Benny and Bilbies

[whiteunicorn4]

Sad but interesting story:

http://www.site.missywryn.com/Benny_the_Autistic_Horse.html

And speaking of autism and animals, here's a terrifying and fascinating story from Temple Grandin's website.  (By the way if you don't know who Temple Grandin is I HIGHLY recommend her books...very interesting reads, especially if you're in to animal behavior.):
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[champloo4u]

I've raised broiler chickens; they're exactly as she describes. They eat nonstop to the point that they'll literally lay at the feeder and stuff themselves (even sleeping there), only getting up occasionally to waddle to the drinking fountain. Their legs grew crooked, they horrific developed keel sores and breast blisters, and a lot of them simply "flipped" (died of heart failure)- some as young as three weeks old. I lost nearly half of mine to "flip," even after putting them on a restricted diet (which they hated- they'd scream nonstop). I tried to free range them, but it was useless, because all they'd do was lay in one spot at the feeder & wouldn't move. I'll be honest, I was glad to put the poor misshapen mutant things in the freezer.

The turkeys were marginally better. They tended to develop slipped tendons, which looked horrible but didn't seem to affect their walking. Unlike the chickens, though, they actually did very well on free range.

[blasphemusfish]

Eeee added you back c: And it's cool I usually just post youtube vidyas ahaha.

Aah sorry about the egg turner issues D: The eggs are total fatties. I am so looking forward to ducklings nao <33 :D

[white9_fox]

Thanks for all the info you've posted here, I've found it very helpful too.