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Backyard poultry groups on FB... cesspools. The lot of them.

i think we should nuke facebook

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I had accidentally deleted this earlier- reposting

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Would it be possible for feathers to mimic hair?

Just ask the ratites.

There are two ways to accomplish hairlike feathers. Cassowaries have long, flexible feather shafts with very few barbs branching off.

Ostriches and rheas have very frequent and large barbs coming from the shaft. These barbs don't lock together like most birds’ do, which results in them looking like several long hairs.

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I GOT TO PET SOME CHICKENS FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY!

Oh my gosh I wasn't prepared for how the feathers feel, but I am so happy about it! I only got nibbled a little and I am surprised they didn't break the skin!

(There's noting else to this, I'm just happy)

They are surprisingly soft arent they? But also rough in other ways. Them nibbling you is cute, they were saying hi :)

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does anyone else have chickens that sleep underneath one another?

Tallgeese has gotten into the habit of forcing her head and chest beneath Anzu, it looks quite bizarre. it reminds me of when Wormbecca was still a chick, and would try to snuggle beneath my arm - is 'tucking under mom's wing' just chicken self-comfort behaviour regardless of age?

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So the Mykolaiv Zoo, one of Ukraine's most respected zoos, is on the front line of the Russian invasion. They've had rockets land inside their grounds, constant air raid sirens, and even a pitched battle close outside their gates. Through it all, the staff have continued to care for the roughly 4,000 creatures in their charge (many of which are endangered species). There is no way to get all the animals to safety (though they're doing any they can!), so the only real option is to care for them in situ. Some of the keepers have even taken to living at the zoo, as they were worried they could get trapped elsewhere and be unable to care for their animals. That's love.

Now, zoos aren't moneymakers at the best of times, and they've obviously been closed to the public for several weeks. BUT you can still buy tickets online, and help them out. Ten adult tickets comes to $34 USD, so my nine imaginary friends and I are going to the zoo tomorrow!

Come join us? 💛💙

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hey!!!! it's time for a sticker giveaway!

want one? just reblog this post and ta-da! you entered the giveaway :)

sticker recipients will be chosen next sunday, April 10th. three entrants will be picked. if you are chosen, i will message you over tumblr and you can pick out the sticker you like (i will need a mailing address to send the goods, FYI)!

choose your favorite of three new stickers:

1. JOY - the most gorgeous holographic jazz man you will ever behold. he dazzles in shades of copper, green, and gold!

2. frogge - have you ever looked up at the moon? felt lonesome? felt okay? ever sat still with only love in your heart? this fella is for u

3. BoyFriends - they are gay :)

[these sticker designs will be available in the Flockin' Together shop after the giveaway as well!]

have an excellent springtime 🐣🌱🌷

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Dina Belga (b.1956) - It’s a Strange World After All. 2017. Oil on panel.

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          The Splendor of Ornithological World (Melchior de Hondecoeter)

“(b Utrecht, 1636; d Amsterdam, 3 Apr. 1695). Dutch painter, the best-known member of a family of artists. He was the Netherlands’ most renowned painter of birds, winning an international reputation with his vigorous and brightly coloured canvases. They show both domestic and exotic birds, often in vigorous movement and sometimes pointing a moral. Hondecoeter also painted still lifes. He was a prolific artist and is represented in many museums. His father, Gysbert (1604–53), was also a bird painter, and his grandfather, Gillis (d1638), was a landscapist. Melchior trained with his father and with his uncle, Jan Baptist Weenix; he worked in Utrecht, The Hague, and Amsterdam.”

Sample Works:

1. Palace of Amsterdam with Exotic Birds

2. Birds in the Park

3. Peacock and a Peahen on a Plinth, with Ducks and Other Birds in a Park

4. Peacocks and other birds, with a sheep and dog in a landscape

5.Victorious cock

6. Macaw and a monkey

7. A hen with chicks, a rooster and pigeons in a landscape

8. A Peacock and a Spaniel in the Garden of a Villa

9. A Peacock, Pigeon, Ducks And Other Birds In a Garden Setting

10. A Peacock on a Decorative Urn

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Wilmapolinder on Pixabay

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I truly am obsessed with how Knives Out was like. Hello Daniel Craig, man who has spent the past two decades of his career being alternately beaten up and objectified playing an action hero with no personality. Would you like to please put on a shirt and an incomprehensible vaguely Texan accent and flex your character acting dark comedy muscles as well as your pecs for a while. And he's like BOY WOULD I and they made a work of art. Also love that they put Chris Evans in sweaters. Get your beefcakes then dress them nice make them soft and give them some bonkers character work to do it's what cinema needs more of

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Chris Fithall on Flickr

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The sun is setting, it’s time to go home.

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Chicken time

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POV: you haven’t moved about much whilst napping on the stones, so Sammy conducts a welfare check.