More re aggressive kids: >Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:08:46 +0000 >Sender: Organic Gardening Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: Laura McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: OT: "look at the duck!" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Ok, a quick rave. We went to the botanical garden today and headed, >as usual, to the Japanese garden area fairly quickly. At the pond >were two beautiful Canadian geese. They hissed a bit at Jill but we >stayed quiet and watched them for a while at a pretty close range. >At 3 feet, Canadian geese are marvelous creatures and this pair was >very brave. > > Three adults and two little girls came up while we were watching >and not only did they run at these poor geese (who bravely stood >their ground and hissed) but all three adults at varying times said >"look at the duck!" > > I had a similar moment years ago at the top of Sandia Peak where a >raven flew by and a whole lot of people standing there shouted, >"Eagle! Eagle!" > > Sean tells me I'm being over sensitive but I say again, "You can't >conserve or even care about conserving that which you know nothing >of." > >Laura's Homeschooling, Garden, and >Genealogy Site >is found here: >http://home.att.net/~ekyorigins
:-( Keith >Hi Alan > >>Keith Addison wrote: >>[snip] >>>> I plan to send in pics of my birds and give a summary of where I am >>>> trying to go with breeding efforts along with my birds names. These >>>> pics will include my children with the birds as part of the problem >>>> is that they are seen as aggressive and are feared by many due to >> >> the caruncles on the heads. >> >>Many years ago, when I was in elementary school, which might tell you >>just how long ago it was, the little private school I attended had some >>of the parents donate a muscovy duck for us to raise in the little pond >>on the property. We named the duck "Quacker". After about a year or so >>the duck turned aggressive and started attacking children, at one point >>sending one to the emergency room. >> >>Quacker got a new name after that: Dinner. >> >>An aggressive muscovy is like a biting dog. You just don't have one >>around. > >They're not naturally aggressive. I can guess how it got that way. > >This is from one of the homesteading lists, about roosters, but it applies: > >> I've had a number of encounters with bad roosters, too. I had some >> prize Japenese Phoneix, one of whom became mean. Well, actually, it >> was my grandson's goading that probably made him that way. I told my >> grandson, "don't mess with that rooster", but being an aggressive >> little boy, he would go after it with his plastic swords and a >> garbage can lid for a shield. The rooster knew when my grandson was >> here and sit on one of the porches waiting for him to come out, >> crowing the entire time. He finally caught my grandson's top lip with >> his spur. We had to put Sparta to death. > >I'd guess the grandson was a city kid. > >We're the only people here who keep poultry - the only ones in the >entire area actually, barring a few factory farms (eggs). And the >other villagers don't like it. Well, sod them. The kids like it >though, they were always coming to see the birds, but we had to put a >stop to it, because they didn't know how to behave with poultry, same >as the grandson: their "natural" reaction was to chase the birds, >shrieking with joy, what fun. Purely because they weren't used to >them, hadn't been brought up with them and taught properly. Same as >your schoolmates, I'm sure. > >Anyway, one duck, all by itself? They're very sociable, that's cruel. > >Best > >Keith > > >AP _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
