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101 reasons we love ducks

post #1 of 159
9/18/09 at 8:24am
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Add what you love about your ducks to the list!

1. duck faces are the cutest faces of any bird
2. their waddle
3. the way they cock their heads to look at objects in the sky
4. their ability to plop themselves in the smallest container of water
5. the way they scour the yard for goodies during a good rain

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post #2 of 159
9/18/09 at 8:28am

6.  The way they drill tunnels in mud.
7.  The way they love their routine.
8.  You're their best friend when you have treats.
9.  A frog sound scares the crud out of them.
10. The way they stick their tongue out when they are charging something.

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post #3 of 159
9/18/09 at 8:29am

I often wondered why people raise ducks, besides their being cute as all get-out!
Just reading the above two posts is starting to show me why ducks make great pets!

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post #4 of 159
9/18/09 at 8:53am
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Well, Buff Hooligans, just wait til we get to number 101, you'll be rushing out to get some ducks! Clearly, you've never seen...

11. duck butts emerging from the pond/pool.
12. tug of war over a worm

lol

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post #5 of 159
9/18/09 at 8:56am

13. They're very curious
14. They talk to you
15. They lay eggs
16. They hatch the cutest babies!
17. The eat ants
18. They think you're going to kill them, but once you catch them, they like being pet

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post #6 of 159
9/18/09 at 9:01am

19.  The quack laugh.
20.  The duckling, peep peep peep peep peep, when they don't want you to leave.
21.  The tail wiggle
22.  The way they become fluff balls when they want to mate.

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post #7 of 159
9/18/09 at 9:12am

23. They eat slugs!

Living in the Pacific Northwest we have more than plenty of those slimy things.  Can't wait until I get ducks and they get big enough to free-range the back yard.

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post #8 of 159
9/18/09 at 9:16am

24.  The awesome way that the dip their heads in the water with their feather bottoms sticking up in the air!
25.  Their quick and unique way that they flatten out and flap quickly when they (the wild ones, of course) fly together
lovelovelove DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt 6:26. Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns and yet your heavenly father feeds them. And are you not worth much more than they?
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Matt 6:26. Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns and yet your heavenly father feeds them. And are you not worth much more than they?
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post #9 of 159
9/18/09 at 9:30am

26.  The way ducklings swim underwater like little fish!
27.  They are sweet companions when you are gardening.
28.  The way they all chase the cats like they own the place!
29.  Pillow stuffings all over the yard.

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post #10 of 159
9/18/09 at 9:36am
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23. They eat slugs!

Living in the Pacific Northwest we have more than plenty of those slimy things.  Can't wait until I get ducks and they get big enough to free-range the back yard.


How could I have not listed that one!

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