Intro-duck-tion

[GeeseGoose]

Welcome to BYC Sami!
I love the title of this thread, it made me giggle. And then the pictures made me want waterfowl. Overall, eggcellent introduction.

Glad someone enjoyed my awful pun! Waterfowl are wonderful birds. If you can provide them with some mud, ample foraging and swimming areas, they’ll be happy quackers!

 

[GeeseGoose]

Hello there Sami and welcome to BYC!
Your photos are adorable! You are so correct in that if one just gives their birds more attention, time and dedication, they will find out just how intelligent, sensitive and affectionate they really are! The average person that has never kept birds cannot comprehend.

So glad you decided to join our community!

Oh totally! I believe this goes for just about any animal. I wish I could get the whole world to understand that animals are more than just their instincts. My favorite example is my ball python. The sweet baby has been properly socialized and wouldn’t hurt a fly- just as long as you don’t make him feel threatened or in danger.

 

[GeeseGoose]

And then there is BLU my roo! (no way of understanding that crazy rascal)

Yeah, sometimes you have outliers, but even they have something that makes them tick. I used to care for a female turkey vulture (E.T.) who everyone else thought was a a**hole just because we were invading her space when cleaning her enclosure.
that bird has torn my legs up and even pulled my hair, but I never blamed her.
After a while, I realized her defensive and “angry” behavior was because she was feeling broody. If you looked close enough, you’d see her subtle nesting/brooding behavior. She’d lay infertile eggs and hide them (no one found them because another female (Harriet) would usually eat them.) But the one time Harriet didn’t snatch it, E.T. was super defensive while guarding that egg. That was an I told you so moment.
Her other roommate, Ozzie (shy male wing amputee, sterile,) probably was making her extra hormonal. That one time she managed to keep an egg, it was ugly for poor Ozzie (females see all males as threats to their young, even though Ozzie kept his distance.) He got plucked overnight!
all is well now. After he grew back enough feathers to keep him insulated, he moved in to a bachelor hawks enclosure and they get along swimmingly

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!
Grab a roost & enjoy your time here!

 

[N F C]

Hi Sami, that was a very enjoyable introduction! Thank you for joining us and best of luck in school this fall

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

Welcome!

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Sami, welcome to BACKYARD CHICKENS, so glad you joined the flock

 

[chickenE]

Great thread title!

 

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and Welcome to BackYard Chickens! So glad you decided to join! Make yourself at home here.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Glad you've decided to join! There is so much information, I hope you find what you're looking for