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minus-squarepedz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·8 hours agoApparently horses sometimes eat small birds. They shouldn’t but it seems it can happen if they are hungry, or bored and/or curious.
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·6 hours agoA family member had a mule that had to be kept away from the chickens, as the animal would gobble up any chick within reach. It wasn’t casual, it wasn’t out of hunger. The vet was horrified when he saw it happen, even after being warned.
minus-squarestephen01king@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoIt’s an easy source of nutrition. Why wouldn’t you gobble up some chicks?
minus-squareqyron@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoExactly. I once read an article where a biologist stated that herbivores should be instead considered oportunistic carnivores.
minus-squarehuppakee@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 hours ago🎶 I ate a chick and i liked it 🎶
minus-squareTrex202@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·43 minutes agoI hope my farmers don’t mind it
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·7 hours agoAnd cows sometimes eat frogs 🤷🏻
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYNmGMsU18
Apparently horses sometimes eat small birds. They shouldn’t but it seems it can happen if they are hungry, or bored and/or curious.
A family member had a mule that had to be kept away from the chickens, as the animal would gobble up any chick within reach.
It wasn’t casual, it wasn’t out of hunger.
The vet was horrified when he saw it happen, even after being warned.
It’s an easy source of nutrition. Why wouldn’t you gobble up some chicks?
Exactly.
I once read an article where a biologist stated that herbivores should be instead considered oportunistic carnivores.
🎶 I ate a chick and i liked it 🎶
I hope my farmers don’t mind it
And cows sometimes eat frogs 🤷🏻
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYNmGMsU18