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

[Conan]

Spoiler: I see you!

Neat! What creature is this?

 

[R2elk]

Neat! What creature is this?

Some kind of crab spider.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Well, kitty is none too happy with me, but I managed to do all 3 of these. Ear rinse, eye rinse, and even brushed her teeth and got some good scrubs in. She let me do it all and didn’t fight me at all. I just got on the floor and held her between my legs. Started with eyes, then was gonna do ears but decided to do teeth next cause I knew she’d wanna shake and take off after ears and didn’t want to get that on the toothbrush plus wanted to brush without fight, so brushed her teeth next, then finally ears. I was right, she shook and took off after but before that she did let me finish the second ear with no fuss. She’s not too happy right now though. But she also didn’t take off and hide like usual which is a plus. Just to the other room and she did let me approach and pet her a couple times and take these pics so I’d say she’s not too too mad haha

We had a nice relaxing night. My parents went to the Cape for the night so it was just me and I let her upstairs and she even slept in my room a lot of the night and morning. Not directly on my bed like she used to but right at the foot of it on an ottoman I have there. and she sat in my lap a lot last night and let me hold her, both times purring like crazy, and she even came and laid on my chest last night while I fell asleep. I felt soooo bad though because I was so relaxed I started dozing off and did that jump thing you sometimes do when falling asleep and my arm twitched, and I accidentally smacked her with my hand luckily she didn’t take off though and let me pet her and apologize and she seemed fine but she did leave shortly after that. Felt bad because we were both so relaxed and almost asleep and I think I startled her. she did come back this morning though. She would leave and then come back but when I woke up the second time (woke up earlier and fell back asleep) she was sound asleep on the ottoman. I actually woke her up but she’s so cute, she woke up and wanted more attention then jumped on the bed for a bit

Anyway, I think she was happy I let her up. Think we were both a bit lonely haha

She likes hanging out in the basement a lot and even when she’s up here, I don’t normally let her in my room, but last night I did both. And she’s so funny, she knew when I had gotten home from the store and was scratching at the door and meowing/crying to be let up haha the door for some reason was shut so that’s why she didn’t just run up aha anyway, she was thrilled when I finally opened it.

They say cats don’t care about people or whatever like dogs do but I don’t think that’s true. Luna acts like a little dog and even when she’s not downstairs, has always run to the door or at least the room I’m in to greet me haha

Anyway, she’s back in the room now. Clearly I’m forgiven.

Here’s a pic from last night.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oh and also I got some All Flock pellet last night.

Usually I buy Purina Flock Raiser but the crumbles annoy me because there is soooo much dust so it’s a lot of waste and also with the feeder I have to keep shaking it to get the crumbles out cause when they eat them all it’s just powder left in the tray which they can’t/won’t eat and the crumbles weren’t really falling down for some reason. So I’d have to keep shaking it to get them in the tray.

Anyway, was gonna buy some layer feed since the littles are close to laying now and they had some fresh stuff, but then I saw they have PELLET all flock which I’m not sure if they had before or if it was always pellets? But I thought that sounded great.

And I think when I’ve gotten it before it was lower protein? Like 18 percent or something instead of Flock Raisers 20%? So that was another reason I usually don’t get it but I noticed this time that it is 20% protein.

So I thought I would try it. Worth a shot. They also have plenty of fresh oyster shell available. So I will feed this a while and then when this is gone, they should all be laying and I will switch back to later feed. Or just keep them on this if they do well. We’ll see.

 

[ShrekDawg]

OH! And they didn’t have any Flock Raiser pellets, still crumbles, but they DID have little bags of DUCK pellets!

