[pct-l] Chickens on a leash

[Stephen]

Mush, little chickies, mush !
No but seriously, I did try crossing chickens and dogs after I found the 
chickens got too tough and grislly after about a hundred miles.  I called my 
hybrid trail crew chogs.  Strange looking things.  Big powerful rear ends 
for hauling me up those grades, but they kept tumbling head over tin cups on 
the downhill steeps.  And after a few days the charking (not a chirp, cluck 
or a bark, sort of a chark) about drove me batty.  The chogs also have a 
tendency to bite Sierra Clubbers and I was constantly on the look out for 
the rangers as my chogs were big and pulled me along in a golden chariot 
(spray painted; I'm cheap).
Unfortunately, the chogs ran wild near Rae Lakes and last I saw them they 
were in the Sixty Lakes Basin eating frogs and I could not round them up.
Wasn't worth the trouble, so try chickens maybe, but I'm gonna walk next 
time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reinhold Metzger" <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
To: "PCT" <pct-l at backcountry.net>; <aslive at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Chickens on a leash


> Yes Armanda,
> The chickens will be able to do all that and more
> It seems the usefulness of  "Chickens on a leash" to hikers is unlimited.
> You will not need snow shoes, ice ax or crampons even in heavy snow years.
> Chickens, with their long claws, have build in crampons.
> Just rope yourself to your chickens and with their crampon feet they
> will be able to tow you over the highest snow covered passes.
> You could even wear skis, with the chickens towing you, and really make
> some good time wile the rest of the thrus struggle
> along post holing in the snow
>
> JMT Reinhold
> ----------------------------------------
> Armanda  "Sheperd" wrote:
>> Now your thinking!  Wow, what a concept.  If you have a whole flock of
>> them, they would be able to clear the snow ahead of you or act as
>> traction devices for self-arresting.  They could help pull you up
>> those steep passes.  If you breed them with longer, stronger wings,
>> they can help lift your back pack making it ultralight regardless of
>> the base weight or how many consumables you have brought, or maybe
>> they can even carry it for you.
>>
>> Hovering in place, they can be used instead of tent poles.  Maybe we
>> could design the first flying hammock.  Now that's the way to do the
>> trail!  No walking necessary.  With an attached video camera, you can
>> let your recon chicken fly up above the tree tops to get a clear view
>> of where you are.  Should you happen to get a rip in any of you down
>> clothing or your sleeping bag, you can replace the feathers.
>> This is great!  It would be easy to do too if  I only lived on a
>> farm.  Humm, but living in the city...  perhaps I could go to one of
>> those Santa Maria or Voodoo supply stores.  Here Chickie, Chickie,
>> Chickie.
>>
>> Shepherd
>>
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