i love it. Nice work

The movie didn't do the great comic justice.

yeah but after the duck boobies how many really watched it? XD

If food is really scarce you could give them lettuce or endive and such.

Not just any lettuce. Iceberg lettuce has no true nutrient value. It's simply fiber and water. So if you want to give them lettuce, make sure it's roman or even kale works!

Yep. You don't want to give anything iceberg lettuce except yourself. And even then; it's only good because it's crispy - Romaine Lettuce is much better.

Some iceberg lettuce tastes kind of nutty, but I can only eat it on salads.

I don't consider iceberg lettuce a food, bleh :P

Iceberg lettuce isn't food; it's just a vehicle for transporting ranch dressing. :)

lol

that's what i might've thinking about doing... or some raw shrimp...

It's harmful to them? O_O I never knew that. How is feeding them bread/crackers bad?

It doesn't have any of the nutrients they need. So they fill up on it and don't eat what they NEED to eat.

Isn't that humans and soda, candy, and other stuff? xD

Those have very little nutrients in it x3

Well...that too.

The Typical American Diet is fucking awful and loaded with filler because of our cultural diet of breads, other carbs, sugary sodas, and no actual FOOD, just foodlike material.

So yeah.

HEY. I will eat my burritos and FUCKING LOVE THEM.

That's why it's called SAD.

Standard American Diet.

Saaaaad. Gross.

I keep trying to tell people and they won't listen, it's unfortunate. Ah well.

Since when is bread just filler? If it were just filler, we wouldn't be advised to have so many servings of bread and grains every day.

I've also heard leftover bread in the water can get moldy and is harmful them that way if they eat it later.

The bread is more dangerous to the eco-system of the body of water because it's over-eutrophicating it.

...well, I learned a new word today.

And then, before long, it'll be devoid of oxygen.

I imagine because it fills them up without providing actual sustenance? Like, they get full and don't eat the stuff that will actually give them nutritiou (the vegetation) and therby starve =s

I've heard they can't digest it well, but I'm not too sure.

Most people don't know about it, since it was common to feed them breed before. Now it's best to feed them seeds. I think you can get in trouble if caught feeding bread now.

It will also expand when they drink water.
Will also probably cause sour-crop.

Bread doesn't really expand very significantly from adding a bit of water.

It fills them up and is not nutritious

Ah Howard the duck...horrible -nod nods

I fed my pet ducks grains and dog food... xD
They mostly foraged out in the river though!

Oh, sh-

Awesome message and the bit with Howard.... DUCK TITS

Huh, I learned something new today!

Definitely noted!

And knowing is half the battle...GI JOOOEEEEE!

ducks gotta cut back on carbs

but really it makes sense since that stuff doesn't really help us either

Not the way it's made now - 'back when' not so bad and a staple of most diets. Bread and some cheese - viking food. And look what those guys did!

unfortunately, around here, the cars shorten the ducks life spans a lot more than bread.

Huh, learn something every day.

>.>

<.<

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tYzCDlBh9Q&feature=related

ill jsut leave this here...

I didn't know that! They should put signs that say "Bread is actually harmful to birds" on parks.

Some do actually! But you're right, they should have them everywhere.

They put up signs saying "do not feed the pigeons" at bus-stations here.. but that's probably because they create nests in the rafters and shit on people.

I think I've seen those "do not feed the pidgeons" signs, but I thought they just wanted the pidgeons gone XD;

Yeah I think so too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UftFQzkMqCM HUrrrrrrr :3 Trigger happy was always a good source of london furry fun.

Hehehe, I love this stuff.

Huh I never knew that bread was bad for them o.O And now I know

Does that mean we have to inform kids & senior citizens who are fond of said activity?

Is there a particular treat we can give them that is good for them?

Really, I would recommend just not feeding them. If they get dependent on humans for food it can cause other issues.

Can I apply this logic towards children too?

I think it goes without saying that that sort of thing applies to everyone and everything.

Aww, that makes sense. It would be nice if they played with cat toys or something though. ~XD

hay look, a duck! *tosses it bread*

We should be feeding them lettuce and other stuff?

Ducks can feed themselves. I'd suggest just watching them.

What about giving crushed grapes to peacocks and carrots to deer?

*headdesk*

Good to know, since I (like you and probably a considerable number of folks here) did this a fair bit as a kid.

