#obsoleteangles

Personally I think he's really suited to the role. He's got a softness about him that'll really work for Clark.

oh yeah I don’t doubt it. I think the only thing blocking me from seeing it is his facial hair which I assume will be gone. Just ‘cause you know he’s the all American superhero and all so like, seeing this consistently scruffy guy being cast is weird to me but I’m sure he’ll be great. I was just more surprised than anything, I wasn’t expecting that lol. Not to mention I still kind of think of him as an early 20-something b/c of teen wolf, but I guess he’s just barely older than Melissa so it’ll work.

obsoleteangles replied to your post “I honestly don’t even know how to react to the TyHo news like not even...”

I'm just glad that he's out of TW tbh and being back in my life as Superman is just such a blessing... it is so much

Sorry for the delay lovely! I no longer have Internet so I haven’t been on tumblr much at alllll. Its a reference to the end of season two, since Monty hacked into Mount Weather’s mainframe and is the reason that Clarke and Bellamy could pull the lever to irradiate everyone.

So:

Monty is the reason everyone essentially ‘melted’ - as their skin goes all gross because sores and ouchies and death. Its Jasper’s stab at him for getting everyone killed.

French presses are the only way to go I feel so sorry for you and your absent French press

So the parents are able to recognise that its their chick even if it didn’t hatch near them? How fascinating!

Oh no, not remotely. They are reacting like it’s some kind of big bad threat, none of them have any idea what it is lol

obsoleteangles said:

Is there a particular reason why you hatch them in the incubator and not let their mother do it? Just curious.

A few reasons, actually! The first of which is that it is safer and healthier for the chicks. Peafowl have a lifespan of 15-20 years, and every year from 3 on, hens will lay a clutch of 6-12 eggs and hatch them. Of those, only 1-3 of the chicks will actually survive the first three months. They are extremely cold-sensitive (brooder temps gotta be 99 instead of the 85 needed for chickens, and it’s barely 65-70 most days here right now). They have fragile digestive/immune systems until thy are about 3 months old; an infestation of worms they could pick up from wild insects/birds can kill them. Wild bird diseases that might not necessarily affect the adults can kill the chicks. And since none of my moms are alone, there’s always a chance another bird would trample/attack a baby- which is actually what Penny was doing in the photo, trying to scare off the baby, which typically precedes kicking and pecking. Indoors, we can keep them warmer, ensure they all have access to the correct amount of type of chow (we feed a medicated starter to keep them from dying of coccidiosis), and that no one is ailing from illness or injury.

Secondly, it both keeps the girls laying and prevents them from brooding. I know that seems like the same thing but it’s two reasons!

Keeps them laying: Since their laying season is may-august (4 months) and at best they lay only every-other day, each hen will lay a maximum of 60 eggs a year (which is not a lot compared to other ‘farm’ birds). In reality, they take 2 or sometimes 3 ‘breaks’ in laying per season, lasting 1-2 weeks each, where they don’t lay any eggs, meaning they lay more like 40 eggs a year. On a human level, I want those 40 eggs. The chicks I hatch (or eggs I sell) help me to offset the cost of keeping these birds in good health and welfare. If they stop for the 28 days it takes to hatch the eggs, I lose those eggs, and any I might have gotten while they are caring for the chicks- and taking the chicks away after hatch can be distressing to the mom who thinks she just can’t find her kids.

Prevents them from brooding: In order to hatch a clutch of eggs, mom has to sit on the nest for 28-30 days. While brooding, hens only leave the nest once a day to eat, drink, and put out one massive, stinky ‘broody poop.’ During this time their body condition can deteriorate (in some birds the urge to continue brooding is so strong they will sit on a nest until they die) to an unhealthy degree. In the wild, of course birds do this all the time, but there is no reason to put their bodies through brooding in captivity (although I have nothing against people who do, it’s just not something I do since I have a nice, reliable incubator).