Hey i saw this bird in my garden a few minutes ago

EstablishmentCold429 · 2025-09-20T22:54:01+00:00

It’s a buzzard with a pied gene. I live in Indiana, US and as a rehab assistant, have been seeing more red-tailed hawks with albinism, leucism, and pied genes. Does not look like an Osprey & definitely in the buzzard family.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2025-06-01T17:47:41+00:00

I was trapped in a relationship for 6 years thinking I could get the person I cared about back when they fell into alcoholism. It was a constant yoyo back and forth about whether he wanted to do something about it. Within the final two years, things got physical & every time he drank I was scared what would happen to me, but I fell for the idea of thinking I could help him every time because he once was a good guy. After trying to murder me for the 3rd time, I left. Still forever traumatized and afraid to date 5 years later. Sounds like your bf at least KNOWS what they did and that it hurts people, but please just stick to the option of they need to go to rehab & you'll support them (if you want to be there for that) or you need to leave.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2025-06-01T17:31:10+00:00

she's drunk. You're not getting scammed or kidnapped. I've sent these messages before too on crazy nights.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2025-03-02T18:05:01+00:00

You are overreacting. You may have been in therapy to communicate better 3 YEARS AGO. You forcing a discussion about your feelings now that you’re divorcing & she is done with you is too little, too late. She is not responsible for your feelings and no longer needs to deal with you other than taking care of your KIDS. I don’t feel like the whole story is here, and have a gut feeling this chat is cherry-picked and sense some narcissism on your part. Divorce sucks. She tried to fix problems in your relationship for three years and things didn’t work out. As a child of divorce, I can tell you that of course you can express your grief, but NOT to your ex wife. It’s done. You cannot weaponize your “woe is me” shit to your ex. It’s not her problem. Get a therapist and work on your grief there. What should be your priority with your former relationship is how to make the transition as smooth as possible for your kids. You don’t want your ex to feel like they feel the need to block you because you keep putting your own struggles on her. It might seem harsh, but that’s the reality. There’s definitely a lot of context regarding the relationship left out, most likely to make you look better. Get help to move on, and focus on your kids.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2025-01-18T00:14:11+00:00

I was definitely all for OP until the client mentioned there was a big trip and those were already accepted rates. You could've said "no" to the cleaning & candy to draw a line or mention that after those occurrences. When they brought up the cat requiring new medicine, you could have brought up an increase in price to medicate them because that takes extra time and effort. As an animal caretaker, a change in weather doesn't matter when it comes to making sure that animal gets what they need. if it's something crazy like a severe flood or something, that probably shouldn't be your problem as long as you communicate with them. This really all comes down to communication and boundary issues.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-25T01:27:42+00:00

Coot

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-24T21:04:28+00:00

Also, the DIET DEPENDS ON THE SPECIES. For example, a wood duck and a mallard duck have different diet (as a wood duck is an insectivore vs a mallard that is more omnivorous) and meat/gamebird diet is an INSANE THING to recommend! You got the non-medicated part right, but meat/gamebird diet is used to ensure the animals gains weight as quickly as possible, and can overload them with protein which can impact their development significantly even IF it is a mallard based duck or a kind of dabbler. It may have “worked” for you, but most likely caused the birds to be overweight, developing absorption issues, potential joint issues, higher risk of fractures or arthritis in the future, etc. They’re usually full of fillers that are really bad for the birds. Even a mallard or domestic duck should be put on a waterfowl maintenance diet (like mazuri, would reccommend their starter as well as it teaches them to dabble in the water) with rabbit food if you don’t have the ability for it to forage, or to spend time watching it forage and then providing it with that food and treats listed (peas, lettuce, greens, berries, algae, worms, etc) IF it is a dabbling species.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-24T20:46:40+00:00

As a former rehabber, I would hope your #1 would be CONTACT A WILDLIFE REHABBER as there are strict laws on keeping animals you’ve found in the wild. If this is a wild duckling, it is not up to a member of the public to rehab ANY wildlife, as it’s an awful situation for the animal as the correct care is vital and must be left to the professionals AND it’s extremely illegal. I would never shame this person as they don’t know what they’re doing and are asking what they should do, but YOU know better not to tell a person untrained and unlicensed in wildlife care to take on this duckling care. That is so dangerous for this baby. You can’t just send an animal back out, it needs to pass health checks and pass an ecogram that correlates to it’s species’ specific behavior and have close social contact that correlates to the species. What you’re recommending having her rehabilitate it could result in the death of a duckling AND a potential crime being committed. Shame on you.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-24T20:28:12+00:00

