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red dog 1

(33,098 posts) Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:32 PM 18 hrs ago

The moment when a rooster that grew up with ducks realizes that he's not a duck..

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The moment when a rooster that grew up with ducks realizes that he's not a duck.. (Original Post) red dog 1 18 hrs ago OP

Awwww buzzycrumbhunger 18 hrs ago #1

Pretty amazing little family. They stick together! AloeVera 18 hrs ago #2

Ditto SuzyandPuffpuff 18 hrs ago #3

Nice that the duck family turns around at the end to see if rooster is OK....... enough 18 hrs ago #4

My dad told me a story about ducks raised by hens ThoughtCriminal 17 hrs ago #5

looks like a hen to me Kali 16 hrs ago #6

Thank you rd1 oldsoldierfadingfast 16 hrs ago #7

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,951 posts)

1. Awwww

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:37 PM

18 hrs ago

They all hustled back to make sure he’s all right.

AloeVera

(4,271 posts)

2. Pretty amazing little family. They stick together!

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:46 PM

18 hrs ago

SuzyandPuffpuff

(550 posts)

3. Ditto

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 08:52 PM

18 hrs ago

We had ducks that were raised with cats... parrots raised with ducks and cats...good job !

enough

(13,763 posts)

4. Nice that the duck family turns around at the end to see if rooster is OK.......

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:11 PM

18 hrs ago

ThoughtCriminal

(14,731 posts)

5. My dad told me a story about ducks raised by hens

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 09:56 PM

17 hrs ago

His mother put duck eggs in the hen house nests because she felt they took batter care of the chicks.

I suppose they did, but when the momma hen saw her ducklings run into a pond, she just about lost her mind.

Kali

(56,835 posts)

6. looks like a hen to me

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 10:37 PM

16 hrs ago

oldsoldierfadingfast

(271 posts)

7. Thank you rd1

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2026, 11:15 PM

16 hrs ago

for this delightful post and for posting in such a manner that we all can watch.
A lot of us don't do X!

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