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mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Veni Vidi Ameche! posted:

https://i.imgur.com/v1OyMBe.gifv

Why is that one kid getting all the hugs? Is this their resident Chad?

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# ¿ May 13, 2024 17:51

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

BaronVonVaderham posted:

Our quail have a chicken xylophone, because yes that's already a thing.

https://i.imgur.com/I0zwZm5.mp4

(I haven't been able to catch them on video playing it yet, but they do!)

This is from a while back but a kind goon in the "stupid question" thread suggested I check ITT, probably with you.

How hard is it to keep quail? Youtube randomly recommended me a video about hatching store-bought quail eggs and I thought that might be perfect for my parents. Their doggo passed away and my dad eats quail eggs because he thinks it's healthy or something so that could be a perfect fit to keep them entertained and also supplied with eggs.

E: missing word

mobby_6kl has a new favorite as of 13:41 on Mar 11, 2023

# ¿ Mar 11, 2023 12:40

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Dienes posted:

I'm BVV's wife, and the person who inflicted quail on him. Your dad is right - quail eggs are more nutritious than chicken eggs, by weight.

Quail are super easy. They will need an enclosed run and a coop, like you see in the video; they are too small and dumb to free-range like chickens. Fortunately, they don't need a ton of space, either. In the enclosure, you will need food (super cheap at Tractor Supply Co), water, and a place to dust bathe, such as a tray with play sand. Most people keep them in hutches with wire bottoms so the poop falls through - we use cheap horse bedding in the hutch and sod in the run to give ours a more 'natural' experience, and they are easy to swap out for cleaning. I'd say that work-wise, they are similar to keeping a pet lizard.

Store-bought quail eggs will likely hatch 0-1 chicks. You're better off buying sexed chicks from a farm. Check CraigsList, you likely have some quail enthusists selling dirt-cheap birds nearby. If not, there's some places that will ship fertilized eggs or sexed chicks to you. We've had good luck with Southwest Game Birds and Myshire Farm.

You will need multiple hens, both to produce enough eggs, but also to keep them sane and happy, as they are flocking birds. 5 hens and 1 rooster is a good starting point. Roosters crow, but its very soft and unlike a chicken crow; your neighbors probably won't even notice. Ours rarely do, and we have a dozen roos.

For thread content, here is one of our 2nd gen hens, Silverbolt. She likes to sit on my shoulder, so we chill in the screened-in lanai and play Switch. She is very, very soft and round.

thanks very much! Sounds fascinating but I'd have to talk to them first if they'll need to build a whole coop and run

I also found the chicken thread in PI so I'll take any follow-up there not to derail this further.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2023 14:02

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

my cat is norris posted:

seconding the recommendation for myshire farms if you live closer to ohio than arizona

i've not ordered from southwest gamebirds since i'm right in PA, but i've had excellent live quails and hatching eggs from myshire

I'm not American so smuggling birds through customs would probably not be worth it, but I appreciate the recommendations

Some content:

https://i.imgur.com/35R8Bgx.mp4

# ¿ Mar 13, 2023 16:44

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Automata 10 Pack posted:

The crimes I would commit to have a cat like that.

It's called a dog

https://i.imgur.com/OYHhCW1.mp4

# ¿ Mar 24, 2023 15:30

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Writer Cath posted:

I love to watch bird videos, but I do not think I could own one.

You'll enjoy this one, with sound

https://i.imgur.com/32vhq1C.mp4

# ¿ Mar 28, 2023 15:13

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

stereobreadsticks posted:

What's wrong with this cat?
I love pygmy hippos

Nothing! It's just properly moisturized and thriving.

https://i.imgur.com/Z1kk6s0.mp4

# ¿ Apr 7, 2023 08:09

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

LifeSunDeath posted:

https://i.imgur.com/w0GINxb.mp4
fixed

I don't know about that, that dog looks kind of broken

# ¿ Apr 25, 2023 21:41

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

DarklyDreaming posted:

Tail blanket. What even are anteaters?

