chickenkeeping:

tedoculus:

chickenkeeping:

to clear up a misconception:

bread is a fine treat for chickens. it will not cause any health problems to chickens if fed in moderation. 

however, bread can cause nutritional deficiencies/angel-wing deformity if fed in large quantities to

waterfowl like ducks and geese. wild ducks shouldn’t be fed bread. with pet ducks a piece of bread every once and awhile is NOT going to hurt them. 

bread is not some scary dangerous thing for birds. its not the most nutritious thing, but its not dangerous.

It’s kind of like if there was a wild pack of children living in a popular playground where almost daily random people would bring them skittles so much so that the children stopped hunting and scavenging and started subsiding purely on skittles that would be bad for them.

But that doesn’t mean skittles will poison your own children

this is a terrifying analogy thank you

Bread isn’t toxic, it just has no nutritional value. It’s a fine treat for just about any animal that likes it, if you only give them a bit. Heck, one of my cats likes bread, I give him a little piece now and then. 

If you want to feed ducks, get them something that’s good for them. Actual duck feed, birdseed, greens, or oats are good. And stick to ones that live at a park and are already habituated, don’t go find wild ducks and try to make friends. Leave the wild ones alone. 

iopele:

rizobact:

aspiringwarriorlibrarian:

marzipanandminutiae:

kinkyturtle:

flintandpyrite:

kakumei-no-tomoshibi:

ravengoodwoman:

flintandpyrite:

Inexplicably annoyed by men writing about knitting!

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The tags on this are extraordinary:

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girlfriend: *does a completely harmless craft that she enjoys, creating something while she watches tv*

boyfriend: “what is this anti-feminist spinster shit, i’m so alienated”

this is literally why I feel like I have to apologize for sewing

“sweetly oblivious old ladies” Hon I 100% guarantee to you that those old ladies are aware of you, your bloodline, your daily habits and your breakfast order and gossip about how rude you are as soon as you leave. 

“If you want to eavesdrop on someone, knit or sew or some sort of womanly craft. Men will act as though you are deaf and blind even when shown evidence otherwise.” – Tricksters’ Choice.

Two thoughts in regards to that passage:

1. Is this the author’s views on the subject, or the character’s? I’m hoping the latter, and that this blatantly biased character learns something throughout this story to show him what misguided ideas he has about women and feminism. At the very least, I hope the girl leaves him if he doesn’t.

2. Knitting is not just for “sweetly oblivious old ladies” – not now, and not in the past, either. Male knitters form an important a part of the history of the craft in multiple different cultures, and they are a vital part of the modern knitting community (even if there are fewer of them as compared to female knitters). 

… what is the patriarchy’s opinion on crochet? am I more useless and antiquated than a knitter? less? please, good sirs, mansplain this to me

wear-it-like-armour-bastard:

valarhalla:

cupcakeshakesnake:

kalicofox:

jumpingjacktrash:

celticpyro:

daaamnafrica:

Sometimes I just ignore anon hate because theres a proverb I learnt in a Nigerian movie that said.
‘You cannot run naked after a mad man in the street after he has taken your clothes away from you because the public will not know who is the mad person between the two of you’

I feel like this proverb was based on firsthand experience.

we americans have a similar proverb: “don’t mud wrestle a pig. you both get dirty and the pig likes it.”

“Don’t try to play chess with a pigeon. It’ll knock the pieces everywhere, shit on the board, and act like it’s won.”

Korean proverb: “Walk around poop because it’s dirty, not because it’s to be afraid of.”

In German: “When you’re up to your chin in shit is the worst time to hang your head”

“Don’t argue with idiots. They’ll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience

lets get personal.

chvmpagne-and-gasoline:

