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Pet Duck's for free, anyone?

Discussion in 'California (Southern)' started by Steve R, Apr 26, 2006.

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  1. Steve R

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    You probably figure this is about some ducks that landed in our pool and I'm about to post some dumb picture. Nope.

    We're getting some ducks as pets. We've had them before and they are awesome!!!! Problem is, all the pet stores are either out of them or they don't want to order more....

    The place I found up north will ship 'em, but they have a minimum of 10 per order, so I'm looking to perhaps find homes for 8 of them.

    Please, spare me the bbq, chinese food and other culinary references...as well all the other "fowl" jokes you've been waiting patiently to spring....

    If anyone is interested, please let me know. They are super-low maintenance, eat bugs, won't fly away, a female will give you eggs every other day....really a lot of fun!!!

    Um...uh....rumor has it they'll make your wife's breast larger, improve your sex life and reduce maintanence cost on your car. The bring financial success and will solve all your problems. yeah. :)
     
  2. SrfCity

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  3. wax

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    Do they make good WatchDucks?
     
  4. VTChris

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    Keep all ten!
     
  5. Steve R

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    They won't attack, bite or hurt anything....but they'll make a bit of noise when people approach. They'll frollic in the water, eat bugs and can be pet.

    FUN, great for kids!!!!!
     
  6. VTChris

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    Keep all ten! They sound fun :D:D:D
     
  7. MrGreenJeans

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    What is Fchat coming to when people start offering free pet ducks???????
     
  8. RonnieF430Spider

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    Isn't VCR hosting wine tasting & duck smoking night tomorrow?
     
  9. MrGreenJeans

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    That sounds good!!!
    Fresh baby ducks for dinner...mmm, good
     
  10. hank sound

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    Where else but on FerrariChat, could one find a source for pet ducks? Keep up the good work, Steve R. I like your stuff:)

    Cheers, Hank
     
  11. JWLee

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    What a coincidence. Just yesterday as I was taking the kids to school, I found a duck with 4 little chicks in tow on our front yard. Later that day I came home for lunch and found my wife looking at the cute ducks which were now in our backyard.

    There was the mommy duck and three chicks(yes, three). I told my wife that I saw the ducks in the morning and that at that time there were four chicks. My wife had just taken a video of the ducks in the front yard just before I came back home and when we reviewed the video, there were still 4 chicks on the video.

    After speculating on whether one of them was eaten, lost, etc, we decided to go out to the front yard to look for the lost chick. Then it occurred to me that one of the drain holes in our side yard does not have a plastic cover on it. I go and check and sure enough there was the chick, not moving and not making a sound at all.

    I tried to take it out with my hand but my forearm would not fit into the hole. My wife brought out a mechanical arm that we had in the house and we were able to get the chick out of the hole. As soon as it was freed, it started running and quacking calling out for the mommy duck. Happily, the little duck was reunited with its family.

    That afternoon, I come back home after work and decide to park on the street so my son can have room in the driveway to take in the trash containers. As I got out of the car I hear this loud quacking. I turn around and there was the mommy duck repeatedly quacking in a frantic way.

    I follow the mommy duck and she leads me to the gutter opening beside the sidewalk. You guessed it; her chicks are trapped inside unable to come back up after dropping down about 6 feet.

    It was amazing how it seemed like the mother duck wanted me to help her get the chicks out. To make this long story short, I was able to get the chicks out after removing the man-hole cover and found just two chicks there, in good condition.

    I do not know how she lost the other two. As soon as the chicks were out, the mommy duck quickly led them back to our backyard where they stayed until this morning. This morning around 5 a.m., I heard 5 loud quacks and they are now gone. Maybe that was a thank you?
     
  12. Racer98

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    did someone say target practice ?.
     
  13. RonnieF430Spider

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    Quite a co-incidence!!! I woke up this morning and heard a noise in my yard. Went downstairs, out into the yard and found 5 pet rhinos. A mother, a father and 3 babies. Would anyone like to have them? I would keep them, but I don't have the room since I have a dog, 2 cats and 3 african elephants.
    Maybe I will bring the rhinos to VCR tomorrow night. Wait. How am I going to get all 5 into a Vette??? I will have to leave one at home.
     
  14. Jet-X

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    I'd love to have a couple, but unfortunately I live in an (active) coyote area...
     
  15. TimsBlack16M

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    Steve is driving his Ferrari down the road with a bunch of ducks standing in the passanger seat. A police officer pulls Steve over and informs him that he is speeding and then asks him where he think he's going with all those ducks. Steve says that he just doesn't know what to do anymore. The officer says, "Look, there's a zoo not far from there and that's where you should be taking them. That will take care of your problem." Steve thanks the officer and drives off with his ducks.
    The next day the officer again sees the Ferrari speeding down the road. This time, though, all the ducks in the passenger seat are standing there with sunglasses. The officer pulls Steve over and says, "I thought I told you to take them to the zoo!" "I did that," said Steve, "but now they want to go to the beach!" :)Tim
     
  16. Ferrari Boy

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    omg I want a duck! Too bad I have three dogs. They'd probably kill it lol.

    Best of luck finding homes!
     
  17. plugzit

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    Was Kareem involved in the disappearance of the two ducks? hmmmmm....did the cops interview the fence?
    How do you sell a duck to a blind man?
    Sorry, it's an irresistable setup.
     
  18. Young

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    What a QUACK up Joke :D
     
  19. Steve R

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    Duck YOU, duck you all.......

    I put this in the SoCal section because it wouldn't do much good for our friends out of the area.

    Good joke Tim, as you can see I'm literally investing in commodities, I'm going heavy into Duck futures.......
     
  20. Young

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    Well.................Uhm....................Uhh..........................................
     
  21. Racer98

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    I know a couple of resturants that would really appricate to offer it on the menu. I had duck for the 1st a while back----------- DAYUM that was some YUMMY DUCK.
     
  22. GregD

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    Steve,

    I was in the same situation several years ago. You can probably donate them to a pet store. I think the Malibu Feed Bin will take them off your hands.
    There was another pet store over by reseda and oxnard: red barn. If they are still there, they may also take them. That way the ducks will find good homes.

    One word of caution: Dont add to your local park's duck population. The local males, all of them, will perform brutal initiations on any new females.
     
  23. JWLee

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    Steve,

    What if you pay for the 10 ducks but ask them to only ship 2. The sellers may be happy to oblige.
     
  24. JWLee

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    I know what you can do!!! U-haul trailer for your Vette!
     
  25. rob lay

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    I want ducks, anyone want to give me some ducks?
     

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