Intro-duck-tion

[featherhead007]

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

ALL mothers see males as threats to their young! No kidding there!

 

[featherhead007]

OK, back to kidding!......

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Welcome, Sami! Love your intro! And your birds are beautiful!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Sami, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Sami and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi and welcome to BYC! We're so glad you joined us!

 

[GeeseGoose]

Thanks! They’re all video screenshots :/ does the BYC website support gifs? Because I think you all would get a hoot out of their antics!

Oh no! I think in the future, I’ll upload private YouTube links. They really are a hoot!

 

[GeeseGoose]

Thanks! They’re all video screenshots :/ does the BYC website support gifs? Because I think you all would get a hoot out of their antics!

Ignore the fact that I replied to my own comment I think!!!

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC ! It looks like I am a year off with this at any rate So glad you joined .

 

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Welcome! ( I missed it last time, I won't miss it this time! ) How are your ducks doing a year later?