 

[debid]

Well, kitty is none too happy with me, but I managed to do all 3 of these. Ear rinse, eye rinse, and even brushed her teeth and got some good scrubs in. She let me do it all and didn’t fight me at all. I just got on the floor and held her between my legs. Started with eyes, then was gonna do ears but decided to do teeth next cause I knew she’d wanna shake and take off after ears and didn’t want to get that on the toothbrush plus wanted to brush without fight, so brushed her teeth next, then finally ears. I was right, she shook and took off after but before that she did let me finish the second ear with no fuss. She’s not too happy right now though. But she also didn’t take off and hide like usual which is a plus. Just to the other room and she did let me approach and pet her a couple times and take these pics so I’d say she’s not too too mad haha

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We had a nice relaxing night. My parents went to the Cape for the night so it was just me and I let her upstairs and she even slept in my room a lot of the night and morning. Not directly on my bed like she used to but right at the foot of it on an ottoman I have there. and she sat in my lap a lot last night and let me hold her, both times purring like crazy, and she even came and laid on my chest last night while I fell asleep. I felt soooo bad though because I was so relaxed I started dozing off and did that jump thing you sometimes do when falling asleep and my arm twitched, and I accidentally smacked her with my hand luckily she didn’t take off though and let me pet her and apologize and she seemed fine but she did leave shortly after that. Felt bad because we were both so relaxed and almost asleep and I think I startled her. she did come back this morning though. She would leave and then come back but when I woke up the second time (woke up earlier and fell back asleep) she was sound asleep on the ottoman. I actually woke her up but she’s so cute, she woke up and wanted more attention then jumped on the bed for a bit

Anyway, I think she was happy I let her up. Think we were both a bit lonely haha

She likes hanging out in the basement a lot and even when she’s up here, I don’t normally let her in my room, but last night I did both. And she’s so funny, she knew when I had gotten home from the store and was scratching at the door and meowing/crying to be let up haha the door for some reason was shut so that’s why she didn’t just run up aha anyway, she was thrilled when I finally opened it.

They say cats don’t care about people or whatever like dogs do but I don’t think that’s true. Luna acts like a little dog and even when she’s not downstairs, has always run to the door or at least the room I’m in to greet me haha

Anyway, she’s back in the room now. Clearly I’m forgiven.

Here’s a pic from last night.

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Some cats are simply more people oriented than others.

We had a cat when I was a kid that was borderline feral. My mom found it in the garden, abandoned by the mom, eyes still closed. And yes, she waited a full day, the mom never showed up and the kitten was getting soaked in the rain. So, she had to make kitten formula from a vet's recipe because there wasn't any pre-made back then and she used a doll bottle to feed the kitten. And that cat never got in a lap, ever. She'd only tolerate being petted briefly on her terms. She scratched my uncle (a bleeding gouges, not kidding around scratch) when the idiot stuck his arm under the couch insisting that all cats love him. I don't know what could have been done to make her more friendly if the first time her eyes opened, she saw people. And she still wasn't a people cat!

And then there's this Ziggy guy we have now who will get in any lap that's available and instantly loves everyone. There's no warm up at all with him.

But not every kitten at the shelter acted like him. Some were a bit cautious and slow to warm up, some froze in fear of an unfamiliar room and hid under the chair. I think they're hardwired and there is only so much you can affect.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Some cats are simply more people oriented than others.

We had a cat when I was a kid that was borderline feral. My mom found it in the garden, abandoned by the mom, eyes still closed. And yes, she waited a full day, the mom never showed up and the kitten was getting soaked in the rain. So, she had to make kitten formula from a vet's recipe because there wasn't any pre-made back then and she used a doll bottle to feed the kitten. And that cat never got in a lap, ever. She'd only tolerate being petted briefly on her terms. She scratched my uncle (a bleeding gouges, not kidding around scratch) when the idiot stuck his arm under the couch insisting that all cats love him. I don't know what could have been done to make her more friendly if the first time her eyes opened, she saw people. And she still wasn't a people cat!

And then there's this Ziggy guy we have now who will get in any lap that's available and instantly loves everyone. There's no warm up at all with him.

But not every kitten at the shelter acted like him. Some were a bit cautious and slow to warm up, some froze in fear of an unfamiliar room and hid under the chair. I think they're hardwired and there is only so much you can affect.

That makes a lot of sense!! I think they all have different personalities just like people. Although it is interesting that even that cat you found that young and hand raised still didn’t turn out friendly! I think it must be genetics or hardwired or something like you said.

