Farmer stops traffic taking his 5,000 ducks for a walk to the local pond

[Serpo]

By the left, quack march! Farmer stops traffic taking his 5,000 ducks for a walk to the local pond By Daily Mail Reporter (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter)
PUBLISHED: 11:10 GMT, 18 June 2012 | UPDATED: 11:25 GMT, 18 June 2012



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A Chinese farmer caused chaos on the roads when he ducked out to feed his flock of 5,000.

Hong brought streets in the eastern city of Taizhou to a standstill when, accompanied by a colleague, he took his animals to a pond.

Armed with nothing but a cane, he guided his feathered friends three quarters of a mile as part of an annual tradition in Zhejiang province.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/18/article-0-13A9115F000005DC-744_964x653.jpg Ducking out: A Chinese farmer caused chaos on the roads when he took his flock of 5,000 down the road to be fed







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Hungry birds: Hong brought streets in the eastern city of Taizhou to a standstill when, accompanied by a colleague, he took his animals to a pond


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/18/article-0-13A9E700000005DC-317_964x689.jpg On the move: Armed with nothing but a cane, he guided his feathered friends three quarters of a mile as part of an annual tradition in Zhejiang province


And he claims that not one of the ducks was lost in transition during the tricky duck migration manoeuvre.


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Taizhou lies 190 miles south of Shanghai and has a population of almost 6million people.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/18/article-0-13A9E6C2000005DC-137_964x663.jpg Claims: Hong said not one of the ducks was lost in transition during the tricky duck migration







http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/18/article-0-13A9E74B000005DC-795_964x627.jpg Spectacle: But motorists didn't seem too bothered by the disruption, and stopped to stare at the incredible sight




http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/18/article-0-13A9116C000005DC-198_964x625.jpg Marching army: Taizhou lies 190 miles south of Shanghai and has a population of almost 6million people

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[JohnQPublic]

Sounds like strategy to me --)

[Cebu_4_2]

Now if all of them ducks were armed....

[Serpo]

Can you pick the duck named Donald.........hint he hasnt any pants on................

[Hatha Sunahara]

There seems to be two ducks with black heads and tails--clearly visible in pictures 3 and 5. Must be special ducks.

Hatha

[Cebu_4_2]

Yep

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/06/18/article-0-13A9E74B000005DC-795_964x627.jpg

[Cebu_4_2]

Cant see it pic 3 tho

[osoab]

Now if all of them ducks were armed....

With frickin lasers on their heads.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Drevil_million_dollars.jpg/200px-Drevil_million_dollars.jpg

[Cebu_4_2]

With frickin lasers on their heads.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Drevil_million_dollars.jpg/200px-Drevil_million_dollars.jpg

Hahaha this place makes me LOL all the time. Wife thinks I am nuts (probably am)

[old steel]

They would make one heck of a bowl of duck soup!

[Glass]

back in the day, this was a common occurence in the new territories of HK. Mostly white ducks but it was a common sight to see a farmer shepherding his ducks down to the local dam or what ever. Never lost a duck, all the ducks would just waddle along like they knew where they were going. Of course they did.

Do you notice one thing about them ducks? Probably not a one of them knows they will end up with their heads chopped off. Funny that.

Another thing about HK or chinese and ducks was that they used to hang the cooked ducks, porks etc in the windows of their stores and restaraunts. The ducks were always flat. Flat Ducks. As a kid the only thing I could come up with for how they got the ducks flat was that they must be putting them under the wheels of the double decker buses that they use(d) in HK. Never did see it in action though.

One thing to take away from this is that herding ducks is easier than managing people.

[willie pete]

thats a hell of a lot of peking duck on the foot.....

[PlatinumBlonde]

There seems to be two ducks with black heads and tails--clearly visible in pictures 3 and 5. Must be special ducks.

Hatha

Those are male ducks..

[Awoke]

Thank God the Duck doesn't post here. Imagine the emoticons that would litter this thread.

[beefsteak]

Maybe Duck doesn't post here, but I'm willing to wager, faker pentagon insider DRAKE does! OO)~


beefsteak

[Old Herb Lady]

Thank God the Duck doesn't post here. Imagine the emoticons that would litter this thread.



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[Awoke]

Hahaha, OHL, you are losing your mind!

[MNeagle]

& all their wings are clipped. That's why they can't fly to the pond or escape.

[PlatinumBlonde]

Ducks and chickens in China are raised often in coops built over ponds where their droppings feed the scallops and shrimp they also raise..which is why I am cautious about the source of my seafood. I prefer wild caught..

[Serpo]

These ducks seem to resemble North Koreans marching in unison.Im not sure how far we can trust them.

[collector]

In the US he'd be charged with;
Obstructing traffic
Creating a public neussance
Littering (duck poop)


and depending on the province;
animal cruelty (using a stick against an animal)
non-rfid chipped livestock
failure to vaccinate
lack of a transport permit
various health code violations


Pretty sad when China is more free than the USSA - maybe if the hijackers knew that, they'd have atacked Bejing instead of NY on 9/11

[Tumbleweed]

Where I live people still move cattle on the hiways. Motorists have to slow down and drive through them. Most people don't mind driving through them but some do. I guess they are afraid of the cattle. In that case someone horse back has to get in front of them and move the cattle out of the way. Looks like the ducks aren't bothered by the people and vehicles driving through the flock.

[horseshoe3]

Where I live people still move cattle on the hiways. Motorists have to slow down and drive through them. Most people don't mind driving through them but some do. I guess they are afraid of the cattle. In that case someone horse back has to get in front of them and move the cattle out of the way. Looks like the ducks aren't bothered by the people and vehicles driving through the flock.

Are you in a "fence-in" or "fence-out" area?

[Awoke]

In the US he'd be charged with;
Obstructing traffic
Creating a public neussance
Littering (duck poop)


and depending on the province;
animal cruelty (using a stick against an animal)
non-rfid chipped livestock
failure to vaccinate
lack of a transport permit
various health code violations



Don't forget "Greenhouse Gas" contributions from the duck farts as well.

[Tumbleweed]

Are you in a "fence-in" or "fence-out" area?

It used to be fence out but the farmers got the law changed to fence in a few years ago I believe. A lot of the roads are considered open range and the motor vehicle drivers are responsible if they have an accident. You are supposed to have someone flagging and making motorists aware of what's up ahead and to drive accordingly. These are farm to market roads and hiways for agricultural use among other things.