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[Goosebaby]

Why are they such divas?
No reason in particular, just asking.

Tonight I was kind enough to crack three eggs for Dougie and Sprightly, they devoured the shells and then Dougie also ate the yolks-- full dino style-- You'd think they would be satisfied, but no. Sprightly proceeded to walk up to my partner who was mucking out the coop, and nibble at his legs.

Now, you won't believe this, but this girl knows how to signal, direct communication. She dips her beak politely to say she wants something. Sometimes she does this next to an empty food bucket, other times she does is asked what she wants, and leads us to the egg box or mealworm tub for a treat... So naturally, she was dipping her beak at him persistently inbetween leg nibbles. I didn't need to ask, she was requesting more eggs. Three will not satisfy these birds, they want all of them!

I just love how they embody weaponized incompetence. One moment they’re painfully dim, can’t function at all without constant supervision and assistance, but the next they’re expertly dictating exactly what it is they want down to the finest detail.