Pyxis' Emu Chat Thread

[rjohns39]

Pyxis, I love reading your threads.

 

[briefvisit]

'They've still been sleeping outside even with a little snow on the ground, so I'm hoping the new roof entices them to sleep inside.'

This is a standing joke: hooomernz make comfy little caves for emoooz. Emoooz ignore those comfy little caves.

I know my birds spontaneously go swimming (dipping) right into autumn.

 

[Pyxis]

'They've still been sleeping outside even with a little snow on the ground, so I'm hoping the new roof entices them to sleep inside.'

This is a standing joke: hooomernz make comfy little caves for emoooz. Emoooz ignore those comfy little caves.

I know my birds spontaneously go swimming (dipping) right into autumn.

Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if they slept outside all winter But, it's there if they want it, at least. And the geese will probably end up nesting in there too since it's nice and cozy.

 

[briefvisit]

 

[Pyxis]

Happy Holidays from Ciara!

 

[Pyxis]

Okay, okay, and some 'real' pictures too, lol.

Also, I finally saw Desi go into and out of the chicken coop, lol. I tried to catch it on video but just missed it. He doesn't even get all the way down! Somehow he's able to duck right through the door.

 

[aart]

 

[briefvisit]

Whooo! Photo essay:
poopology:

Late spring poop. You can see quite clearly that the bird -- one of the tame-wild males here -- worked his way through a patch of grass seed.

Almost certainly the poop of one of my males. Note the wonderfully different colour -- so this emu had a feed on a red-earth pasture. And the whole thing about emus gobbling up stones? Here below is the stones washed from this same, single poop:

Next: you can see the two tame-wild males having their brekkie. I heard this female. [She's still here now, vocalising down the back.] She stepped into the clearing with her ruff raised, and tried to eat some wheat; but the two resident birds sent her packing.

Next: the 'Ring-Necked Parrot' is visible in this shot -- top, back, centre. Now, a range of birds tax these 'early plums,' readers; but the ring-necks also drop many. Any emus in the house-clearing are always alert, at this time of year, to the sound of these parrots setting up shop in the fruit trees:

Here is LimpyChick waiting for plums to fall. It is his third season under this tree: first as a chick; second as a yearling; and this year big enough to jump up and score low-hanging plums

S.E.

 

[biophiliac]

Thank you! @briefvisit Great post.

 

[briefvisit]

Not quite sure what is showing up on your end:

https://imgur.com/a/9vUpiwM