Comments on: We’re not talking Peking ducks http://xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/ I do not intend to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jason http://xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/comment-page-1/#comment-18356 jason Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:52:20 +0000 http://www.xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/#comment-18356 It's hysterical that you mention the last Muscovy being a female, Dougbaja. I was looking at that image this morning whilst rereading this entry, and I suddenly realized the gender of the bird. Mind you, we certainly didn't know how to tell them apart back then--which makes it even funnier as an explanation for why they didn't have chicks. Boy, we were such a mess back then! On the names: Mr. Nielsen was my brother's favorite teacher at the time (math or science IIRC), and Mr. Peabody was just a fun name that I liked (I don't even recall where I heard it first). Being a young kid, I wasn't very creative when it came to names. It’s hysterical that you mention the last Muscovy being a female, Dougbaja. I was looking at that image this morning whilst rereading this entry, and I suddenly realized the gender of the bird. Mind you, we certainly didn’t know how to tell them apart back then–which makes it even funnier as an explanation for why they didn’t have chicks. Boy, we were such a mess back then!

On the names: Mr. Nielsen was my brother’s favorite teacher at the time (math or science IIRC), and Mr. Peabody was just a fun name that I liked (I don’t even recall where I heard it first). Being a young kid, I wasn’t very creative when it came to names.

]]> By: Dougbaja http://xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/comment-page-1/#comment-18337 Dougbaja Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:20:34 +0000 http://www.xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/#comment-18337 Very enjoyable story. We had muscovies in our back yard in Iowa from age 3-17. Tremendously fun to have those birds. Moar info please - why Peabody/Nielsen for names? That gentleman caller in the photo is a female, all are young ( Very enjoyable story. We had muscovies in our back yard in Iowa from age 3-17. Tremendously fun to have those birds. Moar info please – why Peabody/Nielsen for names? That gentleman caller in the photo is a female, all are young (

]]> By: jason http://xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/comment-page-1/#comment-18255 jason Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:21:03 +0000 http://www.xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/#comment-18255 Gosh, Warren, these pics are 25-30 years old. I just went through that collection again and suffered major nostalgia. Maybe it's time to share more of the past--only not all at once. I was quite surprised by their affection. I didn't have a clue until we had these bundles of joy. Gosh, Warren, these pics are 25-30 years old. I just went through that collection again and suffered major nostalgia. Maybe it’s time to share more of the past–only not all at once.

I was quite surprised by their affection. I didn’t have a clue until we had these bundles of joy.

]]> By: Warren http://xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/comment-page-1/#comment-18241 Warren Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:21:34 +0000 http://www.xenogere.com/2006/07/01/were-not-talking-peking-ducks/#comment-18241 Neat pictures from your youth! I didn't know ducks were so affectionate. Neat pictures from your youth! I didn’t know ducks were so affectionate.

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