Wow, I was trying to look up whether those were his birds or if he was just posing with them and found out he's apparently a huge animal lover! I'm pasting this interview with his from a
People.com article in case some have trouble with the link:
The Eastwood Family's Menagerie: Chickens, Rats – But No Cats!
Growing up, Francesca Eastwood’s friends felt uneasy going over to her house – not because of her famous father, Clint, but because of the rat room.
“We call it the rat room because we have, like, really, 14 rats,” she tells PEOPLE. “But they’re really sweet animals. They’re very clean and loving.”
Francesca, 18, who stars with step-mom Dina and 15-year-old sister Morgan in the new E! reality series
Mrs. Eastwood and Company, has joined her animal-loving family in caring for chinchillas, chickens, pigs and tortoises over the years, but don’t expect to see any dogs or cats. “My step-mom and my dad are both allergic to cats and dogs,” Francesca explains. “[But having different animals] always been really fun. I’m such an animal lover now, and no doubt because I was raised in a house full of animals.”
It all started when, as little girls, Francesca and Morgan spontaneously asked their parents for some chickens – and the request was granted immediately. Chickens led to more birds, then rats, and at some point, “the vet would call us and be like, ‘Hey, there’s an animal with a broken leg that needs a home.’ We, of course, would take it in.”
I even found references to him having rabbits, chinchillas, and an 80lb tortoise!
"He just kind of wanders the courtyard, and has his own house out there, like a doghouse. He takes up a little space. But he’s a character, you know? He loves to hang with you.
They don’t do much, but they love to come over if you’re sitting in the yard and sit next to you. He’s got a little social side of him."
And despite mention of being allergic to dogs, there are tons of pictures of him with them over the years.