This is Maddy McCall's son posting:

[Maddy McCall]

I have almost 80 pets, but most of them are birds in our farm. Here's what I have:

2 Dogs
1 Cat
2 Lizards
3 Frogs
2 Bunnies
7 Chickens
7 Ducks
28 Quails
25 Guineas

I wanted my mom to post this but she said no and told me to post it myself.

[meegbear]

1. Who takes care of them?

That seems like a lot for one to handle.

[Maddy McCall]

11. I feed the dogs and cat.

Mom feeds the rest.

[Dookus]

2. Welcome to DU!

It must be fun to have all those animals. I have a dog, three cats, and a tortoise.

I'd love a duck, though. Are the ducks fun?

[Maddy McCall]

12. The ducks are crazy.

But the guineas are my favorite. They're psycho.

[CottonBear]

16. Guineas are so weird: tiny heads & huge bodies.

Do they eat lots of bugs? What kind of ducks and chickens do you have?

[Maddy McCall]

38. I'm back...It's me, Maddy.

I wanted to answer your question--son went outside. Yes, the guineas eat loads of bugs. They can pretty much live on the bugs around here, but I also feed them chops (chopped corn) and laying pellets--we're hoping the lay some eggs.

We have Indian Runner ducks and BB Red and Kelso chickens and roos. Both breeds of chickens are gamers, but we definitely don't pit them. We keep them as pets. The guy from whom we bought the Kelsos does pit them. He had some Grays for sale--the stag (rooster in gamer talk) was missing an eye and one of his spurs had been trimmed so that he could wear a metal spur. That's so abusive that I can't stand to see it, so when I saw the Kelso pair--the roo and hen are really young and the roo hadn't been pitted yet-- I bought them more to rescue him than for any other reason.

[Placebo]

3. You are so cool MM's son!

MM always has some interesting stories to tell about you :D

[Maddy McCall]

14. I looked crazy in the wig.

She told me that she told everyone that.

[redqueen]

4. hahaha... good for her!

You must be a very busy guy... that's a zoo!

[Maddy McCall]

15. We joke about making a petting zoo.

Every time we go to a bird sale, we come home with birds.

[CottonBear]

5. That's a lot of pets!

Do you help to take care of all of those critters?

On edit: I've got 3 cats, 9 goldfish, 1 algae eater, 5 Zebra Danios and a horse. I used to have two ducks named Ping and Pong.

[Maddy McCall]

17. Our frogs ate the fish.

Don't ever put neons in a tank with frogs.

[CottonBear]

22. Don't ever put neons in a tank with anything else!

They have "dinner" written all over them!

My stepdaughter once put a little Brim that she caught in a lake into the goldfish tank. Within two days, the Brim ate all but two of the goldfish. The two survivors had their tails eaten off and could only swim vertically until their tails grew back. The very well-fed Brim was promptly taken back to the lake

[Not_Giving_Up]

6. You need more cats

Only 1????

[Maddy McCall]

18. I don't like our cat. She's a cat nazi.

[JimmyJazz]

7. Hey Maddy's son! How are you?

I hear you are quite the young democrat! Good for you. Are you planning to be a vet when you are older?

[Maddy McCall]

23. I'm 11.I'm a democrat because repulbicans are maniacs.

I'm going to be a vet when I grow up.

[BikeWriter]

37. Way cool! Welcome to DU! :-)

[Lavender Brown]

8. What are their names?

:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

25. Bisbee, Lucida, Kitty, and to many to tell you.

I don't have names for all the birds. I just call them the crazy guineas. One duck is named professor Snape. 1 is named Jellybean.

[coloradodem2005]

9. I like pets.

Pets are fun.

[Maddy McCall]

26. A guinea will scratch you.

It hurts bad too.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

45. Yeah - my fiancée is Italian and I love it when she scratches

You're right. It hurts my back.

:evilgrin:

[coloradodem2005]

48. I have had them coo in my ear.

[Droopy]

10. I'd have enough trouble taking care of one

Why do you have so many pets?

[Maddy McCall]

21. Most of them are farm birds.

They aren't really pets. But we incubate the eggs they lay and then we have more birds.

[Book Lover]

13. Wow - that's a lot of animals

I help take care of bunnies here in the city (San Francisco), where people sometimes don't know how to best take care of them. What are your bunnies' names?

[Maddy McCall]

19. The boy is professor furry arse.

The girl is honey bunz.

[Book Lover]

50. That is hy-sterical

:-) I've known a lot of Honey Buns in my time, but never a Professor Fuzzy Arse! Tee-hee :-)

[arwalden]

20. ... And A Partridge In A Pear Tree!

:hi:

That's quite a menagerie! No roosters? (They're awfully noisy!)

[Maddy McCall]

28. Two roosters.

A big one that is a Kelso is called a stag. A litle one that is a bb red. The big one crows all day. I like it but not in the morning..

[Misunderestimator]

24. No way! You have that many pets? That is so cool.

[Maddy McCall]

27. Do you live in Florida?

I live in Mississippi. I'm close to Florida.

[Misunderestimator]

29. Yes, I live in Florida now, but am moving to California very soon.

A few months ago there was an 8-foot alligator in one of the small ponds on the golf course where I live. I only have a cat myself, though.

[Maddy McCall]

35. Hey, Mis.

It's me--Maddy. I told the kiddo that you and NSMA might visit sometime. He thinks it's really great that we have DUers living all around us.

If Mississippians have a meet-up, he will have to attend. He knows so much about Rowdyboy, and Melodybe, and even some of the Alabama and Florida DUers.

:hi:

[Misunderestimator]

40. That would be wonderful.

I hope we can. :hi: He seems like a great kid.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

41. We'll be passing through Miss on April 1

travelling the 10..wanna meet up? OR do you wanna meet up in New ORleans that evening? It's a Friday

[Maddy McCall]

43. I'll PM you about it.

If I'm not in Texas, hell yeah I want to meet y'all!

You're going to be only about 2 hours south of me. We'll work something out.

Are y'all going to stay in NO on Friday night? If so, we might drive down--I've been wanting to take MMjr. to the Big Easy for quite a while.

My grandmother is really ill right now--in Texas--we're driving over tomorrow to see her. If I'm not in Texas because of that, then we'll have to get together.

:hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

44. We'll be passing through Texas on the 10 the next day

YOu can call me if you wish.

[Maddy McCall]

46. Yeah, and probably really close to where I'll be.

My grandmother fell and broke her femur on Monday. She's 92 and the surgeon won't operate because she's having congestive heart failure. My mom is over there...called this morning to tell me that her pulse was 142, and that her doctors don't think she'll pull out of it.

I'm going to Texas tomorrow with my dad and son to visit my grandmother for what might be the last time, if she makes it through the night. We will be coming home Saturday or Sunday morning. I hate to sound morbid, but we may be in Texas for a funeral next week.

My grandmother has had a full, wonderful life, but she's been bedridden for the past three years. She broke her femur getting out of bed by herself in the middle of the night. She has all of her mental facilities, and I've kind of wondered to myself if she's ready to go. She's a strong Christian lady who lost her husband when she was 45. She might be ready to be with him. Either way, I hate for her to suffer as she has.

I've been on DU the past couple of days kind of passing time while I wait for more information. I wanted to go to Texas on Tuesday, but my mother asked me to please stay home with my Dad and take care of him...but Dad wants to go tomorrow, so we're going.

I know I don't have to ask you to do this, but please send good thoughts and prayers my grandmother's way. I am not praying for her to pull through, but for her to have the solution she desires, even if it means leaving this life so that she can go on to be with her husband, as her religion tells her she will.

:hugs:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

47. May your grandmother's well being be served by the best alternative

relative to her quality of life.

and whether she pulls through or not, and regardless of her quality of life, I am sure that when she passes it will be no less of a loss for you :hug:

[Maddy McCall]

49. Thank you.

Yes, it will be tough to no longer have her in our lives. My son is most upset, though, because he is having a hard time understanding that her passing actually might be what she wants.

He thinks that we will never go back to Texas if she passes. I've told him, though, that we have many, many relatives in Texas, and we will certainly continue to visit them.

:loveya: and thanks for the well wishes.

[uppityperson]

30. Are guineas really noisy?

I've thought of geting some, but my husband can barely tolerate Arnie our rooster crowing. Arnie is rather a wuss for a rooster since I picked him up regular when he was little to make sure he stays non-agressive, but he does crow.

[Maddy McCall]

32. It's me, Maddy.

And YES, the guineas are very noisy. All day it's "buckwheat, buckwheat, chi, chi, chi!" Yesterday, we finished a guinea house way away from our house so that the noise wouldn't be so deafening.

My son loves to handle the banty rooster. He lets my son hold him on his back...he lays on his back in my son's hands. It's enchanting to watch him with the animals.

He goes to the guinea house and sits on the ground and feeds them Cheerios. :-)

Really, though, I love the guineas, and they are great to have to keep the yard free of insects (ticks!) and snakes.

[Maddy McCall]

31. IT'S ME--MADDY MCCALL. SON HAS GONE OUTSIDE.

Thank each and everyone of you for discussing his pets with him. He begged me to post about his pets, and I told him to do it. He really enjoyed talking with you guys.

Thanks! :loveya:

[CottonBear]

33. You are welcome!

:hi:

[JimmyJazz]

34. It was my pleasure. He's a sweetie.

:hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

36. We like your pet mom best :)

[Maddy McCall]

39. Hey. It's me.

I'm back--Maddy. And you are right. He has me so wrapped around his finger that I guess I could be considered a pet, too. :-)

He digs DU. He hears me laughing, and he comes over to see what's so funny. I read posts to him and show him some of the funny images...he got a glimpse of the Gannon cartoon yesterday--OOPS!

He knows many of the personalities on here...he definitely knows YOU! :D

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

42. Tell him I definitely know HIM and he is one cool little human

:thumbsup: