Giving a talk

[katharinad]

And they will breed with the wild ducks creating mutts that may or may no fly either.

 

[K4zn4v3]

Tell them that almost all domestic ducks are flightless. You see alot of video on youtube of idiots throwing their ducks into the air to get them to fly.

 

[Ceilismom]

Maybe bring a duckling or chick that is in the "ugly duckling" stage so that they can really see that baby animals don't stay cute and fuzzy forever. The awkward stage seems to be when a lot of animals become victims of neglect. No need to harp on that issue, just say something along the lines of "And this is an x-week-old duckling. It is in the process of losing it's down and growing in it's adult feathers. By Y weeks of age, it will be fully feathered in."

 

[Horsefly]

Thanks so much for the tips, it helped. Wish me luck, I'm going to the school in alittle while. It should go good.

 

[Amiga]

Horsefly,

thanks for opening up your opportunity with us BYC Duck folk! You are going to do well, I know!

I echo the concern that responsibility be emphasized, and that the sheer joy of having healthy, well-cared-for animals is one of the best feelings a person could ever have.

You might explain how animals don't use verbal language, but that if we pay attention, they do "talk" to us quite a bit. The idea of having communication with animals may help the children connect with the topic and instead of "animal as toy," the idea of "animal as friend" could be promoted.

 

[Horsefly]

I think the kids really enjoyed it. Alot of them had never even seen a duck or chicken. The ducks were a Hudge hit, they all got to feed them from their hands and pet them. They all want the school to get ducks now. It was hard to get their attention over their excitement of seeing and touching the animals but I think they did pick up on some of the stuff I said. They thought it interesting when I said ducks shouldn't have alot of bread. Thanks again for all the ideas as to what to include.

 

[chicken boy sam]

You should definitley do it again!!!! Any pictures?

 

[Hattiegun]