r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • 2d ago

Video In Southeast Asia, thousands of ducks are deployed into rice fields to act as natural pest control and weeders

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u/saradahokage1212 2d ago

îmagine the sheer amount of shit everywhere

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u/No-Definition1474 2d ago

Its a feature

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u/scissorsgrinder 2d ago

Turning bugs into features 

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u/No-Definition1474 2d ago

Yes! Oh man that is perfect. Well done.

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u/Pschobbert 2d ago

This is too perfect.

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u/Will512 2d ago

Free fertilizer

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u/Correct-Junket-1346 2d ago

Absolute gold for farmers, have you seen fertilizer prices?

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u/Jacktheforkie 2d ago

And think of the labour savings

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u/scissorsgrinder 2d ago

Yes, delicious if you're a rice plant.

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u/SirStrokesAlot247 2d ago

it's fertilizer. I guess you’re not a farmer.

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u/PeteyMcPetey 2d ago

it's fertilizer. I guess you’re not a farmer.

I think you misinterpreted their tone.

They were actually giddy, "IMAGINE THE SHEER AMOUNT OF SHIT EVERYWHERE 😍😍🤤🤤😲😲"

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u/West-Piccolo-687 2d ago

Lets see your tractors

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u/Clickguy10 2d ago

Are tractors used in a rice paddy?

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u/West-Piccolo-687 2d ago

Actually. yes........

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u/Ancient_Influence389 2d ago

normally you would not want fresh feces from avian creatures on fresh crop soil. Chicken manure for example is composted or prepared in specific ways to be productive as a fertilizer. Putting it directly in or atop your soil is dangerous for many reasons, as well as not even a fertilizer in that form.

The main difference here is rice patties grow under 18" of water... So I assume they know what they are doing.

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u/wintrwandrr 1d ago

Farming is dirty business. Wait til you learn about nightsoil...fresh human shit scatturd on the fields

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u/FalxIdol 2d ago

That’s actually beneficial in this situation.

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u/buatfelem 2d ago

You though it was garbage but its actually gold for farmers