  • 1: 6 of the songs you listen to most?
  • 2: If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?
  • 3: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
  • 4: What do you think about most?
  • 5: What does your latest text message from someone else say?
  • 6: Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
  • 7: What’s your strangest talent?
  • 8: Girls… (finish the sentence); Boys… (finish the sentence)
  • 9: Ever had a poem or song written about you?
  • 10: When is the last time you played the air guitar?
  • 11: Do you have any strange phobias?
  • 12: Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose?
  • 13: What’s your religion?
  • 14: If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?
  • 15: Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?
  • 16: Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?
  • 17: What was the last lie you told?
  • 18: Do you believe in karma?
  • 19: What does your URL mean?
  • 20: What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?
  • 21: Who is your celebrity crush?
  • 22: Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
  • 23: How do you vent your anger?
  • 24: Do you have a collection of anything?
  • 25: Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?
  • 26: Are you happy with the person you’ve become?
  • 27: What’s a sound you hate; sound you love?
  • 28: What’s your biggest “what if”?
  • 29: Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?
  • 30: Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.
  • 31: Smell the air. What do you smell?
  • 32: What’s the worst place you have ever been to?
  • 33: Choose: East Coast or West Coast?
  • 34: Most attractive singer of your opposite gender?
  • 35: To you, what is the meaning of life?
  • 36: Define Art.
  • 37: Do you believe in luck?
  • 38: What’s the weather like right now?
  • 39: What time is it?
  • 40: Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?
  • 41: What was the last book you read?
  • 42: Do you like the smell of gasoline?
  • 43: Do you have any nicknames?
  • 44: What was the last film you saw?
  • 45: What’s the worst injury you’ve ever had?
  • 46: Have you ever caught a butterfly?
  • 47: Do you have any obsessions right now?
  • 48: What’s your sexual orientation?
  • 49: Ever had a rumour spread about you?
  • 50: Do you believe in magic?
  • 51: Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?
  • 52: What is your astrological sign?
  • 53: Do you save money or spend it?
  • 54: What’s the last thing you purchased?
  • 55: Love or lust?
  • 56: In a relationship?
  • 57: How many relationships have you had?
  • 58: Can you touch your nose with your tongue?
  • 59: Where were you yesterday?
  • 60: Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
  • 61: Are you wearing socks right now?
  • 62: What’s your favourite animal?
  • 63: What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you?
  • 64: Where is your best friend?
  • 65: Give me your top 5 favourite blogs on Tumblr.
  • 66: What is your heritage?
  • 67: What were you doing last night at 12AM?
  • 68: What do you think is Satan’s last name?
  • 69: Be honest. Ever gotten yourself off?
  • 70: Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend?
  • 71: You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?
  • 72: You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?
  • 73: You can only have one of these things; trust or love.
  • 74: What’s a song that always makes you happy when you hear it?
  • 75: What are the last four digits in your cell phone number?
  • 76: In your opinion, what makes a great relationship?
  • 77: How can I win your heart?
  • 78: Can insanity bring on more creativity?
  • 79: What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far?
  • 80: What size shoes do you wear?
  • 81: What would you want to be written on your tombstone?
  • 82: What is your favourite word?
  • 83: Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word; heart.
  • 84: What is a saying you say a lot?
  • 85: What’s the last song you listened to?
  • 86: Basic question; what’s your favourite colour/colours?
  • 87: What is your current desktop picture?
  • 88: If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be?
  • 89: What would be a question you’d be afraid to tell the truth on?
  • 90: One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren’t really doing anything, they’re just standing around your bed. What do you do?
  • 91: You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power?
  • 92: You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
  • 93: You can erase any horrible experience from your past. What will it be?
  • 94: You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?
  • 95: You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go?
  • 96: Do you have any relatives in jail?
  • 97: Have you ever thrown up in the car?
  • 98: Ever been on a plane?
  • 99: If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say?

sapphic-gems:

crystal-meepmorps:

snapbacksteven:

I feel like the humor in SU is one of the more underrated aspects of the show so let’s have a thread quoting our favorite funny moments! I’ll start

“NO MORE ROUGHHOUSING YOU’LL EXACERBATE YOUR CRACK”

Steven:*eating cereal* So, what’s today’s mission? I hope it’s… fighting, a giant… foot!

Pearl: If we’re supposed to fight a “giant foot”, Garnet would let us know.

Amethyst: Yeah, Garnet’s the boss.

Pearl: Well, we’re all a team. Garnet just has heightened perception that guides us towards our mission objective.

Amethyst: Yeah, she’s the boss.

Steven: So where is she, *eats some cereal* fighting the foot?

Pearl: She’s not “fighting the foot”. You know, Garnet goes off on missions without us all the time. She’s probably doing something very important.

Amethyst: Oh wait, Steven! I just remembered, Garnet had a special mission for you!

Steven: Really?

Amethyst: Yeah, she says, um, you have to slam your face into that bowl of cereal!

Steven: Okay. *slams face into cereal*

Amethyst: Good job Steven! You stopped the foot!

Pearl: There is no foot!

Steven: *face covered in cereal, proudly* Not anymore.

“This is Mom Universe. Where are the kids? Oh, they’re playing swords. Sorry, with swords. Oh no, they are dead. Sorry, I panicked.”