Alan GOSLING.
Honest!
Alan said he believes the killing of the ducks was "way over the top"
The geezer needs to wind his neck in.
Have a gander at what he's been up to ffs :
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/infected-brit-says-having-bird-25877457
Looking back on fond memories with his ducks, Alan said the ducks would sit on his slippers to warm them and enjoyed sharing tea and biscuits with him.
Proper wackadoodle.
This could be a ducking catastrophe.
I'd have preferred it to be Arthur Mallard.
jam-bo
the disaster fappers will be here shortly…you can guess who.
Hopefully I've not just jinxed us for a second pandemic.😐
ernielynch
Free MemberLooking back on fond memories with his ducks, Alan said the ducks would sit on his slippers to warm them and enjoyed sharing tea and biscuits with him.
The ducks at my old work used to walk onto my hand to take seeds and feed, I could probably have got them to warm my slippers if I had any slippers. They'd abandon other people and run over when I turned up, because they knew I always had the good stuff. And those were just boggo boring mallards, not fancy muscovies. Ducks are lovely- not very smart, but they've got good memories, recognise individual humans, stuff like that, and they're gorgeous. Floofy, too. They can live for decades.
On average I've liked a bigger percentage of the ducks I've met than the humans.
^^ Australian ones can talk, too.
I wrestled with mallard duck on Wandsworth Common once.
I was surprised how strong it was and the damage it managed to inflict with its unbelievably powerful clawed feet and massive beak. Those big round bills might look harmless enough on Donald Duck but I can assure you that they can be used as very nasty weapons - it kept grabbing the skin on the back of my hand and twisting as tightly as it could.
And despite putting up such an impressive fight it was actually quite seriously injured, which is why I was trying to catch it. It was probably attacked by a dog as it had a badly broken wing.
I did get it to an avian vet but its wing had to be amputated and it was sent to live the remainder of its life at a sanctuary for disabled ducks somewhere.
What sort of dog do you think it was ? A pure bread ?
Good job you didn’t quack under the pressure
If you think ducks are dangerous seagulls are worse!
ernielynch
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I wrestled with mallard duck on Wandsworth Common once.
Most unusual post of the day award by far.👍😁
At Henfold Lakes in Surrey, which is a popular cafe stop for roadies, there is, at least there was the last time my CC went there, a one-legged mallard.
It was with a group of other ducks and we only noticed when they came out of the water to ponce for some food off us. It was fascinating to see it walk as it simply momentarily fell every time it was the turn of the missing leg. It didn't seem to bother it at all and it was able to move quite fast.
Obviously we didn't notice until it came out of the water so didn't pay any attention how it was managing to swim with just one leg - presumably it was able to swim in a straight line and didn't keep going round in circles.
Taking off to fly must be extremely difficult with only one leg, if not impossible.
Needless to say it got more bread/cake thrown at it than the other ducks.
Isn't that picture a Mandarin duck? Muscovies are the big ones with red blotches on their heads.
Anyway I can well understand that a 79 year old (living alone?) would be upset at the enforced killing of his... pets? Companions? Whatever.
Actually somewhat surprised at the complete lack of sympathy shown here. The only comment on the matter has been "proper wackadoodle". 🙁
Anyway I can well understand that a 79 year old (living alone?) would be upset at the enforced killing of his… pets? Companions? Whatever.
Actually somewhat surprised at the complete lack of sympathy shown here.
Well said. I have chickens and would be upset if they all had to be killed, they are pets who get well looked after for up to 10 years. Not pets in the same way as the dogs or cats but pets nonetheless.
Actually somewhat surprised at the complete lack of sympathy shown here. The only comment on the matter has been “proper wackadoodle”. 🙁
Good point well said. On reflection I don't know what possessed me to say that he should wind his neck in.
Clearly the poor gentleman enjoyed the simple pleasure of having 20 ducks round his house for tea and biscuits - and after all what's wrong with that?
Hope they were house trained mind. Another thing I learnt during my duck rescuing mission was just how much shit a duck produces, and duck shit on solid floors is very slippery, including for ducks.
Another thing I learnt during my duck rescuing mission was just how much shit a duck produces,
Now I'm no scientist, but I'm going to go out on a wing here and say I've an idea how avian flu was transmitted to Alan.
