Because it doesn't draw as much attention to them as getting just a salad from a meat based fast food place would, since it blends in. Also I think it helps them get adjusted if they're transitioning to a meat free style
Oh I love those little guys. I wanted to get some so badly before I realized they're not exactly easy to find a bunch of information about, let alone find the actual birds
So i actually have a friend that kind of fits this. She will gladly eat unfertilized eggs. So eggs that could never form into a chick. That's what her issue is with my eggs, that she's eating eggs that could have been hatched if incubated.
Not sure why that's her issue, but she won't eat...
Guys, come on. This isn't a thread even remotely related to vaccines or covid. It's already been brought up once, just stick this conversation to the numerous covid threads
My 2021 flock (minus David) know how to get back into theierpen if they slip out. But they had to learn, for most it wasn't the 1st time that they were able to figure it out
Myth: Ducks need a pond or swimming pool
False, what they actually need is a deep enough bowl to fully dip their bills in so theu can clean their nares. But they do not literally need a pool or pond to survive
Evidence: I had ducks for a couple years, and we never had a pond or pool deep enough...
There's a place in China (?) Thats known for their double yolks. They've been selectively breeding their birds to lay doubles for a hiant majority of their egg laying days
Myth: Pointed saddles = Male
USUALLY true
Obviously i have proof of it being true, but i have had 2 females also having some or all their saddles being pointed.
One was a pheonix hen and the other is either unrelated or her niece.
I'm going to argue that it's not 100% true or false. Most of my males (the flockmasters actually) don't tuck their heads, but my bottom males ocassionally do