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My first baby chucker count was off by two. There are five baby chuckers and my flower gardens are doomed.
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I try to make friends by sitting on the barn porch and giving them apples.
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I do this so they’ll leave my carefully tended blooms alone.
Sometimes it works, other times I’m left with a bed of bare twigs.
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It seems there’s always one brave little fella in every litter… the one who edges closer and checks me out more thoroughly.
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Yes, they munch my flowers.
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But damn, they’re cute.
❤️
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River's world..... 
Awwwe. Cuteness overload.
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I think so too.
😊
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Oh dear – my problem isn’t flowers being eaten – it’s all the poop all over the deck. Are the squirrels and birds cute enough? It’s a toss up for sure!
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I bought an expensive new bird feeder. Very modern, cone shaped black metal over a wooden tray. Within minutes the fancy black cone was striped with white poo. Tres chic.
Not!
🤣
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They sell you the cute and you pay the flower tax…sounds like a fair deal to me (but then they are not my flowers 😉).
Deb
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It’s been a battle, for sure.
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If you didn’t move the camra I would have thought it was a still for quite a while. Not only are they cute, they’re huge!
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They’re well fed.
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And no wonder Mama Chuck comes back every year. I’m surprised she doesn’t bring her kinfolk with her.
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Mother chucks kick all the kids off the property when they’re grown. She’s territorial and won’t tolerate competition.
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Maybe I would be too if I found Paradise, but I prefer to think I would share.
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Aww too much cuteness to bare! He’s giving you the side eye to make sure the apples don’t have strings attached….lol.
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I do have an ulterior motive. I’m giving him apples so he doesn’t eat my flowers.
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Totally infuriating, I know. But it’s worth it, isn’t it?
To have any wildlife come feel comfortable in your garden is a really honour. Even if the little blighters are a royal pain in the …
😃.
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90% of the time it’s worth it.
😊
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I know and it seems like they know it 😆
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Can you feed them by hand or do you have to toss it?
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Last year I had a few babies taking it from my hand but never momma. She’s too wary..
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Let those cute babies eat!
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