UNPOPULAR OPINIONS! 🥴

[duluthralphie]

Oh and Muscovies top my list of bad dux, followed by all other dux. Except RalphieDux, they are a boon to humankind.

 

[roosterhavoc]

The dux eradication movement can always use your help!

Well.....ya see I had a game stag that didn’t like ducks too much and he took care of a few of the rowdy ducks. Because he was game I had to pen him or he would have eradicated everything.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My single pekin was a pet, and my swedishes had plans for dinners later. I'm still rather sore about it, and I feel awful for the kid

 

[roosterhavoc]

I know you guys joke about ducks but I truly hate them unless I’m wasting 5 shells per bird as they flip me the bird at my Chinese made sh*tty decoy spread.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

And I really enjoyed them. My pekin was a sweet girl who was friendly enough to be used for 4H

 

[duluthralphie]

I believe a mongoose is safer than a dux as a pet....

But never buy a normal goose from a little girl because you feel sorry for her. It will be a day you rue the rest of your life.

 

[duluthralphie]

I know you guys joke about ducks but I truly hate them unless I’m wasting 5 shells per bird as they flip me the bird at my Chinese made sh*tty decoy spread.

I can identify with this..

What’s your feeling about bluebills? They see decoys circle then land 200 yards from shore. Never getting close enough to let me have a shot.

 

[SueT]

a chicken does not have enough brain cells to know if it is happy or not. The dozen brain cells are too busy staying alive, finding food or having sex, to care about being happy.

Here's something I found online from
https://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/8-chicken-facts.php
"A recent study has shown that chickens are intelligent and emotional animals, and are able to "demonstrate thinking skills on par with mammals and primates". If you hide an object from a chicken, they will still know it's there — this is something even young children aren't able to do."
I realize that many so-called recent studies aren't actually science based at all, but I see this intelligence in my flock. It sure looks like intelligence, reasoning, and even emotions to me.....

 

[duluthralphie]

Here's something I found online from
https://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/8-chicken-facts.php
"A recent study has shown that chickens are intelligent and emotional animals, and are able to "demonstrate thinking skills on par with mammals and primates". If you hide an object from a chicken, they will still know it's there — this is something even young children aren't able to do."
I realize that many so-called recent studies aren't actually science based at all, but I see this intelligence in my flock. It sure looks like intelligence, reasoning, and even emotions to me.....

Pseudo science... or new age thinking..

Looks can be deceiving..


Actually I have no idea, and doubt anyone else does too. I like to think my birds like me, but I am probably lying to myself.

It’s easy to think they do, especially the toms.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I can identify with this..

What’s your feeling about bluebills? They see decoys circle then land 200 yards from shore. Never getting close enough to let me have a shot.

Pretty much the same thing. Black ducks will circle and circle and circle then leave. I do better on wigeon, teal, the occasional gadwall and I’m an expert merganser shooter.
Actually I almost messed up the other day. I thought I had a group of teal coming in and d*mn near shot a grebe. At the last second I held off and realized what it was.