Was gunna ask what Sasuga asked; i love feeding ducks but yeah, would rather give 'em soemthign good.: X

Hmm, I'll have to look at what would be good to feed them then. There's a small resting area close to where I pick up materials from that has some ducks, and heard they love being fed.

Like I've said to others, I'd suggest NOT feeding them.

But if you're going to, this site lists some alternatives: http://birding.about.com/od/birdfee.....ducksbread.htm

I really enjoyed doing it when I was younger with my grandmother, when she was alive anyways. Thanks for the info though.

That answers my question from down below really well. If I ever really get an itch to go feed ducks again I'll make sure they only get duck food pellets or some peas.

This is very true. I knew someone in high school that constantly has ducks on his front lawn; and I don't mean one or two ducks, I'm talking about an entire flock.

I'm not sure what the family did that made the ducks think their front lawn is a nice spot to sit in their migrating pattern, but its clear they depend on it since I've seen them flock there for at least two years.

Anyway, the point is that when people give ducks or other birds food, then they'll start migrating to that area on their trips in order to get some food. Sometimes this can actually be helpful if they have to travel over a long distance of land with little or no greens. Sometimes this is harmful because they become dependant on that spot rather than a nearby more-natural spot.

In any case, I mostly agree. Some, if not most, of the time, there will be a greener and more natural spot nearby the ducks can get to for food rather than the park. It's better not to feed them unless the park manager is planning to make a sanctuary to ducks and other birds.

(Jeez, I'm making a post about the migration and feeding patterns of ducks at 4 AM. What is wrong with me? D: )

*facepalm*

It irritates me more when people feed the seagulls in the parking lot where I work (which is illegal last I checked)
There's always a cop in the lot, he should do his damn job

I've never heard of it being illegal, does it depend on the place?

But jeesh, seagals are horrible compared to ducks, stealing right from you're hand.

That's cause people keep feeding them so they became more dependant on people and eventually got a little less scared and a lot more stupid/brave and I've only heard it's illegal to kill them here because the queen loves them o3o

I guess so. I know there's places where you're not allowed to feed them(but never heard of it around my area), so sometimes I wonder if it's a mix of us making them that way and them being that way in general. Just like a lot of people feed little finches, but they're still frightened of people.

I know they are but some sea gulls depending on where you live aren't that scared if they flew in and grabbed stuff from your hands o3o
Plus there are way too many of them in world so I wish we could ya know get a few predators in here .-. ;;

Who the FUCK could love seagulls UGH!!!!!! x.x They're horrible pests!!!! For exactly why you just stated. D: Them, and geese...

Lame. Some of them aren't all that agressive, you know. They're not 'horrible pests'.

Ecology says otherwise.

Like all other critters, they're still a valuable part of the ecosystem.

Yes, but population control is also important.... Like how it is encouraged to hunt deer because of overpopulation. At least here, seagulls are far too numerous. You're right, though. I don't think they're a keystone species, however....

It has also been proven that most 'population control' doesn't actually work.

Right.

Besides, it's stupid -humans- teaching them to be agressive about food with the way they're constantly getting fed.

'Don't feed wildlife', it applies to most bird species too.

Sides those things don't NEED to be fed....they just go "MINE MINE MINE MINE MINIMINIMINEMINE MINE MINEMINIMINIMIEMIIIIIIINE" and steal stuff.

Because they get fed and are taught to be that way

I like throwing food in the air and watching them catch it lol

Seagulls are cool

Interesting :3 And awesome that you make this

... I HAVE BEEN KILLING DUCKS FOR CHILDISH JOY ALL THESE YEARS DDDDDDDDDDDDDD:

Winning

Lol this is what I say too

I only feed ducks and geese Gin and fried chicken, because I'm doing my part!

My mum actually told me not to feed them bread as a child too.

I used to give them cheetos and popcorn when I was a kid

Il Stop trying to slowly kill them when they stop poopan on my car window >:€

But seriously, didn't know it was harmfull to feed them bread. Usually it was the alkaseltzer(joking!)

Don't feed the birds, let them front the bill.

http://www.soniccherry.com/funny/rimshot.jpg

wooooow im really suprised at how many ppl didnt know that o.o

A RUDDY DUCK!!! 8D they're my favs!!!

wowee this is new to me X_X ill just read the signs and not feed the birds

But if I feed them doughnuts then they become easier for foxes like myself to catch! >:3

And now we know!

And knowing is half the battle!

GEEE EYE JOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~

-star with rainbow-

Oh man, now I feel kind of bad. One of my favorite memories (well, up until now) of my visit to France was standing under the Eiffel Tower and tossing bread to the ducks. This is what I did instead of going up to the top of the Tower, since my group thought it was "a waste of time". The ducks seemed pretty eager for the snacks I was giving them, but if I'd known it could actually hurt the poor things I never would have done it!

Still, these little educational cartoons you do are actually pretty cool. Who'd have ever thought I'd actually learn something whilst browsing Fur Affinity?

I think that's the hardest part to make a culture give up a small routine the people in that society like to do: the fond memories that are gained from it. This especially gets hurtful if doing the routine made someone gain something else in their life. (I.E. Someone fed ducks with someone else for years, which resulted in a strong bond of friendship.)

Yeah, I may be overthinking this a little. Nevertheless, to me, I think blissful memories the most painful part of a social change. The guilt can really criple self-esteem. (I.E. "I've been a horrible person all these years and I haven't realized it.") May anyone who has to go through such a hardship overcome it with their sanity intact.

wow I never knew that o.O

When I was a kid I was told not to feed them or pigeons cause they'll explode from eating bread o3o I seriously wanted to try this out and see if it would work unfortunately I was disappointed and decided to stop feeding them after that xD

Can I throw pond scum at them?

Now we know! :D

Still fun to watch them fight over it xD But thanks for the tip, I'll keep that in mind ^.^

Nothing says great movie like Duck Tits

But I like Duck Tits. Woo-oo!

But... but... Howard the Duck ;A;

BUT THAT'S WHY I FEED THEM WITH IT, MWAHAHAH!

lol caps

I didn't know it was bad for them.

Hmm... is that why they had that commercial where they threw bread in the pond and the duck ate it then started sinking like a brick? xD

Actually, feeding Canada Geese bread and shortening their lifespan would be a community service out where I live.

...except that if you do try to feed the geese, you'll probably lose a hand. Those things are mean. A little while ago, two geese suddenly came up to me and started attacking me. D: then a couple more geese attacked the Horticulture Lab as we were touring the greenhouses and viewing the outside structures. Canada Geese are a huge argument in favour of concealed carry on college campuses. D:

My brother-in-law came up with a Canadian Goose hunting kit. It consisted of a Wawa hoagie (submarine sandwich) and a baseball bat.

If you encountered the vicious geese on Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park in Philly, you'd pick up a baseball bat too, no matter how big of a nature lover you may be.

Well hey, they live in Philly. Can you blame them?

They're just as vicious in Colorado than they are in Philly. XD

Believe me...Canada geese are MEAN.

It's cause they all came from Jersey.

Then how come they aren't coated in Garbage or smell like Bus Exhaust? :O *is shot* I mean if they're mean, they'd have to come from the Garbage State part of New Jersey and not the Garden State.

There are a few documentaries of places that have been colonized by Canadian Geese. They trash up parks, pollute waters, and harass residents.

I have, however, heard they are tasty (so long as they don't contaminate themselves by eating trash).

Yep. Time to go goose hunting! *walks to the park*

I actully feel really bad now about giving them bread. Cause my grandma and I would do that down at the park back when I was little.

Is there something we can feed them though that wont hurt? Since they need greens could we throw something like peas or perhaps beans for them to snack on?

Just....Yes. It's funny when people think it's okay to just mess with biology. :| and then act like lil bitches cause they care so much about the poor widdle bird that felll out of the nest. Umm, it's nature- it happens for a reason. x.x Don't fuck with it.

The fatter the duck, the tastier the duck.

I'm just sayin'.

Thanks Duck! Now we know! :D

Lesson learned then!

Wow thanks! I feel more informed. :3

I've...fed so many birds. D: Oh god!

We all hate the Howard the Duck movie. :U And from now on, if I feed duckies I'll give them greens. :V

Would you be ok if I printed these out and put them on my neighbors door as sorta a flyer? Alot of my neighbors feed ducks bread.

Sure, but maybe just show them the top part. The bottom joke may confuse them.

That info about grass being enough is good info, though.

I call this a PSA. I see the staff at the nearby town park dumping big piles of bread to the ducks - the duck pond is sponsored by a bread company. It always makes me wonder just how educated the responsible people are, there. >_>

(On a side note: Once I was eating by a lake, and there was a duck pestering me to feed his wife. I tossed down my leftover peas one by one, she ate them, he kept grunting when I stopped but didn't eat any himself. Cute.)

