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Chaplain with Hate to Spare






Damn it chibi! I spat out my cup of tea when i read that! :-) and DuckaDucka started chirping when i asked him....don't speak duckling so i'm not sure but if he kills me during the night...he may be a bad guy!


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Nope....again he's too cute!

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Noble of the Alter Kindred




United Kingdom

lol
How are the dogs reacting?
Bet they are getting jealous

hugs from me to say they aren't forgtten!

 
   
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare






Oh I don't think the dogs would be too happy if I bought home DuckaDucka Chibi! i'm at work all night so he's keeping me company while I care for him, and considering Oscar is a labrador retriever somehow i don't think ducks are his favorite pets! and if word got out he had one...oh my the scandal!

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" I will constantly have those in my head telling me how lazy and ugly and whorish I am. You sir, are a true friend " - KingCracker

"Nah, I'm just way too lazy to stand up so I keep sitting and paint" - Sigur

"I think the NMM technique with metals is just MNMM. Same sound I make while eating a good pizza" - Whalemusic360 
   
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Noble of the Alter Kindred




United Kingdom

Ah forgetting you were at work

My Golden Retriever Harvey picked up a little fledgeling once. Just its head sticking out of the front of his mouth!

Eventually managed to get him to let the poor bedraggled, saliva-coated thing go! Otherwise totally unharmed and looking very bemused wondering," why me!? "
Talk about a soft palette!
(and I have seen Harvey easily crack a peach stone with his teeth!)

It was like a scene with Sylvester, Tweety-Pie and me as Grannie!

 
   
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare






lol! you as granny! that's a great image! nice floral dress, rolling pin and some serious squinty eyes would look a treat as you chased harvey around trying to pluck a lucky duck from his mouth! ( I know what you mean about soft palette, i've seen oscar with wattle bird in his mouth and then he crack open marrow bones for izzy to get at the insides! strong jaws..bloody strong) and you know the wattle bird had the same 'why me' look as you described!

DuckaDucka is feeling a bit chirpy now, he's starting to get very active and keeps getting out of his box and running at me! he won't sit still! but it's still way to cold to let him outside now!......crap...he just fell of the bench 'cos I wasn't watching! some carer I am!


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got me a bigger box now :-) no harry Houdini from the little guy now!

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" I will constantly have those in my head telling me how lazy and ugly and whorish I am. You sir, are a true friend " - KingCracker

"Nah, I'm just way too lazy to stand up so I keep sitting and paint" - Sigur

"I think the NMM technique with metals is just MNMM. Same sound I make while eating a good pizza" - Whalemusic360 
   
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Noble of the Alter Kindred




United Kingdom

oops lol
am sure he's alright
Might be worth putting a cover over the box so he will settle. It will prolly be because of the lights.
(Obviously make sure there are breathing holes)

 
   
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare






Duly noted and now fixed Chibi style! put a box lid diagonally across the current...larger...box so now he can't escape and the lights won't hurt his little eyes! he's very very active and just running around in ther chirping like there's no tomorrow! so he's healthy at least, and i did take some pics on my phone which i'll try and post tomorrow when i get home :-) I am a sad case aren't I!

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" I will constantly have those in my head telling me how lazy and ugly and whorish I am. You sir, are a true friend " - KingCracker

"Nah, I'm just way too lazy to stand up so I keep sitting and paint" - Sigur

"I think the NMM technique with metals is just MNMM. Same sound I make while eating a good pizza" - Whalemusic360 
   
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Hanging Out with Russ until Wolftime







Labs are Generally very accepting of new pets. A pet Duck might not be a bad thing. You have a pond or something in the Garden it can live in?

If not, try and see if there is an Animal Rescue doodad that can take him and raise him so he can be released.

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Saint Paul

Put him on the table as a "counts as" Khornate Demon Prince.

He'll be quacking skulls in no time.

   
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare






Skull Quacker? nasty ring to it eh!


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and no my lab isn't so accepting of other things in his yard he's already eaten two possums!

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" I will constantly have those in my head telling me how lazy and ugly and whorish I am. You sir, are a true friend " - KingCracker

"Nah, I'm just way too lazy to stand up so I keep sitting and paint" - Sigur

"I think the NMM technique with metals is just MNMM. Same sound I make while eating a good pizza" - Whalemusic360 
   
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Yeah but they are icky. See if he likes the ducky!

