Ribh's D'Coopage

[bruceha2000]

Its Caturday in the USA!

 

[Ponypoor]

Missy say hi to everyone

 

[Ribh]

Missy say hi to everyone
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Absolutely gorgeous cat!!!

 

[Shadrach]

Some sort of mating dance?

I don't think so. I think that was two males having a territory dispute.
I see pigeons here do this in and out of the trees at the allotment. They make quite a racket!

 

[Shadrach]

Here is a better picture of the damaged flight feathers. One is even curved (frizzled?).
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I don't know it I'm on the right track here or not.
Chickens wings develope defects that are called stress bars. I believe these were noticed in what we would now consider poorly fed free rangers.
Not the last word in sources but it's a starting point.
https://theknowledgeburrow.com/what-are-stress-bars-on-feathers/

The other major course of such bars/defects is stress.
What do you think?

 

[Shadrach]

IT'S CATURDAY!
Marlow had his morning run with the girls...​

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then waited patiently @ the door for me to let him back in.
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Olivia beat him to it.
Not sure what it is about the cat carrier.
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Maybe she's worked out the cat gets a better deal and she's thinking about ousting him from the spot?

 

[LozzyR]

I don't think so. I think that was two males having a territory dispute.
I see pigeons here do this in and out of the trees at the allotment. They make quite a racket!

I think it was the display of butt feathers that made me think of a mating ritual. When I thought about it some more, it didn’t seem like courtship.

 

[Ribh]

I don't think so. I think that was two males having a territory dispute.
I see pigeons here do this in and out of the trees at the allotment. They make quite a racket!

2 males is most likely I'm thinking. I don't think it was a pair & I've never heard of 2 females fighting like that. It was rather noisy.

 

[Ribh]

Maybe she's worked out the cat gets a better deal and she's thinking about ousting him from the spot?

She'd be lucky. Marlow is extremely possessive of me. Even Kirby backs off if Marlow wants me.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks & Happy Easter