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Hi everyone, I know this is a weird question but tonight on my night shift I noticed a little Duckling out in the portico of work and since it's nearly minus one degree and his mother was no where around I picked the little champ up and am looking after him in a box near my work computer, he has water some duck pellets and a bunch of shredded paper to keep him happy, he's breathing fine and doesn't seem too fazed by his situation but he's really young and i don't know what else to do with him/her, should i wait until morning when it warms up and try and put him down where the other ducks go near the lake at work? or just hope he fends for himself if there's no other ducks around? I couldn't conciously leave him stranded it'd make me feel sick if he suffered because of me! any other Duck whisperers out there in Dakka land?


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no Mr Mystery, I don't believe the little guy would enjoy that!

Maybe I meet you half way and just name him Nugget?

Check with water, and he's got some crushed up duck pellets, but i'm not sure if he's hungry so i won't harass him to eat, if i can get hold of bread i'll put some in with him and see how he goes :-)

I'm glad i'm not one of your pets Mr Mystery! i'd be living in fear!

Well lets hope I get points for being massively off topic then! the little guy is rustling around and chirping so I think he'll pull through the night, lets hope the day brings some family for him! maybe we can all band together and name him? how's DuckaDucka sound? :-) the Dakka Duck!

I hope she welcomes him back to the fold? we've had to bring some family members together again a while ago but the mother was nearby, this is the first time i've found one all by his lonesome! I think the mother should take him back, I had heard that some birds don't like the smell of people but these ducks at work are fully cheeky! some even try and get the self opening doors at the front of the hotel to open by rushing them with about 20 of their mates!


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nope no animal centre close by :-( and it's 1:55am here so I doubt anyone would like me calling! :-)


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And no mr Mystery I'm not eating him....or frying hm....or crisping him lightly in a pan.... how could we do that to DuckaDucka!

You're such a sweet guy Mr Mystery! :-) but you're out of luck i'm afraid, I googled some care tips and yes so it seems i'm doing the correct things for him, and his mother will accept him back if she's around! so when the sun warms up in the morning i'll get the guy on work after me to take some duck food down to the lake and when they all mill around gently release him close to any other ducklings! if you look up countryclubtasmania.com you can check out DuckaDucka's home! i think you can see the lake on the website? hopefully he'll be all good, I can't stand to leave any animal in distress or danger! I even had a 'pet' possum I reared when i was younger and a small Kangaroo called a bennetts wallaby!...yeah i'm a soft touch!

I think DuckaDucka suits him better! :-) especially as this site seems to like him! the thought of dark masters controling the hungry swarms of ducks hadn't crossed my mind but now you mention it..... nah they're too cute dude!

Lol, 'bread for the bread god'....priceless.....I can feel a Duck themed army coming on somewhere!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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?

Back by poular demand! DuckaDucka! lets hope these pics work? he's well if you're interested, a workmate released him with other ducks when it warmed up outside mid morning, he was quite a confident little fellow and apparently just ran off towards them! so happy days! now my partner keeps calling me the Duck whisperer!

i'll try and throw the pics up (i'm not real good yet)


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hopefully this will appease all those animal lovers that wanted to see the cute little guy (he's a heart melter isn't he) and hopefully Mr Mystery has forgotten about him!

Yep he was fine, and i'm proud to say it was because of me and my Dakka friends! it was minus one celsius and he was slow and shivering but he was full of confidence when he left his little home!

The racing stripe was well earned too! he jumped off the desk at about 4:30am and ran from my office through the door and the door to the showroom was open and in he went little legs pumping madly! i'm glad he couldn't get on stage but damn he was quick!

I have a good update on DuckaDucka! I worked afternoon shift yesterday and i was doing my usual walk around the property and happened by the lake, when I saw a white mother duck followed by about 6 fluffy yellow ducklings...and right at the back was our very own DuckaDucka! I could tell because he is a dirty yellow with a racing stripe on his little head, so it appears another mother duck has taken our little fellow under her wing! hopefully I can take some pics as he grows! what a champ he is!

more power to any Dakkaite who cares for the little guys in life! bring on the worldwide love! that brave mouse sounds damn cool too, first time I ever heard of an attack mouse!

Hell yes we need pics! lets see who out there has any rescued animal pics? cuter the better :-)

Oh chibi, you came and you found me a pussy! that's awesome good Karma for you my friend! but I have more news! I'm not sure but I think animals must like me rescuing them! last wed night was the night the world met DuckaDucka! and tonight I just rescued a swallow that was stuck in the accomodation blocks flying around! took me nearly 45 minutes to actually grab him (as I can't fly it was difficult) but he's safe now, he was cute also and yes i took a pic as usual, maybe I should start an album?....

Nope no spandex for me, but my work uniform makes me look like a Turkish perfume salesman! I shall post a pic on this thread maybe sunday? he was cool but not as cool as DuckaDucka, I can't help it I just have to try and help any animals I can, I have raised a baby brush tailed possum from a tiny little babe until I released her into the wild, she was awesome! like a dog, so smart and very affectionate, and I also reared a Bennets wallaby from a joey we had him for a while but he suffered from shock one night and didn't make it I don't know why it's just you and me so far posting cute animal pics Chibi, maybe Dakkaites are too tough to admit they're softies?

Last time i tried to fly I was very intoxicated...and that was over 9 years ago!


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Oh my arctik, that's horrible! that would have been awful for you! I was driving some guests to our other property and the same thing happened to me! except I put on the brakes and a guest who wasn't wearing his seat belt went flying throught he van and ended up in the front seat!....but the ducklings were fine!

Yes thought you meant Kudos, but then thought maybe it's some strange motherland word? yep last time i thought I could fly due to demon drink was my 21st birthday! launched off a nissan skyline into a bush and then onto my own car! not a pretty sight in the morning considering I was home in bed with a garbage bag over my head before 11:30pm! and since that night i've never been drunk! I prefer to be in control of my body incase I need to chuck a steve Irwin and rescue any animals or anything!

Well it appears it's also just as dangerous to rescue animals as it is to jump off a car drunk trying to fly! obviously both very similar things with very real consequences! one you'll hurt yourself, the other you'll keep a little creature alive....hang on,....they're so not like each other at all, they're different, this is begining to sound like a sesame street moment.....one of these things .....is completely ridiculous!