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catbyte

(34,386 posts) Fri Dec 3, 2021, 11:49 AM Dec 2021

This chicken was disabled during a religious ritual. Then someone gave her another chance at life.

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This chicken was disabled during a religious ritual. Then someone gave her another chance at life. (Original Post) catbyte Dec 2021 OP

K&R. nt tblue37 Dec 2021 #1

We have a rooster, Hopalong Cassidy Bayard Dec 2021 #2

I was wondering about the coyness of not mentioning specifics of the ritual. Coventina Dec 2021 #3

tblue37

(65,357 posts)

1. K&R. nt

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Fri Dec 3, 2021, 12:03 PM

Dec 2021

Bayard

(22,073 posts)

2. We have a rooster, Hopalong Cassidy

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Dec 3, 2021, 01:39 PM

Dec 2021

He broke his leg when he was young. Vets attitude around here is--so have him for dinner. We tried splinting it, but that didn't work. That leg ended up growing much bigger, and he kind of gets around on his, "elbow". He seems happy, and still breeds the hens, so we've let him be.

Coventina

(27,120 posts)

3. I was wondering about the coyness of not mentioning specifics of the ritual.

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Fri Dec 3, 2021, 08:21 PM

Dec 2021

It's an ultra-Orthodox Jewish custom performed in connection with Yom Kippur.

For those of you who might be curious like me.

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