Comments on: Make Way For Duckling Misconceptions http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/ Personal website of author Doug Fine Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:37:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Emeq http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Emeq Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:25:46 +0000 http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/#comment-1444 We made baby duck nurseries out of old shipping crates, and worked fine until they all fought over the water supply. That was when an idea came: make a shallow pond out of an old kiddies wading pool (helps if the kiddies are grown beyond the pool). Suddenly we had a pool loaded with duckies and lots of duckie poo. I was given a pool pump and filter from a friend, so when I wanted to change the water which was often, I pumped the mess to the compost pile or straight to the garden. Worked great. The kids had great duck egg hunts almost daily. We made baby duck nurseries out of old shipping crates, and worked fine until they all fought over the water supply. That was when an idea came: make a shallow pond out of an old kiddies wading pool (helps if the kiddies are grown beyond the pool). Suddenly we had a pool loaded with duckies and lots of duckie poo. I was given a pool pump and filter from a friend, so when I wanted to change the water which was often, I pumped the mess to the compost pile or straight to the garden. Worked great.
The kids had great duck egg hunts almost daily.

]]> By: christy http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-264 christy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:55:32 +0000 http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/#comment-264 Ducks are sexier without makeup. And yummier. Wonder if Daisy Duck ever thought about taking off those Carol Channing lashes? I guess truthfully I've never had duck....to eat, I mean. I've had possum. (And played possum....) Ducks are sexier without makeup. And yummier.

Wonder if Daisy Duck ever thought about taking off those Carol Channing lashes?

I guess truthfully I’ve never had duck….to eat, I mean.

I’ve had possum. (And played possum….)

]]> By: OrgoCowboy http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-259 OrgoCowboy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:18:50 +0000 http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/#comment-259 The ducks demand cruelty-free make-up. The ducks demand cruelty-free make-up.

]]> By: Christy http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Christy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:48:55 +0000 http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/#comment-255 My face longs to suck in that duck smell. I hope I don't get confused and start eating... You are right on about the parenting. I haven't been TOO bad about forced fun, but I tortured a daughter tryng to make her look like a 'ho for a dance, just like mommy used to! Big hair and clown makeup. My face longs to suck in that duck smell. I hope I don’t get confused and start eating…

You are right on about the parenting. I haven’t been TOO bad about forced fun, but I tortured a daughter tryng to make her look like a ‘ho for a dance, just like mommy used to! Big hair and clown makeup.

]]> By: OrgoCowboy http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-253 OrgoCowboy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:28:15 +0000 http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/#comment-253 Doesn't she look happy? They never stop chattering, not even for a picture. You can creep into the barn at 2 a.m. and they're still discussing the day's events -- the afternoon swim (better than the late morning swim, all agree), the radish greens I dropped in to simulate a real pond, which I'm building, by the way. And I think Merck now provides a medication aimed at reducing chronic pain caused by cuteness. Side effects may include death, agony and forgetting to put stamps on envelopes. Doesn’t she look happy? They never stop chattering, not even for a picture. You can creep into the barn at 2 a.m. and they’re still discussing the day’s events — the afternoon swim (better than the late morning swim, all agree), the radish greens I dropped in to simulate a real pond, which I’m building, by the way.

And I think Merck now provides a medication aimed at reducing chronic pain caused by cuteness. Side effects may include death, agony and forgetting to put stamps on envelopes.

]]> By: Annika http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Annika Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:11:11 +0000 http://www.dougfine.com/2007/10/02/make-way-for-duckling-misconceptions/#comment-252 Stop it. That duckling is so cute it is actually hurting me. Stop it. That duckling is so cute it is actually hurting me.

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