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[Silver Creek Slim]

"Them ladies wouldn'd worry about Trinity lookin' like he had a pox, they'd just think they gave it to him."

"Looks like we'll have to drag out the mercury compond and the syringe again."

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Who wants chicken fer supper? It's time ta butcher the hens. They haven't laid since they laid the gross of eggs. Besides, the pullets are almost old enough to start layin'."

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother raises a calloused hand. "Me, please!"

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Alright then. Let's go do it." Slim grabs the the hatchet and paring knife. He heads toward the coop.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother hangs the big kettle/cauldron over the firepit, then fills the cauldron with water. She gets the fire going, then puts on a clean apron to go help Slim with the chickens.

[Delmonico]

Suddenly a wagon pulls into the ranch with lumber and glass plates.  "Here ya go Miss FFg, glass plates and lumber for a greenhouse.  Since Trinity don't want that nice coffin I got him, you can use it to grow orchids in."

<Authors note:  Growin' orchids in a greenhouse in the late 19th century was a fancy high falutin' thing to do.>

[Stoney Pete]

Stoney sees Slim headed to the coup with the hatchet and the FFG putting on water to boil.  Well, I'm already bloody from the pig.  May as well help with the chickens.

As he walks to the barn he see Del pull up with the wood and glass plates.  Looks like we'll have us a construction project in the morning.

[Delmonico]

<Authors note, The FFgis the carpentor around here I drive nails with my ball peen.  If I can't weld it together I don't build it..>

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

When the Frumpy Fairy Godmother sees the wood and glass, she is shocked into silence. Could it possibly be that grumpy old pain in the neck, castor oil pushing, Delmonico is being nice to her?  As the tear forms in the corner of her eye, she swoops Delmonico up in a big hug and kisses his cheek.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Now that all the huggin' and kissin' is o'er, let's kill some birds." 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother sets Delmonico down, swipes at her tear and grins at Slim.

"Ok!"

[Silver Creek Slim]

Slim starts chasin' chickens around the yard. After 15 minutes without catchin' one, he says, "There's got to be an easier way of catchin' these." 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

"Maybe the dogs could herd them into a pen?"

[Silver Creek Slim]

"That's a great idea. Don't know why I didn't think of that 15 minutes ago." 

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Duke, Daisy, and Claire stand outside the fence, grinning. It's pretty obvious that they could have helped, but were enjoying watching Slim and the Frumpy Fairy Godmother run around in circles.

[Delmonico]

Delmonico comes out on the porch with his Remmy #4 roller and a box of 22 Shorts.  with in a few minutes all the chickens are layin' dead, a 29 grain bullet right a 'tween the eyes of each, includin' one of Slim's pullets.   

Delmonico says, "When you dress out that pullet we'll just fry it 'cause it will be nice and tender."

He then runs a few wet patches down the bore, dries it and oils it.  He then goes back to his office.

[Silver Creek Slim]

"Well, that was easy. But, not quite as fun as watchin' 'em dance around without their heads." Slim and the FFg commence to guttin' and pluckin'.

[Delmonico]

With out a word Delmonico tosses a long stick with a piece of 8 gauge wire attached to the end.  The heavy wire is shaped in a V.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

The Frumpy Fairy Godmother pouts.

"Leave it to Delmonico to take a time honored tradition of watching headless chickens run around, then plucking all the feathers off and making it," she pauses to make a face, "efficient."

[Delmonico]

"Well next time use the chicken catcher to catch the, then you can remove the heads however you want!"

"Myself I see far to many folks runnin' round here like a chicken with it's head cut off."