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This Is The First Time These Ducks Have Ever Been In A Body Of Water (Original Post) warrior1 Oct 2012 OP
that is so cool. thank you. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #1
That was fun. Thanks. n/t Moondog Oct 2012 #2
Happy! like a duck to water! smile. I know I did Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2012 #3
"Like a duck to water?" Well...eventually. trof Oct 2012 #4
They should have thrown the cat in just for shits and giggles (they can swim)... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #5
Have you ever tried to throw a cat? Lasher Oct 2012 #19
Oh yeah, I throw them up over the bed all the time. Then there's the "get off the sink" toss. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #23
So refreshing. Thanks. ancianita Oct 2012 #6
Brings Back a Happy Memory Redlo Nosrep Oct 2012 #7
I love that! marzipanni Oct 2012 #16
I'll refrain from making any duct tape comments graywarrior Oct 2012 #8
That made me smile. bluesbassman Oct 2012 #9
Very sweet! Catlover827 Oct 2012 #10
I raised a baby duckling. I took it to a creek. alphafemale Oct 2012 #11
That was a very abrupt surprise ending marzipanni Oct 2012 #17
The 1st brown one that got dropped in, floated a bit then began to head first itself benld74 Oct 2012 #12
very cool :) fishwax Oct 2012 #13
One of the results of my health problems is that I have an enlarged heart. Not a good thing. MiddleFingerMom Oct 2012 #14
That was very cool! Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #15
Had to watch that twice Duer 157099 Oct 2012 #18
No, no, no, no......Hey! WEEEEEEEE! sarge43 Oct 2012 #20
Loved it! Who knew herding ducks was like herding Democrats? Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #21
MFM I concur warrior1 Oct 2012 #22
Awww... demmiblue Oct 2012 #24
Here's some cows getting out of their winter stalls. warrior1 Oct 2012 #25
That's a marvelous video, too. woo me with science Oct 2012 #27
LOVE the video. Thank you so much for posting it. woo me with science Oct 2012 #26

trof

(54,256 posts)
4. "Like a duck to water?" Well...eventually.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:50 PM
Oct 2012

Funny, the first time they couldn't get back out fast enough.
Good one.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
5. They should have thrown the cat in just for shits and giggles (they can swim)...
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:59 PM
Oct 2012

... and anything involving Benny Hill (except for "Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang&quot probably involved naked titties.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
23. Oh yeah, I throw them up over the bed all the time. Then there's the "get off the sink" toss.
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 10:48 AM
Oct 2012

My big boy's too heavy to toss anymore, but he always loved it - meant impending belly rubs! The kittens both love the bed toss too. The other two cats aren't real big on it.

Redlo Nosrep

(111 posts)
7. Brings Back a Happy Memory
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 07:04 PM
Oct 2012

When I was growing up on the farm, our banty hens regularly hatched out the duck eggs Dad put under them. (A determined banty can hatch a golf ball, didja know?) When she paraded her new "children" out into the yard for the first time, the ducklings of course made a beeline for the pond next to the chicken yard.

I often wondered what was going through the poor little hen's head as she ran back and forth along the water's edge, clucking authoritatively and being totally ignored by her bratty little kids, lol.

marzipanni

(6,011 posts)
16. I love that!
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 12:02 AM
Oct 2012

Do you have more sweet stories like that one?

I have a quaint saying from a friend's grandma, upon seeing the sky just start to clear up after a storm she might be heard to say,"There's about enough blue to make a patch for a pair of kitten britches".

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
11. I raised a baby duckling. I took it to a creek.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:09 PM
Oct 2012

I showed it a crawdad to show him the wonderful creatures that were in the water and he shouldn't be afraid of the water.
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Little duckling broke the crawdad in half with his beak and ate it within 2 seconds..

I fucking love natural instincts.

Didn't have to teach that duckling shit.

benld74

(9,910 posts)
12. The 1st brown one that got dropped in, floated a bit then began to head first itself
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:27 PM
Oct 2012

over and over and over and over
then the rest come waddling over
HEY!
Look at Daffy!
I'm gonna try that!
ME too!
Me three!
Oh yeah!
Oh yah!

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
14. One of the results of my health problems is that I have an enlarged heart. Not a good thing.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:43 PM
Oct 2012

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But every once in a while, I see something like this that makes my heart swell in
such a good, positive, healthy and wonderful way.
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Thank you.
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Duer 157099

(17,742 posts)
18. Had to watch that twice
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 04:15 AM
Oct 2012

that moment when they get it is soul satisfying, seeing a living creature embrace their natural instincts. And how they ran away and denied it until they were literally thrown into it. Awesome.

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
21. Loved it! Who knew herding ducks was like herding Democrats?
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 08:54 AM
Oct 2012

Ah, I mean cats.

Thanks for sharing. That was a beautiful experience.

warrior1

(12,325 posts)
22. MFM I concur
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 10:11 AM
Oct 2012

It makes my heart happy to see all of you get the joy I felt when I first saw this too.

Happy Saturday!

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)
26. LOVE the video. Thank you so much for posting it.
Sun Oct 7, 2012, 05:12 PM
Oct 2012

My favorite snippet is near the end, when the two darker ducks swim by with a white duck near them. They are quacking and quacking, and it looks like they're talking excitedly together about how AWESOME this is.

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