Don't question the anteater

# ¿ Apr 27, 2023 19:16

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://i.imgur.com/uwJV0gh.mp4

# ¿ Apr 28, 2023 08:58

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://i.imgur.com/WJZOqgl.mp4

# ¿ May 3, 2023 21:25

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

PurpleXVI posted:

I'm always happy to see more cute reptiles in the thread.

lmao, I've never seen a cat try to play this way before. That's adorable.

https://i.imgur.com/L16JssF.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/C4jliXv.mp4

mobby_6kl has a new favorite as of 10:04 on May 6, 2023

# ¿ May 6, 2023 10:01

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://i.imgur.com/hvofMAP.mp4

# ¿ May 11, 2023 17:43

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://twitter.com/_B___S/status/1658435915616854017

# ¿ May 16, 2023 23:52

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

AFewBricksShy posted:

Where are the elephants?

No elephants, it's turtles all the way

# ¿ Jun 14, 2023 14:16

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Flipperwaldt posted:

Some of these smartphone heat camera add-ons overlay the low resolution heatmap on a desaturated image from the regular camera so it's clearer what you're looking at.

They do but those look way shittier than this as they can't perfectly align the images. This is also way too high resolution and framerate.

You can also see a bright spot appear on the cat's butt just as the hand is approaching but not touching it. That would make sense if there was a shadow that was inverted:

My guess is that it's just using some filter or color lookup table to fake it, e.g.

https://creativemarket.com/Raztrend/2553088-Thermography-LUTs-Version-2

Here's something to make up for being a party pooper.
https://i.imgur.com/FBFVnqW.mp4

# ¿ Jul 9, 2023 15:46

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

LookieLoo posted:

This little idiot has just completely given up, so sad.

Anyway, phones have thermal cameras now?

He's just like "please don't make fun of me, please don't film this"

What kind of animal is that, a groundhog or something?

There are a few weird phones that have actual thermal cameras built in, or you can get a little USB-c one that plugs into the phone. Unless you're spending thousands though it's likely to look more like this than the cat video. You can kind of see the reflection of the hand in the cooler tiles, but this wouldn't explain the cat because it's not that reflective and the hand is supposedly cooler.

# ¿ Jul 9, 2023 17:40

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://i.imgur.com/nZKMw5R.mp4

# ¿ Aug 11, 2023 23:42

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Cartoon Man posted:

https://i.imgur.com/jGUxM2F.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/4E8S62k.mp4

'sup

# ¿ Aug 22, 2023 09:34

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Cythereal posted:

https://i.imgur.com/ecaYoEZ.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/OZZ2nEe.mp4

# ¿ Aug 22, 2023 14:15

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

DarklyDreaming posted:

Feed the pig:

https://i.imgur.com/Bu7frxO.mp4

Is this mf double dipping the pig nachos

# ¿ Aug 30, 2023 08:18

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Felinoid posted:

Nah they're turning it around so they're holding the chomped bit and dipping the non-chomped bit. Granted if you do that enough there's transfer via the fingers, but still.

Oh, good. Thankfully there aren't any swine diseases that can be dangerous to humans.

# ¿ Aug 30, 2023 18:45

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

# ¿ Aug 31, 2023 10:04

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Cartoon Man posted:

https://i.imgur.com/Ljoj5nf.mp4

Pls don't record me doing pullups at the gym

# ¿ Sep 12, 2023 18:40

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://i.imgur.com/PKVJqio.mp4

# ¿ Oct 9, 2023 19:24

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Under the horse is the most dangerous though

# ¿ Oct 9, 2023 22:20

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://i.imgur.com/RuRYaP5.mp4 https://i.imgur.com/786Pf7C.mp4

# ¿ Nov 6, 2023 11:28

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Kwyndig posted:

Yeah but it's vertical, how do you arrange it for horizontal (flag) viewing? Dog on left, dog on right?

Since the dog is looking to the right, it should be on the left of the flag to give it some empty space to look into

# ¿ Nov 9, 2023 20:52

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

https://i.imgur.com/OtXocuu.mp4

# ¿ Jan 18, 2024 20:55

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

PurpleXVI posted:

God, I love it when cats and dogs play and get along. It's always one of the sweetest things, like they were made for each other.

https://i.imgur.com/cSL1Xt8.mp4

Not sure if they cat is playing tho

# ¿ Feb 28, 2024 15:21

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

EoinCannon posted:

This is dogs not cats but they've studied why dogs can recognise other dogs by sight given the massive variability in the species

https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/dog-spies/do-dogs-know-other-dogs-are-dogs/

Oh that's cool, I've been wondering this about animals in general but never enough to google it.