Feb 18, 2012: Owlet being fed - Page 2

footfootfoot · 02-19-2012, 10:15 AM

Weeples wopple but they don't fowl down

sandypossum · 02-21-2012, 01:49 AM

We once rescued a baby magpie (the swoop-and-remove-your-eye Australian kind, not the twee nick-your-baubles European kind) and fed it bits of meat with chopsticks. It would grab the meat and deftly flick it straight back into your face. Ungrateful beastie.

glatt · 02-21-2012, 09:15 AM

We rescued a baby robin once when I was a wee lad, but it didn't want to eat the grass we were giving it, so it died after a day or so. Oops.

You would think my parents would have known better.

Sundae · 02-21-2012, 10:14 AM

Pshaw - my parents brought me up to believe cats drank milk, the best food for hedgehogs was food and milk, dogs should have store bought chocolate as a treat and generally lived on table scraps.

Oh and a free treat for rabbits was clover. We used to gather handfuls of it for her. And if any lettuce was going brown it went straight to her. She lived beyond her expected years, but that was obviously just luck.

I've no doubt we caused all our pets (and/ or wildlife) problems back then. Life was cheap. Hence the lack of cycle helmets.

BigV · 02-21-2012, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandypossum

We once rescued a baby magpie (the swoop-and-remove-your-eye Australian kind, not the twee nick-your-baubles European kind) and fed it bits of meat with chopsticks. It would grab the meat and deftly flick it straight back into your face. Ungrateful beastie.

As you would return a dish to the kitchen served uncooked, unprepared. You were being told, in the only way he knew how, to chew it and puke it before serving it.

FTR, I love the adjective "twee". Thanks!

Aliantha · 02-21-2012, 06:31 PM

We hand raised a magpie when I was a kid too. It was kind of lovely really. This bird really became one of the family. It used to roam around the house (which gave mum the shits because of the shit) and it also used to like sharing the dog's dry food. The dog didn't like 'Maggie' (as we so imaginatively named him) much because the bird loved biting the dogs ears. He used to put up with it though which was lucky for the Magpie.

Eventually he grew enough feathers and flew off with the local birds who had become quite tame also thanks to our Maggie.

footfootfoot · 02-21-2012, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandypossum

We once rescued a baby magpie (the swoop-and-remove-your-eye Australian kind, not the twee nick-your-baubles European kind) and fed it bits of meat with chopsticks. It would grab the meat and deftly flick it straight back into your face. Ungrateful beastie.

You're supposed to chew it up and vomit it into their mouths for them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

As you would return a dish to the kitchen served uncooked, unprepared. You were being told, in the only way he knew how, to chew it and puke it before serving it.

FTR, I love the adjective "twee". Thanks!

Oh. never mind. V got here first. and agreed about the use of twee in that sentence.

Nirvana · 02-23-2012, 10:18 PM

Name: owl ha.jpg
Views: 1000
Size: 23.5 KB

footfootfoot · 02-23-2012, 10:24 PM

lmao, Nirvana

richlevy · 02-23-2012, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

We rescued a baby robin once when I was a wee lad, but it didn't want to eat the grass we were giving it, so it died after a day or so. Oops.

You would think my parents would have known better.

Nah, they were quite successful feeding you only grass until you left for college, so of course they thought it would work for birds.

monster · 02-24-2012, 01:41 PM

I rescued a baby duckbilled platypus and nursed it back to health on a diet of frazzles and Ribena. It still sends me postcards from time to time.

infinite monkey · 02-24-2012, 02:02 PM

Them things are real? I thought them duckbilled platypi was fictional, like unicorns and Justin Bieber.

Sundae · 02-24-2012, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Them things are real? I thought them duckbilled platypi was fictional, like unicorns and Justin Bieber.

Haggis at the idea that unicorns are fictional.

monster · 02-24-2012, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Them things are real? I thought them duckbilled platypi was fictional, like unicorns and Justin Bieber.

oh infi, always with the eunuchs..... and they don't have horns -that's the point (or lack thereof)

Sundae · 02-24-2012, 02:37 PM

Eunuchs, like bearded ladies were sacred to St Leonard.

02-19-2012, 10:15 AM	#16
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Weeples wopple but they don't fowl down __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-21-2012, 01:49 AM	#17
sandypossum tri-continental dag hag Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 247	We once rescued a baby magpie (the swoop-and-remove-your-eye Australian kind, not the twee nick-your-baubles European kind) and fed it bits of meat with chopsticks. It would grab the meat and deftly flick it straight back into your face. Ungrateful beastie. __________________ you're never too old to have a happy childhood

02-21-2012, 06:31 PM	#21
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We hand raised a magpie when I was a kid too. It was kind of lovely really. This bird really became one of the family. It used to roam around the house (which gave mum the shits because of the shit) and it also used to like sharing the dog's dry food. The dog didn't like 'Maggie' (as we so imaginatively named him) much because the bird loved biting the dogs ears. He used to put up with it though which was lucky for the Magpie. Eventually he grew enough feathers and flew off with the local birds who had become quite tame also thanks to our Maggie. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-23-2012, 10:18 PM	#23
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	__________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-23-2012, 10:24 PM	#24
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	lmao, Nirvana __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-21-2012, 09:15 AM	#18
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We rescued a baby robin once when I was a wee lad, but it didn't want to eat the grass we were giving it, so it died after a day or so. Oops. You would think my parents would have known better.

02-21-2012, 10:14 AM	#19
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Pshaw - my parents brought me up to believe cats drank milk, the best food for hedgehogs was food and milk, dogs should have store bought chocolate as a treat and generally lived on table scraps. Oh and a free treat for rabbits was clover. We used to gather handfuls of it for her. And if any lettuce was going brown it went straight to her. She lived beyond her expected years, but that was obviously just luck. I've no doubt we caused all our pets (and/ or wildlife) problems back then. Life was cheap. Hence the lack of cycle helmets.

02-24-2012, 01:41 PM	#26
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I rescued a baby duckbilled platypus and nursed it back to health on a diet of frazzles and Ribena. It still sends me postcards from time to time. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-24-2012, 02:02 PM	#27
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Them things are real? I thought them duckbilled platypi was fictional, like unicorns and Justin Bieber.

02-24-2012, 02:37 PM	#30
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Eunuchs, like bearded ladies were sacred to St Leonard.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread: