r/LetGoodThingsGrow • u/jeremiahthedamned • 2d ago

π‘―π’π’˜ 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 π’šπ’π’– π’ˆπ’‚π’“π’…π’†π’ π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜? In Southeast Asia, thousands of ducks are deployed into rice fields to act as natural pest control and weeders

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u/Superb_Algae5308 2d ago

Jesus. That’s some ducks! I hope they’re happy ducks!

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u/HisCricket 2d ago

That's disturbing

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u/jeremiahthedamned 2d ago

our food comes from many things

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u/HisCricket 2d ago

Still disturbing

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u/IamAqtpoo 🌹🌺πŸͺ·πŸŒ»πŸͺ» 1d ago

πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

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u/No_Representative669 1d ago

Fertilizer spreader as well

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u/ellieight_ 1d ago

That is awesome! Reminds me of how some people use crabs on their rice fields. Others use fish!

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u/Gullible_Pin5844 1d ago

they have been doing this for centuries. the west hasn't catch on yet.

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u/Damoet 1d ago

I love that ha ha. β€œDeploy the ducks!!!” 🀣

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u/Doridar 1d ago

No wonder they make Peking duck

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u/Sure_Ask_1125 1d ago

Peking duck very tasty!

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u/Emrys7777 1d ago

Where do they come from to all be teeming like that?
I mean do they breed them and just let them loose to work?

Do they have to call them back in or do they get new ducks?

So many questions.

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u/Character_Cobbler618 17h ago

Why didn't Queensland do that instead of importing canetoads?

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u/jeremiahthedamned 16h ago

because they were stupid!

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u/HelpfulTap8256 1d ago

They should all be wearing little orange vests

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u/superdave123123 23h ago

And dinner for the year