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Buckinghamshire, England

Having helped lizards, mice and toads back into the wild I can only reiterate what others have said. Keep him warm and fed, then try to contact an animal centre. If this proves fruitless, DuckaDucka may have to become some sort of mascot for this website...

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P.S. I demand pictures!!!

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Nigel Stillman





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Pics please. Baby ducks are soooo cuuuuute : 3
   
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Chaplain with Hate to Spare






Alright alright due to popular demand I shall put up pics and inform you all of everyone's favorite Dakka mascot DuckaDucka when i get home from work today...after a sleep that is :-) I know the thread isn't as long but I feel that DuckaDucka may be more popular than awesome spider?

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" I will constantly have those in my head telling me how lazy and ugly and whorish I am. You sir, are a true friend " - KingCracker

"Nah, I'm just way too lazy to stand up so I keep sitting and paint" - Sigur

"I think the NMM technique with metals is just MNMM. Same sound I make while eating a good pizza" - Whalemusic360 
   
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Nigel Stillman





Seattle WA

I have heard that duck mothers a pretty good about adopting strays even if they are not their own.

Also I've heard it said that the "mothers not taking their chicks back because they smell of human" is a fat sack of crap.

take him down where the other mother ducks congregate, set him down retreat to a distance and observe what happens.

If you end up keeping him then please post pics, I'm a sucker for the cute things in life like everyone else.


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Agreed. See if a Mother duck will accept him. If not, take him to a shelter or make him a pet.

Odd for Ducks to be hatching in Autumn though... isn't it?

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Note Nerdfest's flag Gwar!

Masterfett, see linky to RSPB which confirms that birds have a poor sense of smell and will accept handled chicks.
Must admit to getting that wrong

 
   
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HERP DERP Silly Ozzies with their incorrect seasons!

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ha, that's awesome. I'd personally raise him and teach him to use a shotgun, then make a little shotgun for him and release him into a lake or something.

Give him some little pieces of bread and a a pool of water to diddle around in. He should be happy until you release him. I think.


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Make sure to call it ugly constantly so itll turn into a beautuful swan!
   
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lol
Not sure it works like that
My mother has been calling me ugly since I was a babby.

And I'm still fugly!

 
   
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Thats because it only works on ducks, didnt you learn anything from chidrens stories?!
   
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Oh
I thought it was dicks

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Noble of the Alter Kindred




United Kingdom

What is it about animal threads that always brings out the ravening carnivore in some people.
Fluffy animal = EEEAATT!! omnomnom

It seems to provide some sort of substitute for a primitive hunting instinct or something. Or a compensation for repressed masculinity which is perceived as only redeemable by shooting and roasting said fluffy.

not being a psychoanylist I can't be sure.

Maybe these posters are simply repressed Frenchmen
or maybe they are labradors. Labs have to eat everything they possibly can!

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Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:What is it about animal threads that always brings out the ravening carnivore in some people.
Fluffy animal = EEEAATT!! omnomnom

It seems to provide some sort of substitute for a primitive hunting instinct or something. Or a compensation for repressed masculinity which is perceived as only redeemable by shooting and roasting said fluffy.

not being a psychoanylist I can't be sure.

Maybe these posters are simply repressed Frenchmen
or maybe they are labradors. Labs have to eat everything they possibly can!


I blame the animals myself. I mean, if they weren't made of meat, they'd be a lot safer. Silly evolutionary choice if you ask me.
   
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Chibi wrote:or maybe they are labradors. Labs have to eat everything they possibly can!

Yes. Mine is a fething gannet. I've seen her lick up spit off the floor, even.

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 purplefood wrote:
I find myself agreeing with Albatross far too often these days...

I almost always agree with Albatross, I can't see why anyone wouldn't.


 Crazy_Carnifex wrote:

Okay, so the male version of "Cougar" is now officially "Albatross".
 
   
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Noble of the Alter Kindred




United Kingdom


Sounds about right Albie

Mr M
I too am made of meat and now feeling extremely nervous

Any news on Duckaducka?
hope he's okay

 
   
 
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