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Since things are a might bit slow 'round here I thought I'd share one of my pride & joys with ya.

I bet ya ain't got one of these bad boys.

And, no, I ain't gonna sell ya mine. He's my pardner.

I introduce to you - "Tom"

Tom is a hillbilly parrot. See for yer self.

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Enjoy!
HH

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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

I hear these can dominate you!

Ha! Ha! They can. About as much as the meanest monitor you've ever seen.

I had one about 6yrs ago that regularly challenged the dominant dog (German Shepherd) that I had. When I walked out the door it wouldn't let any of my dogs get near me.

He would also shake hands (leg). I'd reach down and say, "Shake," and he'd lift one leg up and let you grab it, shake it. He was something else. His name was "Jake."

Catch ya later!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

Got any guineas (sp)? Man, those are some ugly-lookin' birds. And noisy too. But they were kind of cool to have around, and are supposed to eat the heck out of some ticks. We used to have loads of them, but now we only have one. For a while we had three males around, but recently two of them were killed, and the last one hangs around with the chickens. It was funny, sometimes in the breeding season the males would get all antsy and chase each other around. I felt sorry for the slowest one!

Cheers,
Ryan

Nah, I've never had any guineas. Like you, I think they're ugly, too. Too ugly for me. They say though that they do better at keepin' the bugs down than chickens or anything else. I've also heard some people say a flock of 'em makes for a good watchdog.

> > > "I felt sorry for the slowest one!"

LMAO!!! Ha! Ha!

Have a good one!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

Yeah, I would imagine them as good 'watchdogs'. The slightest disturbance and off they went. Have you heard their call? IMO, its about the most annoying sound you'll ever hear.

I never saw what happened to that slowest individual, but I don't like to imagine such things...

I've also got some chickens (banies, or whatever...the small ones) as well. There are three roosters we've kicked out of the pen; they're my pals. They don't readily let me touch them, but they'll take bugs from my fingers pretty eagerly (kind of like my monitors). I think our bond was started whenever I started dumping the stinking masses of dead crickets after I fed off a batch. Now they'll come running toward me happily if they see me dumping a container. Mmmmm, rotting crickets...

Oops, sorry I got on about farm birds on a monitor forum. Dang you hillbillies with your distracting bird talk.

Cheers,
Ryan

That they stay away from the road, they are DUMB, not far from me an owner lost the entire flock to the local road. Once one goes out there they all follow, they get ran over one at a time until they are all dead.

Last summer a neighborhood dog killed my hen. She would sit on my shoulder and drink from the rabit water bottles. The rooster then took up as head chicken of another neighbors chicken flock. I miss those chickens, except for the early morning crowing when I am trying to sleep.

PS. I love monitors.

Ed
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Ed

Ain't that just like a male (rooster), goin' where the action is. LOL!

A stray German Shepherd killed the turkey in the 2nd pic. Broke my heart somethin' terrible. Had a good ending, though. The Shepherd ended up staying around but was very shy. Took me 2 weeks to get close enough to touch it. Ended up being the best dang dog I've ever had. Until she got shot by some idiot thinkin' she was a wolf or coyote.

Take care!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

Their eyes I think, and common sense, then they might not shoot something mistaking it for something else.
These 2 get mistaken for a wolf and a coyote, only the little puppy is bigger than any coyote ever gets already. By the way they love poultry....

Recent visit to the top of one of my favorite mountains, a few miles before the top.

Great walk, even though we got hit by that storm you see forming, it cooled us off.

Only poultry is made into meals by almost everyone in my house. Whether whole, raw, or cooked.
By the way, from one "half" "Appalachian American" to another. I miss spending so much time up there (been years), now I go out of my way to visit when I can.

Hey sport!
Yeah, I don't think it gets much better than this (Appalachian mountain living). Morning rush hour traffic is three cars at a stop sign, or, 2 cars and a loggin' truck. Aaahhhhhh!!!

I'm in the southern region of the range, tri-state area of NC, TN & GA. I can be on the Benton Makaye Trail within 30 minutes.

Judging from the photo you posted I'd say that it was taken farther north, where the mountains are a bit bigger. Am I right?

I rescued a 3ft Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattler) yesterday from the middle of the road. First one I've seen in this area within the last 12 years. He was some kinda P'ed off, too. LOL!

Catch ya later!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

If I were to go back to the mountains I spent time growing up in, the hill in my grandmas back yard is bigger than some of the smaller mountains elsewhere.
I believe these pics were taken at about 2000ft above the surrounding countryside. Its too long of a trip to drive for a hike back to where some of my family came from.
Sorry for the blurry pics, I didnt take this one. At the back of that tree line is a canyon (man made), the ground sank after many years of coal mining underneath of it.

The husky and husky mix make the walk up to this point alot easier sometimes (they pull like freight trains in harness), but sometimes they make it more difficult, they are great for finding all the local wildlife (they would rather be running loose hunting I think).


Heres the alpha male a split second before he sent the husky mix tumbling on his back for screwing around too much on the same leash as him.

This picture was taken the same time, the next was taken a year before, when the husky was the pups age.

These 2 pictures were taken about 100 ft apart from each other for reference, and 1 year away.

Couldnt ask for a better hiking partner.

What is that ugly critter in the third picture holding the red dog?
Ok, to keep this on monitors, how is the pup around Sobek?

Scott
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

After months of having him, hes not afraid and unfortunately wont let her alone, unlike the adult whos afraid of her to an extent. They stay away from each other.