......and you let something as well armed and malevolent as that into your house? What are you thinking?
Hope those chicks will be going to good homes afterwards hun xxx
Generally the males will. Females usually go back to the farm of origin. That's the theory, anyway. In practice, it's not as clear cut despite what the blurb says with these schemes according to friends involved with animal rescue.
Well, it's been nice knowing you Reynard. It's only a matter of time.
Today I discovered how blue tits prevent their chicks from filling their nest with poo. It was grimly fascinating to observe, but seeing as how this is a family friendly forum, I'm not at liberty to elaborate. I do apologise.
Edit: BTW, it doesn't involve one of these....
Or faecal sac. But I def prefer poo parcelWhat, you're not going to manifest your inner Chris Packham?
Baby birds deposit a "poo parcel" which the parents take outside and then it's "chocks away"
Oh, all right. I'll come clean. The chicks stick their bums in the air and exude a toothpaste-like bead , which Mum picks up in her beak straight off the bum. She then goes out of the nest. Lord knows what happens to the stuff.What, you're not going to manifest your inner Chris Packham?
Baby birds deposit a "poo parcel" which the parents take outside and then it's "chocks away"
She drops it as far away from the nest as she can. Stops predators from knowing there are chicks ...Oh, all right. I'll come clean. The chicks stick their bums in the air and exude a toothpaste-like bead , which Mum picks up in her beak straight off the bum. She then goes out of the nest. Lord knows what happens to the stuff.
Thank you. I was grimly fascinated by seeing the "housekeeping" on our little spy cam. I've even started whispering, Attenborough-style.She drops it as far away from the nest as she can. Stops predators from knowing there are chicks ...
Only 2 though,