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Is it natural for a male mallard duck to leave its wife and its eggs?

March 1, 2013 2 Comments

Image by Stwayne Keubrick Stwayne Keubrick © all rights reserved On sale at www.paya.com/photos/286113 Question by : Is it natural for a male mallard duck to leave its wife and its eggs? These mallard ducks have made a nest in a bush in my front yard. We use to see the male all the time […]

turkey sandwich left out, safe to eat?

February 28, 2013 7 Comments

Question by S.Z.: turkey sandwich left out, safe to eat? I got a cold turkey sandwich on my 5 hour flight and then had it for a few hours extra on the drive home. It consists of turkey, cheese and bread. I’d hate to waste it, it looks and smells fine. If I bake it […]

Why do we celebrate the mindless, violent slaughter of millions?

February 27, 2013 2 Comments

Question by an illegal alien: Why do we celebrate the mindless, violent slaughter of millions? I never understood how we all just sit around the turkey to celebrate this “holiday” when it’s obvious how it came to be. Millions of Indians were slaughtered and their land was raped and yet we celebrate as if nothing […]

can you put a baby duckling with older ducks and have the older ducks take care of it?

February 26, 2013 2 Comments

Question by Horses4LIFE!: can you put a baby duckling with older ducks and have the older ducks take care of it? we have a bunch of ducks. one of them made a nest and laid a bunch of eggs, then kept leaving them. so, we decided to incubate them and see if anything happens. a […]

How would you feel if your child ducked when you raise your hand to scratch your head ?

February 25, 2013 10 Comments

Image by cliff1066™ The Kookaburra’s rolling, laughing call is one of the best-known sounds in the animal world. The birds raise a wild chorus of crazy laughter as they go to roost in the treetops at dusk, and again wake everyone within hearing just as dawn breaks, so regularly that in the hinterlands of Australia […]

What would be your top choice of animal to raise for it’s food/ production value?

February 24, 2013 11 Comments

Image by NurseNerdy Goodbye Salmon Fry at the BC Hydro Salmon Stream Project in Stanley Park. 26 April 2008. This is an exemplar stream which was built in Stanley Park. Salmon Fry raised at the attached Hatchery are released into the stream by Aquarium visitors. The salmon then exit the stream into Coal Harbour and […]

When is the best time to feed a snapping turtle?

February 23, 2013 3 Comments

Image by kowitz …who made the tastiest eggs! Question by Dhalton M: When is the best time to feed a snapping turtle? My sister feed the snapping turtle in its aquarium and it hasn’t eaten yet she feed it a little chicken because the website said you can feed it cooked chicken so when would […]

How do you clone chickens to be hatched without beaks or talons?

February 23, 2013 3 Comments

Image by Eileen Delhi In a Gurunsi village, near Burkina Faso border with Ghana. Question by RYAN B: How do you clone chickens to be hatched without beaks or talons? Also, is it safe to feed the living chickens the ones that don’t make it? Good source of protein? Will the chickens still be delicious? […]

What is a good southern chicken recipe?

February 22, 2013 5 Comments

Image by Benimoto More than the turkey-tail, the cute foot feathers impressed me. Question by Ali: What is a good southern chicken recipe? I am planning a surprise dinner for my boyfriend. Can anyone give me a good recipe for Southern style chicken?. Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!

What is the best way to make a duck housing spot outside?

February 21, 2013 1 Comment

Image by tcd123usa The last chick in the brood, evidently. I wonder what happened to the others. It isn’t easy to raise a family with hawks and snapping turtles about. Question by Taylor Jones: What is the best way to make a duck housing spot outside? The place it would be living would be out […]