@mooshie-blue

@mooshie-blue

I'M DONNNEEE

I took a few artist liberties into account. I hope they're good!

YOU MADE IT LIPSYNC SO WELLM

https://youtu.be/klnBirRap2Q?si=HNrN_G9cbCMPRtbO

Sneezing beetles this took forever hope you like it @stardewthoughts

blue chickens

ok, so let me preface this with, i'm no chicken expert nor biologist, this is just something i find fascinating and i'm still a biology nerd just not employed for it lol

ok so first of all, lets lay out some facts, shane who for a majority of his time in stardew valley has been depressed and highly alcohol dependant, while working a dead end job in a soul crushing company, managed to breed chickens with not only an unusual colour but unusual physical traits, seen in functionally no other hens. that is both objectively impressive and kinda insane, but when broken down its much more impressive

firstly, creating a new breed of anything takes years and a lot of patience, on average it takes 5-7 generations to have chickens breed true (reproduce creating offspring with the same traits as them) without setbacks and on average one generation would take 6-7 months, which would mean roughly 4 years of work

on top of the time it would take, shane would have to have a very good grasp on genetics, to realize what combinations would produce whatever outcome he wants, and while he likely discovered a mutation in the colour pigment that he took advantage of, he'd still have to meticulously plan pairings and keep track of genetics and generations, trying to avoid major inbreeding while keeping the blue gene dominant in the gene pool.

but there's one thing off, true blue pigment is extremely rare in animals, with only one known species producing it, Obrina Olivewing butterfly. so how the hell could the chickens be blue?

its quite simple, Rayleigh scattering

(definition)

-Rayleigh scattering refers to the scattering of light off of the molecules of the air, and can be extended to scattering from particles up to about a tenth of the wavelength of the light. It is Rayleigh scattering off the molecules of the air which gives us the blue sky

its rayleigh scattering that also causes blue jays to be blue, seeing as the predominant pigment in their feathers is melanin making them truly brown/black in colour. ironically real world blue chickens aren't really blue, the blue genes are more of a dilution gene for black pigment

now i'm not knowledgeable enough to tell you how to make a blue chicken but my hypothesis would be a mutation/modification in feathers(possibly naturally iridescent feathers) that caused more blue to reflect, this mutation being bred through the lines, being crossed bac to produce more blue, till the chickens became solid blue.

on top of the strange color, these hens have also developed more rooster like tails, this being much simpler to explain, likely being a mutation causing increased feather growth akin to a rooster, within hens

this shows how much work and dedication shane put into his hens, and is one of the reasons he's my favourite characters, this man, who likely (to me atleast) has no science background, managed to create chickens defying what was believed to be the barrier of poultry colouration

What are your Macaque headcannons? Or your favourite headcannons you've heard?

Hi anoon, well there are some hshh -He likes to sing in the shower, he gets inspired there -He loves to make fake stories in his head, specially dramatic ones

-Does dramatic faces and poses while he sings, Idk I can see him being a good singer -On the nights where he can't sleep or sometimes in his free time he likes to write poems -He likes to go and bother Wukong

-Since he has a sensitive hearing, it would be hard for him to get asleep so he wears those soft headphones anti sound to make it easy

-He overthinks too much yes

-When he hears a snack getting open, goes to get some (I can see Mk opening some and then Macaque appears from nowhere)

-He loves gossip hshsdh And one of my fav headcannons I saw here is the one where he had white fur when he was young, I can imagine him being fluffier and softer, I want to hug him hshshs

Kitsune: I know you love them.

Bunster: I am not in love with Blindy!

Kitsune, staring at Bunster: I never said who...

Bunster: *realizes*

Bunster: Shit. Well, anyways-

Bunster: I love you.

Blindy, not paying attention: What was that?

Bunster: I said I’m selling you to the zOo-

Kitsune: Your smile? It makes my day.

Freakshow: Your happiness? I live for that.

Bunster: A room? Get one.

Blindy: Hotel? Trivago.

Bunster: We’re having a moment, aren’t we?

Blindy: If by 'a moment' you mean me not wanting to strangle you for the first time since we met, then I guess we are.

Bunster: *aggressively throws pencil at Kitsune*

Bunster, deadpan: Oh no. I’ve been stabbed. I’ve been impaled.

Bunster: As your best friend—

Kitsune: Freakshow is my best friend.

Bunster, holding a knife: As your best friend—

Freakshow: The greatest trick the devil ever played was getting me banned from an all you can eat pizza buffet.

Blindy: Why’d you get banned?

Freakshow: Touched the rat.

Blindy: … What rat?

Freakshow: Chunky Cheese.

Demon: Hey, I took your soul last month and-

Kitsune: No returns.

Demon: *sobbing* But it's making me sad...

Bunster: I know one person who finds me funny!

Kitsune: Okay, who?... and you can't say yourself!

Bunster: Okay then I'm out.

Bunster, looking at their reflection: Now, that's rubbish. Who's that supposed to be?

Blindy: Well, that's you.

Bunster: Me?! Is that what I look like?

Blindy: You don't know?

Bunster: Busy day.

Freakshow, learning how to drive: What happens if I press the gas and the brake at the same time?

Bunster: The car takes a screenshot.

Kitsune: Please pull over. I’m driving now.

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