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[XYZpdq]

I think this is the same guy



saw him with more daylight today, definitely an owl, was way more clear irl

 

[SuiSui1]

 

[Gay Mouth]

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Real birds pls sir, magic harry potter bird don't count

 

[Sithis]

So, one of my elderly neighbors asked me for some help a few weeks ago, since he knows I'm a "bird person"

Dude bought a dozen chicks, half a dozen ducklings, and for some reason, half a dozen fucking guineafowl.

Idk if any of you know what guineafowl are, but as I recently learned, they're basically more aggressive turkeys. Think of them as the Americas answer to emus. This is what they look like when grown:

Apparently the feed store told him they'd keep the chickens safe and neglected to include the part where they'd probably fly or roam wherever the fuck they want lol this should be an entertaining summer.

It's been like 2 weeks and the little bastards are already as fat as softballs.

 

[Gay Mouth]

So, one of my elderly neighbors asked me for some help a few weeks ago, since he knows I'm a "bird person"

Dude bought a dozen chicks, half a dozen ducklings, and for some reason, half a dozen fucking guineafowl.

Idk if any of you know what guineafowl are, but as I recently learned, they're basically more aggressive turkeys. Think of them as the Americas answer to emus. This is what they look like when grown:
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Apparently the feed store told him they'd keep the chickens safe and neglected to include the part where they'd probably fly or roam wherever the fuck they want lol this should be an entertaining summer.

It's been like 2 weeks and the little bastards are already as fat as softballs.

They are going to teach his chickens very bad habits, like eating plastic, escaping, trying to fly, hiding nests, and trying to sleep in trees. They're also loud assholes. Very bad idea to mix them in with chickens. They are going to end up a size between a chicken and a turkey, maybe a little larger than a mallard but smaller than a muscovy duck. I like them because I consider bird's dinosaur like cunning and robotic efficiency part of what makes birds great, but if you just want well behaved yard fowl they're the wrong choice. But look how pretty! And they run around the way quail do, less bobbing and leading with their little peanut heads :3

ETA the sound they make:

https://youtu.be/TLcafDWO5Rc

You're about to hate your neighbor

 

[Sithis]

They are going to teach his chickens very bad habits, like eating plastic, escaping, trying to fly, hiding nests, and trying to sleep in trees. They're also loud assholes. Very bad idea to mix them in with chickens. They are going to end up a size between a chicken and a turkey, maybe a little larger than a mallard but smaller than a muscovy duck. I like them because I consider bird's dinosaur like cunning and robotic efficiency part of what makes birds great, but if you just want well behaved yard fowl they're the wrong choice. But look how pretty! And they run around the way quail do, less bobbing and leading with their little peanut heads :3

Great lmao can't wait to end up having to go help him with that kind of shit all summer. I had read they can be some little shits but didn't know they'd influence the chickens too. On the bright side he didn't buy any roosters and is offering to supply me with fresh chicken eggs in exchange for help.

 

[Cats]

P.S. I love silkie chickens. Not going to post a ton of images of them here though as they all pretty much look the same and the internet is full of pics of silkies. these are the chickens with charcoal black skin btw. I would not feel comfortable eating one of these adorable puffyball birds. They have no wattle or comb to speak of but instead possess little poofy heads and bodies that are probably super soft to the touch. I'd pet one.



Chickens are cute. I remember years ago me and my bbmama were outside and this little chicken wandered off someone's farm waddles up to us. It was so cute, she reached down and just slowly picked up the bird and then put it in her lap and called one of her girl friends who had chickens. Since we couldn't know whose chicken it was her friend offered to take it. I will never forget how adorable it was to see her just reach down and pick the bird up with both hands I dunno it just melted my heart. the little chicken just chilled on her lap too, very docile. I love that memory.

 

[Polyboros2]

They are going to teach his chickens very bad habits, like eating plastic, escaping, trying to fly, hiding nests, and trying to sleep in trees. They're also loud assholes. Very bad idea to mix them in with chickens. They are going to end up a size between a chicken and a turkey, maybe a little larger than a mallard but smaller than a muscovy duck. I like them because I consider bird's dinosaur like cunning and robotic efficiency part of what makes birds great, but if you just want well behaved yard fowl they're the wrong choice. But look how pretty! And they run around the way quail do, less bobbing and leading with their little peanut heads :3

ETA the sound they make:

https://youtu.be/TLcafDWO5Rc

You're about to hate your neighbor

Still better than if the neighbor got peacocks. Peacocks combine the aggressiveness of a goose with the loudness of a guinea. About the only plus is the fuckers are so stupid they often end up killing themselves.

Guineas aren't too bad in my opinion. They are vocal, which I think is what the "protect your chickens" angle comes from, but less so than a peacock. They tend to keep to themselves than integrate with the chickens, but that was also with chickens bigger than they are.

 

[XYZpdq]

P.S. I love silkie chickens. Not going to post a ton of images of them here though as they all pretty much look the same and the internet is full of pics of silkies. these are the chickens with charcoal black skin btw. I would not feel comfortable eating one of these adorable puffyball birds. They have no wattle or comb to speak of but instead possess little poofy heads and bodies that are probably super soft to the touch. I'd pet one.

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Chickens are cute. I remember years ago me and my bbmama were outside and this little chicken wandered off someone's farm waddles up to us. It was so cute, she reached down and just slowly picked up the bird and then put it in her lap and called one of her girl friends who had chickens. Since we couldn't know whose chicken it was her friend offered to take it. I will never forget how adorable it was to see her just reach down and pick the bird up with both hands I dunno it just melted my heart. the little chicken just chilled on her lap too, very docile.

afaik chickens are sorta like "they're a nice place to visit, but you don't want to live there" and that the immense humor of their beheaded running is a result of how goddamn fucking annoying they are to live around

 

[Cats]

I found a new favorite thing: Birds in Hats

they make a helmet for chickens!

I don't know what bird this is but it looks like a pinecone


On the other (less silly) hand, the adorable bird mom holding and feeding her chick is big time feels

I have heard some people say birds "don't have personality". I can't understand how anyone can think that.

 

[Fliddaroonie]

I found a new favorite thing: Birds in Hats
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they make a helmet for chickens!
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I don't know what bird this is but it looks like a pinecone
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On the other (less silly) hand, the adorable bird mom holding and feeding her chick is big time feels
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I have heard some people say birds "don't have personality". I can't understand how anyone can think that.

Anyone who says that has never tried to wrestle a hyacinth macaw into a carrier to take it to the V-E-T. Bonus points if it kept saying, loudly, "Mom! Wanna Go Home! Wannnaaa Go Hoooommmeee" all the way there and you were on public transport. Super awkward, seriously

 

[Nonconsentual Pronouns]

 

[SuiSui1]

 

[Testament]

Its the season for Barn Swallows.
Its rather fun to tune into the various streams the Japanese side of Youtube have up around spring.

 

[Cats]

 

[Diet Coke 4 Life]

Anyone who says that has never tried to wrestle a hyacinth macaw into a carrier to take it to the V-E-T. Bonus points if it kept saying, loudly, "Mom! Wanna Go Home! Wannnaaa Go Hoooommmeee" all the way there and you were on public transport. Super awkward, seriously

Similar, taking an African Grey with you on an airplane. Slightly awkward when you're in the airport, talking to a representative at the gate counter about boarding first so you can get your parrot's carrier situated, and he decides (from the confines of his covered carrier mounted on top of your carry-on luggage) to start howling "IT'S DARK! LET ME OUT! IT'S DARK! SCARY!" at the top of his lungs.

SO many looks. Then he called me an explicit word when I uncovered him to prove to people that there wasn't a child trapped in my carry-on. Feathery asshole.

 

[Fliddaroonie]

Oh god,

Similar, taking an African Grey with you on an airplane. Slightly awkward when you're in the airport, talking to a representative at the gate counter about boarding first so you can get your parrot's carrier situated, and he decides (from the confines of his covered carrier mounted on top of your carry-on luggage) to start howling "IT'S DARK! LET ME OUT! IT'S DARK! SCARY!" at the top of his lungs.

SO many looks. Then he called me an explicit word when I uncovered him to prove to people that there wasn't a child trapped in my carry-on. Feathery asshole.

I know that pain sorry though, but I properly laughed.


Anyone else seen Mr Max TV on You Tube? He's great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8TQgAKaFcw

 

[Cats]

 

[Nonconsentual Pronouns]

 

[Testament]