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Offline Roger Kettle

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A Big Question.
« on: November 19, 2009, 06:56:28 PM »
I was writing a Beau series today and ducks featured quite heavily in the dialogue. During my musings, a quite baffling question entered my brain---one which I could not answer. I throw it open to you all in the hope of finding a definitive answer...
Do ducks peck?
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Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2009, 07:22:48 PM »
Damn right they do! No, hang on...
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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2009, 07:26:32 PM »
I've thought about it a lot ( at least three minutes), and from my observations as a veteran duck/goose feeder at nearby Ellesmere lake, if a darting head motion, in order to remove various seeds from the palm of one's hand, can be considered a peck, then they certainly do peck. However, it ain't no chicken motion, nor as frequent. This is a tough one! Let me have another beer...
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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2009, 07:29:49 PM »
Do they have toe-nails?
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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2009, 07:33:24 PM »
Yes. Pet ducks peck when they want a treat. A duck's peck doesn't hurt the way a chicken's does - it's more of a tickling sensation. Ducks make excellent pets, but only if you have the time and commitment to keep them healthy and happy.
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2009, 07:39:26 PM »
I sort of reckoned that, in order to peck, a bird needed a pointy beak thing. (As ornithologists say).
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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2009, 07:51:37 PM »
In the series I was writing, Dennis was talking about an uncle of his who tried to cross The Channel on a raft made from forty ducks, lashed together with string. The ducks' revenge in this ill-fated attempt was to involve severe pecking---but I couldn't bring myself to talk about "pecking ducks" because it didn't seem right. (You know, in an otherwise logical scenario).
And you lot think I have an easy life, churning out this stuff....
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2009, 07:53:43 PM »
I've eaten Peeking Duck, Roger. It does exist!
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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2009, 07:55:20 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on November 19, 2009, 07:39:26 PM
I sort of reckoned that, in order to peck, a bird needed a pointy beak thing. (As ornithologists say).

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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2009, 08:07:44 PM »
Brilliant, Nige!
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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2009, 08:25:34 PM »
i think they puck
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Offline Tarquin Thunderthighs lll

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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2009, 08:28:00 PM »
Quote from: Roger Kettle on November 19, 2009, 07:51:37 PM
The ducks' revenge in this ill-fated attempt was to involve severe pecking---but I couldn't bring myself to talk about "pecking ducks" because it didn't seem right. (You know, in an otherwise logical scenario).

Couldn't they just bill him for the damage?
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Re: A Big Question.
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2009, 08:51:32 PM »
They nip. Like dogs
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