baby duck with lots of problems

[Halloweengirl13]

Playing duckling, Miss Wonky, Angry Bird, babies able to get out of the water easily. All of it so sweet and you've provided them all great living conditions. How did Angry Bird get her name?

I couldn't figure out what to name her for the longest time until she went broody.... She turned into a little psycho and about took off my finger no one was getting near her eggs and when they hatched she would take on everything no matter how big they were she would fling herself through the air at them so I was calling her the Angry Bird. She's mellowed out since then but the name stuck. Those ducklings are from three separate hatches and she adopted them all into her group.

 

[Julie Birb]

I couldn't figure out what to name her for the longest time until she went broody.... She turned into a little psycho and about took off my finger no one was getting near her eggs and when they hatched she would take on everything no matter how big they were she would fling herself through the air at them so I was calling her the Angry Bird. She's mellowed out since then but the name stuck. Those ducklings are from three separate hatches and she adopted them all into her group.

Wow, she is serious. Serious about ensuring the health and safety of her babies at any cost. Gotta love her for that. I am glad she's mellowed out though. But I find her fierceness endearing cuz she really cares for her charges.

 

[pattyhen]

My chickens will eat anything. Any leftovers are fine. The ducks watch them eat and then they dive in too. Meat, eggs, homemade bread, cookies, your sandwich if you don't watch it, chicken in any form, cereal hot or cold, and even pizza.

I had a hen who would jump 2 feet in the air for a toasted marshmallow. Lol

yes they do like human food . I've never given mine toasted marshmallows before I'll have to try that.

Patty

 

[pattyhen]

Josh took these pictures of Clyde. The last one is Clyde and his beloved Sherry

 

[pattyhen]

Ha,that is funny hubby fed them KFC. And they loved it. If only they knew. I can't blame them. The spicy outer coating is good. I would never tell them they are cannibals. May make them feel bad.

Good plan to watch what Jeffrey eats regarding junk food. We don't wanna make him any slower than he already is.

I'll never tell them they are cannibals. What they don't know won't hurt them.

I took Jeffrey out in the yard today and the chickens froze in their tracks looking at him. They didn't peck him I think they were afraid of him.

Patty

 

[pattyhen]

Uno has his little boy curl. I just noticed it today. It's so cute and he is flaunting it.


Patty

 

[Halloweengirl13]

We had a bunch of turkey and ham left once and decided to feed it to the animals I gave most of it to the dogs, cats and bantams but my boyfriends chicken lived in the duck pen because she was huge so I tried to throw her a big piece to tear up next thing I know my roomates huge male muscovy comes tearing across the yard and snatches it from her and proceeds to try to swallow this huge bit of meat that's bigger than his head and I am thinking crap how am I going to explain to Katie that her duck choked to death on a piece of ham...so I hop the fence and Chase him into the coop and almost tackle him to get it away from him. He's not too amused and he stands there glaring at me and hissing until I tear it up and throw a much more manageable size bit to him and then I toss the much smaller pieces to the other ducks and chickens in the pen. Every summer I buy a watermelon or two and will sit out with the birds cutting it up and sharing it with them .

 

[Debs Flock]

Turtles grow all their lives...slowly and they definitely have a taste/preference for sweets.

 

[GarnerZoo]

Funny stories about your animals eating human food everyone! We can't even go outside with food because the chickens beg for it, unless it's for them we keep it inside or else they steal it from us. They've jumped into my lap when I'm eating ice cream out side and while they enjoyed that, I did not.
Thanks everyone for the info for when to introduce over night togetherness for the babies and adults.

 

[Julie Birb]

Josh took these pictures of Clyde. The last one is Clyde and his beloved Sherry

He looks great. Wow. You'd never know be needed meds by his appearance. And he is very cute. So is Sherry. Sweet gurl there with her DH. Do they always stick close to each other? How is Josh doing these days?