Luna is definitely a people cat haha although it’s funny because she used to be a bit of a wild thing for a while and run from you and/or try to bite in play and just be kinda crazy but she calmed down a lot once she got spayed (not till 3 ) and now that she’s older (9) she is a lot calmer. And actually sits still and wants to be loved haha she never used to want to be held but would sit near you but now like the past few years she’s been way more into being held and loved haha but it’s still on her terms because sometimes she doesn’t want to be and will let you know. But she’s very social and just likes being near people. Even before with as crazy as she was, she would still want to be near you and would sleep in my room all the time. And even now, even if she doesn’t actively want to be held, she will sit in a room where she can see you/see what’s going on or sometimes in the same room as you. And she actively seeks out attention a lot more now. She’ll come up and rub on you or jump on you or even gently tap you with her paws so you pick her up and/or know she’s there.

She’s a very lovey kitty.

But she can also be a bit shy sometimes so she won’t always come out for new people but usually she will or at least will be in the other room and not really hiding.

But even just last week when I moved my bed around and she also hadn’t been in my room once a while she was very cautious and came in very slow kinda slinking and slowly sniffed/checked everything out then hid haha

But last night she was much more confident since she had already checked it out.

 

[CrazyCrttr75]

Oh and also I got some All Flock pellet last night.

Usually I buy Purina Flock Raiser but the crumbles annoy me because there is soooo much dust so it’s a lot of waste and also with the feeder I have to keep shaking it to get the crumbles out cause when they eat them all it’s just powder left in the tray which they can’t/won’t eat and the crumbles weren’t really falling down for some reason. So I’d have to keep shaking it to get them in the tray.

Anyway, was gonna buy some layer feed since the littles are close to laying now and they had some fresh stuff, but then I saw they have PELLET all flock which I’m not sure if they had before or if it was always pellets? But I thought that sounded great.

And I think when I’ve gotten it before it was lower protein? Like 18 percent or something instead of Flock Raisers 20%? So that was another reason I usually don’t get it but I noticed this time that it is 20% protein.

So I thought I would try it. Worth a shot. They also have plenty of fresh oyster shell available. So I will feed this a while and then when this is gone, they should all be laying and I will switch back to later feed. Or just keep them on this if they do well. We’ll see.

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I normally buy Purina Flock Raiser Pellets at a local feed store. It's not TSC because TSC never carries it in pellet form, only in crumbles. I don't remember seeing this kind at my TSC. I will have to look. If they do and the price is comparable to Flock Raiser, then I may switch to this just for the convenience of availability. I struggle with availability with the other store. They must not sell a lot of it and end up having mill dates further out than I like. I still need to go to TSC so when I am there I will look to see if mine carries it.

 

[Molpet]

I normally buy Purina Flock Raiser Pellets at a local feed store. It's not TSC because TSC never carries it in pellet form, only in crumbles. I don't remember seeing this kind at my TSC. I will have to look. If they do and the price is comparable to Flock Raiser, then I may switch to this just for the convenience of availability. I struggle with availability with the other store. They must not sell a lot of it and end up having mill dates further out than I like. I still need to go to TSC so when I am there I will look to see if mine carries it.

you can look on line and see if your store is supposed to carry it.. or pick it up there
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/search/All Flock pellet

 

[ShrekDawg]

I normally buy Purina Flock Raiser Pellets at a local feed store. It's not TSC because TSC never carries it in pellet form, only in crumbles. I don't remember seeing this kind at my TSC. I will have to look. If they do and the price is comparable to Flock Raiser, then I may switch to this just for the convenience of availability. I struggle with availability with the other store. They must not sell a lot of it and end up having mill dates further out than I like. I still need to go to TSC so when I am there I will look to see if mine carries it.

Our local feed store doesn’t carry Nutrena anymore, just Poulin Grain and I think blue seal and maybe a couple others. They used to be big on Nutrena and our TSC didn’t used to have like hardly any Nutrena but now they are carrying more which is nice. Although that said, I do like the Poulin Grain feed a lot but I waited so long, the other store was closed by the time I left, and I also wanted them on an all flock type feed just a little bit longer.

Anyway, so far they seem to be liking it and eating it which is a plus.

And yeah, sometimes the mill dates on TSC foods can be pretty old haha they had some from May still

But thankfully these ones were all really fresh still.

you can look on line and see if your store is supposed to carry it.. or pick it up there
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/search/All Flock pellet

That is a good point. Forgot about that ability haha