QQQQQQQQUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKK... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This
is the distinguishable and noisy sound of a duck that alarms and awakes
people at home especially when sleeping. A fleshy bird that has the
ability to float and dip-in in the water without the worry of getting
drown and also, their strong wings covered in thick feathers are spread
and use in the air to fly in flock. Apart from floating in the water,
their pad feet (web feet) with toes joint by a web are also use to walk
on soil. This bird possesses and adapts to the three powerful elements
that makes it versatile and proficient.
When
I was about 12 years old, my father cultured and raised this type of
bird in our back garden. He turned the barren garden into a wide big
cage using pieces of wood. He nailed each piece into wood frames until
he completely surrounded the back of our house and also provided an
entrance door.
I
really admire my Tatay (Father) for being so constructive and
innovative in turning that part of our land into a spacious and cosy
habitat for our tamed ducks and ducklings.
Ducks were raised and bred.
There
youngs were separated from their mothers/hens as young as 3 week old
and placed in a cage that generates warm. Their mothers/hens were
released and joint the rest to breed and produce more eggs that we also
used in cooking and in supplying bakery's demands.
I don't act like a 12 year old child any more but my childhood memories will remain fresh and youthful!
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