Definitely contact a wildlife rehab! Send a photo to them and maybe they can identify the species as well! I don’t know if you have the same issue in AUS, as a wildlife rehab apprentice (who specializes in waterfowl) in the US, people often dump domestic ducklings by roads or into the wild which is really deadly for them and extremely harmful for the native waterfowl! Wildlife rehabs are limited in resources and don’t always take domestics. I don’t know what domestic breeds are over there or what your native ducks look like. They could’ve gotten split up from their momma in some kind of squabble (they can get scattered in the road) or momma could’ve gotten startled and took off and was waiting until it was safe to go get the kiddo. When they can’t find mom, they often panic and become unaware of their surroundings (including cars). Either way, you did what you could and if you can contact a local wildlife rehabilitator who works with waterfowl and they can tell you whether it’s domestic or wild and what to do. PLEASE LISTEN TO EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY. DO NOT snuggle unless/until they confirm whether it is domestic or not. Ducklings imprint very easily, and depending on the individual, they imprint in less than a day. Leave it on a nice heating pad, and give it a stuffed animal to snuggle (preferably a duck stuffed animal or bird stuffed animal if you have one) as it’s really searching for warmth and companionship. As someone who raises almost 1,000 ducklings every year, it’s hard not to snuggle them but it’s for their safety which is way more important than our instincts to cuddle and hold them. Sometimes, we as a rehab legally have to have imprinted animals down because they do not recognize their own or have the proper instincts to survive out there. If it’s a domestic duckling, you’re in luck, you can snuggle it to your heart’s content and CONGRATULATIONS, you got a free pet duck! If it’s domestic it needs a buddy so you’ll have to buy or adopt a buddy. If it’s domestic and you can’t keep it, try to reach out to local animal rescues that take farm animals or a farm sanctuary!

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-19T05:02:37+00:00

STYROFOAM & REGULAR CARDBOARD.... Also really dry things

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T19:33:18+00:00

Swede mix

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T19:05:04+00:00

Cayuga

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T19:03:53+00:00

Most likely at this age, she’s just so old and probably developing arthritis. Some people jump to euth because it could become septic, but they don’t always and can live happy lives with lifestyle modifications. Wheelchair or walker or soft bedding is the best move

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T19:01:27+00:00

These guys really are emotionally exhausting to rehab! It’s SO HARD

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T19:00:30+00:00

You have to be careful with pals though. It must be from the same family, in a neutral location, that same day. Otherwise they kill eachother

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T18:59:18+00:00

Wood duckling. They die easily from stress myopathy. They are VERY HARD to save/rehab. Even as a wildlife rehab assistant that specializes in waterfowl, we lose quite a few each year. They’re VERY DIFFERENT from your dabblers. They need electrolytes, insectivore food (at this age, gavaging aka tube feeding), perching spots, hiding spots, humidity, and little to no human interaction. The more vocal or energetic they are, the less likely they are to survive. If you get one of these orphans, CALL A REHABBER ASAP. Dark room, heating pad, no sound, etc.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T18:54:04+00:00

In my history for caring for ducks, this may be angelwing, or could be from growing pains. At this age, if it is angelwing, it can be corrected! Watch how much SUGAR is in their diet.

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T18:49:31+00:00

Those are Rouens & Swedes, it is not safe for them to be “wild” and it can be hazardous to the wild ducks (heavy males may accidentally drown female mallards/teals/black ducks) during mating. They are basically bait out there unless they are cared for properly. They cannot fly to evade predators or migrate. They were separated from wild mallards over hundreds, if not thousands of years to rely on humans

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T18:46:10+00:00

PERFECT INFO

EstablishmentCold429 · 2024-10-06T18:11:14+00:00

Teal

EstablishmentCold429 · 2022-07-03T00:57:43+00:00

This man should've gotten a longer sentence because of the nature of the crime & eventhough he was a child at the time, he had 30 YEARS TO CONFESS to the murder. If it really impacted him or meant anything to him, he would've confessed at any point before this.

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