Discussion of Duck facts and myths

[casportpony]

I give mine uncooked oats... I read it was okay. Now you have me worried lol

You're fine, it's a myth.

 

[FortCluck]

You're fine, it's a myth.

Ok good. I just gave mine cooked rice as a treat tonight because the chickens wouldn't share their noodles.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Cooked rice but not uncooked?

 

[casportpony]

Cooked rice but now uncooked?

Both are safe. The uncooked rice is an urban legend that started in the 70's or 80's I think.

 

[Animal family]

I always heard that uncooked rice causes songbirds to explode internally, which is why we pelt brides with birdseed. Now that I think about it, it does seem rather suspect. However I think the flavor and texture of cooked oats and rice is much nicer!

 

[Kusanar]

I always heard that uncooked rice causes songbirds to explode internally, which is why we pelt brides with birdseed. Now that I think about it, it does seem rather suspect. However I think the flavor and texture of cooked oats and rice is much nicer!

Yeah, there is a myth about horses and Beet Pulp along the same lines... You don't have to cook it, but it "is supposed to be" soaked before feeding. Some researchers decided to test this theory and fed a group of ponies 50% of their entire ration (hay included) in dry beet pulp to see if there were any problems, not a single one had an issue with the dry beet pulp and yet, "everyone" is afraid to feed the stuff dry.

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Duck penises, falling from trees? passion fruit just popped in my head, don't know why

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Would they be like lawn darts?, I don't know...

 

[thumper650]

And I've learned more about duck penis than I ever wanted too if someone searches my phone history they're going to think I'm the biggest weirdo around

Me too!
I had a drake with a prolapsed penis. I read to put coconut oil on it. Every day I would pick up Scooter, and apply coconut oil (he has his own jar, as we double dipped! )
Yes I used a glove, but my older brother finds it endlessly funny, calling me “duck diddler” and saying Scooter had a “me too” moment. Eventually he needed surgery to remove it, but I think it has grown back some. Not sure, we aren’t that close anymore.
Worst part was once I picked him up, dug around looking for his thing, when I realized I had picked up his brother, Roscoe!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I know I saw a thread debunking the drake penis thing within the past few years, I'm pretty sure here on BYC. If I remember correctly, the myth came from some scientific source where they stated that the male's penis shrank significantly in the wintertime and regrew in size during the breeding season, and then that was misquoted in another source as the penis falling off and growing back. Gonna have to do some searching to see if I can dig it up... Unless I dreamed the whole thing?

Guess my browser history's about to get a little more colorful, too.