its tailor-friggin-made.



Todays Play:

South Carolina Gamecocks -14
 
Bread I dunno, it's gotta be a couple pages deep though. Idid it weeks ago. If you're checking South Carolina was one of the plays but that doesn't change the fact that this is friggin a sign from Mother Nature or God or whatever all-powerful being one believes in.
 
Good job catching the chicken, wal. Natural selection goes out the window once you domesticate an animal, it's your job to protect them. I shouldn't have to even say this, but next time make a video.

Destiny or not, I can't tail you on the play. Good luck.
 
I don't want to mess up your mojo which you seem pretty content with...but the way that EYE see it......you caught the gamecock. Had that fucker gotten away, I'd be pounding S. Carolina. I'd say...hell...they can't be stopped! Wally's story has told me to go HEAVY on S. Miss!!!

Wally I'm going heavy on S. Miss now. That chicken was a pushover and a chump.
 
Mr.X, I realize round the X household kitten cam turned pottie cam is all the rage with various poster's and poster's mom's but I don't have a chicken cam set up at work. I do have a couple of video cameras but operating them and catchin a chicken at the same time would prove to be seriously tasking. Even if I were to think ahead of time and get a co-worker to come help, I'm not sure I want my current lack of agility recorded. I allowed it to be witnessed first hand playing ping pong with Bread in Orlando but only because I figured there would be enough alcohol consumed no-one would remember my pathetic display.

As for the play itself, not tailing will never hurt my feelings. I've cautioned everyone about these plays because they are of my own doing and not a product of my program.
 
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