Do Mommy Pheasants have Daddies?
Posted in hunting, kids on January 20th, 2010 by stormy – Be the first to comment Our 9 year old, Jacob, went hunting today with Frank. When he got back his 3 year old brother, Caleb, asked how it went.
After hearing the very funny story about how a hen flew out from underneath their feet, Caleb asked, "Daddy shoot it?"
"No, we don't shoot hens." replied Jacob.
"Why?" Caleb's favorite question.
Jacob was prepared, having asked the question himself earlier. "Because hens are mommys. And they lay eggs. And baby pheasants come out of the eggs and we have more pheasants next year. So we can't shoot the mommys."
"Mommys not have Daddys?" I assume Caleb was asking if mommy pheasants have spouses. I don't know but I do know that our household would not work very well if Mommy didn't have a Daddy!
Photo by HVargas.