➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Conan]

View attachment 1463468 Still waiting for a buddy

So pretty!!!

 

[Pugsabi]

Mama will return just to feed them... they will be on their own the rest of the time. Someone else said 'rabbits are minimalist parents', well said.
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We have a video too, so cute the littles kicking their legs in delight as they nurse.

They are hilarious when they are just learning to hop. We had one that only knew how to hop backwards for a few days.

 

[Pugsabi]

I'm bout to crash.


If I can put myself away from this foot.
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Makes me want to get one for myself. Too bad they grow up and I won't have room for one.

 

[microchick]

HAM radio is text now?

When I was a kid, Grandpa had a HAM radio set up in the basement that he built himself. It was on a table about 8’ long, with tubes and wires and dials everywhere. He could talk to people all over the country with it.

Unfortunately he passed before I was old enough to realize how neat it would have been to have him teach me.

It's not too late to learn! I'm going to be 65 years old next week. I got my license in March and upgraded to General on Sunday. Go on line to Kindle and download the ARRL Technician Manual and start reading! Look up your local club. HAMMIES are worse than chicken people when it comes to wanting to help one another and will welcome you with open arms.

Yes, The technology has advanced in leaps and bounds. It is an exciting time to be in the hobby.

Make your grampa proud!

 

[Kiki]

It's not too late to learn! I'm going to be 65 years old next week. I got my license in March and upgraded to General on Sunday. Go on line to Kindle and download the ARRL Technician Manual and start reading! Look up your local club. HAMMIES are worse than chicken people when it comes to wanting to help one another and will welcome you with open arms.

Yes, The technology has advanced in leaps and bounds. It is an exciting time to be in the hobby.

Make your grampa proud!

I'm confused as to what you type? Stories? Codes?

 

[Kiki]

Maybe I need to start with figuring out what HAM radio means.

 

[Conan]

Since there are a bunch of you here, I need advice on a bunny emergency. My dog was very excited and I went to see what was up. She had a bunny in the grass. It was alive. I have no idea if she played with it or anything, no blood, it can move, not well, but this could just be because it's sooo little. We decided to wait a few hours and see if it was ok or not or strong enough to be on its own or not or if a mama came back or not. I got to thinking, rabbits don't just have one bunny. Well, found the nest a few feet away and there are at least 4 of them, maybe more, all alive and little and weak. The mama may very well be dead (gardening neighbor with pellet gun). I typically view rabbits as pests, but they are helpless babies. Had it been just the one the dog had I'd say no way it's gonna survive, may have internal injuries, mama will never find it, and I have to do the mercy kill, but it's a whole nest of babies! What to do???!

A couple year ago, my dog also found a bunny nest right under my plum tree. He just kinda noodled them. My dad's German Shepherd was around so I put a clothes basket over the nest during the day and removed it night so the mother could come and feed them. He must've snuck down at night because the next day, they were all gone, but one and it had blood all over it. I thought he was a goner, then I realized that it was not his blood! I put him back, covered him up and he was there every day for a few weeks. Rabbits are kinda weird. They don't care if there is human scent on their babies, they come every night and feed them, then leave again. Peter (because of course I named him Peter) would come out and see me whenever I came down. I'd feed him clover and lettuce. He'd hang out and then head back into the burrow when I left. One day, he was gone. I like to think he was old enough to make it on his own and moved out of the nest.

 

[Glitterchicks]

I used to be part of a local wildlife rescue organization and we took in a few orphaned baby squirrels. We hand fed them with a syringe and kept them in a little crate in a spare room until my husband felt bad that they were caged. He let them out and they tore that room to SHREDS! We eventually made them a squirrel box under a big tree and they went on their merry way. Every day they would stop by and yap at me. We'd give them treats daily until they moved out of the tree. I'd never do it again but i'm SO happy we did it back then.

 

[Tesumph]

So....we took the woodpecker out for above photo shoot.

He tries to bite me. I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry.

Does that mean he loves me?
@Tesumph
What do you think?

My husband is still trying to figure out if my biting is an act of love or moodiness. I’m not sure myself most of the time.
I’m voting love.

Since there are a bunch of you here, I need advice on a bunny emergency. My dog was very excited and I went to see what was up. She had a bunny in the grass. It was alive. I have no idea if she played with it or anything, no blood, it can move, not well, but this could just be because it's sooo little. We decided to wait a few hours and see if it was ok or not or strong enough to be on its own or not or if a mama came back or not. I got to thinking, rabbits don't just have one bunny. Well, found the nest a few feet away and there are at least 4 of them, maybe more, all alive and little and weak. The mama may very well be dead (gardening neighbor with pellet gun). I typically view rabbits as pests, but they are helpless babies. Had it been just the one the dog had I'd say no way it's gonna survive, may have internal injuries, mama will never find it, and I have to do the mercy kill, but it's a whole nest of babies! What to do???!

Leave them and watch them for a day. If you still feel that the mom is dead then call a wildlife rescue.
Baby rabbits are notoriously hard to take care of, and wild rabbits are very susceptible to capture myopathy.

 

[Conan]

When I was in college, I worked for a gal who had her own pet sitting business. I took care of a squirrel a few times. Eastern gray squirrel named Squeaky (owner was VERY creative) that had his own enormous garage to himself transformed into squirrel paradise. I HATED that disgusting tree rat. He always bit me and ran up my leg, which for some reason totally freaked me out. He shredded everything. Dude who had him was single. Go figure.