Duck Crisis: Day 29
We're starting to get worried. The mallard incubation period supposedly lasts "just under a month," 26-30 days. But I'm concerned that the widely fluctuating temperatures might have done some damage to the eggs (over the past month, temperatures have ranged from around 20 degrees F to just over 90). And though they're not actually late yet, they are right up against the higher limit of the normal incubation period. It'll either be within the next few days, or we're going to have a sad story to tell.
Though, now that I think about it, that story would make a decent movie: a female escapes an environment where rape and necrophilia are prevalent in search of a better life, gets knocked up, finds what certainly looks like paradise (my lawn), hits a low point when her babies aren't born, then gets eaten by the owners of paradise. The end.
Hang on - my phone's ringing, and I think it's Spielberg calling me back...
Comments
Jonathan said:
"then gets eaten by the owners of paradise" hahaha, that’s great!
Maybe the duck laid golden eggs. Did you check?
You don't have a bean stalk do you?
jazz said:
you didn't need (my lawn) in parens...we know your lawn is paradise.
it's obvious!
Radioactive Jam said:
Have you taken a close look at the eggs? Maybe they're quacked.
Toni said:
I was just think... make an omelet!
No Cool Story said:
Maybe the duck is just pretending with those eggs and this is just a clever ploy to scam you out of free room and board.
cadiz12 said:
well, if it's paradise, who wouldn't want to hang out there as long as possible? once they're born they'll have to venture out to get food and hold up traffic by waddling around in the road. sitting pretty on a nice manicured lawn under mama's tailfeathers sound better to me.
Rhonda said:
Ok Hannibal...step away from the Mama Duck. Go eat the rapists.
elasticwaistbandlady said:
Well, George Lucas will call you back, but only if you agree to name at least one of the hatchlings Howard The Duck.
Carrot jello said:
If I have a duck costume, will you use me as an extra?
Syar said:
"Go eat the rapists". "Quacked eggs". "Omelets".
This is a sad, sad world my little Barnabus is going to grow up in.
Unless he gets a plum role in this movie of course. I was just watching 50 cutest child starts on E! yesterday and thinking how they were missing some top-bill quacking personalities.
Lia said:
I have a duck on my whiteboard in my cubicle. But I can't eat that one.
Jon said:
I've pretty much been glued to the internet, waiting, hoping, praying for some sort of an update on the Duck Crisis. It's day 33 for goodness sakes!!! I've remained silent up to this point, but no longer. I can't really force you to do anything, but seriously, don't leave us hanging.
I said:
No news is bad news, in this case. And there's no news, so that's bad. If she's still there Friday, we're calling the local Dept of Environmental Conservation.