What IS good for them that you could feed them? ....baby spinach?

My grandmother has pet geese, fantastic things. Their diet is very much just grass and occasionally some goose feed as a treat.

I had a duck once upon a time, her diet was grass too. Poor thing was snatched by a coyote though.

Where am I going with this...

Oh right, fantastic information here. Parks should use your comics as nice little PSAs.

But what can we feed the cute little duckies? :y

jk, keep up the good bird-related work.

"Polly want an Alka-Seltzer?"

I say no to wheat but any other kind of bread is tempting...

also, BLAME GEORGE LUCAS

I had no idea. Thanks for the PSA!

Man fucking carbs aren't good for anyone

Ok, that's totally unexpected! Now we know the real deal!

Howard the Duck.

DUCK TITS.

I cannot thank you enough for making this comics. Your comics have always amused me... And now they educate me as well!

I always used to take the local ducks and geese bread when we go to the lake to feed them... Now I know not to.

A few people made suggestions, but is there anything healthier I could bring to feed the ducks? Because they're rather people friendly and I figure it'd be better to bring them some food that's good for them than to let them munch on the bread other people bring.

Duck pellets. romaine (NOT iceberg) lettuce, peas, cut grapes.

Argh, I used to feed robins and sparrows bread a lot of times as a kid, hope I didn't kill any of them.

Well that's one less fun, innocent thing to do. I hate learning. :[

Does this mean its okay to throw our salads at ducks?

Any recommendations as to what I can feed them? I have 4 kids I mind on Sundays and feeding the ducks at the botanical gardens is one of their fav past times.

Just gonna drop this off...

Reading the comments.. I'm actually sort of frustrated it seems so few people knew this... :c
Thank you very much for letting people know. I really thought it was common knowledge. Cute character too ^^

Damn, now I'm gonna feel bad everytime I work as a volunteer ranger with kids feeding the ducks.

Oh well, least I won't do any mysel.....wait no never mind, we actually feed the birds with seeds, DOY I forgot the local rangers KNEW this stuff XD

I hope you're proud of how many people you're obviously informing! I didn't know either, though...I didn't really care cause ducks and geese scare the crap out of me and I stay as far away as possible as a rule. LOL

The ironic thing about this is the fact that white processed flour and sugars in white bread are bad for humans too. The neutrients naturally in wheat are all pounded out and all that is left is the carbs. :p

Not anymore, at least where I live. In Canada, we have Dempster's Smart Bread, which is basically white bread with all the nutrients of whole bread put back into it.

well...I live in the good 'ol U.S. of A....we have smart breads but..well wheat is still good :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtcqXFZFiWo

Gesse are assholes.

Ducks on the other hand are rad.

FUCK YOU DUCK!
you EAT what I say! >:E

Couldn't resist throwin' a in a jab at the movie huh?

I don't purposely feed ducks from the docks. I try feeding the catfish that live in the river. The ducks go after what I'm tossing down to the catfish, it's not my fault!

Hey! Its my new diet! I eat the duck and say no to bread.

Now I know! 8D

...you've gotta be kidding me. So all those nice old ladies who come by and think they're doing me a service are... just- man!

Why is it that everything delicious just HAS to be bad for you?

that duck needs to shut it and have another piece of bread.

Howard the Duck kicked ass.

"Waiter, more bread."

"Halfpenny extra, sir."

"...no more bread."

Oh, I didn't know that! o.o Well, then, I shan't feed bread crumbs to the wildlife anymore (not that I have in a long time; bread is people food and Stoker and I are people who can't afford a lot of bread :D).

I had no idea. Thank you for the education.

Speaking of Howard, you see the Nostalgia Critic review of it?

I'm... not a huge fan of the Nostalgia Critic. But I'm familiar with the review.

ah sorry, please ignore the last sentence of my comment then

At our local wildlife sanctuary, they feed em corn.

Of course, they're also fat here.

What have I done!

thanks for the heads up by the way, at least now I won't feel like a jerk when I go to the pond without any bread

Have you seen Nostalgia Critics review of Howard the Duck?

wow! I didn't know that.
And if it makes the duck feel better, most humans don't care for Howard the Duck either XD

*reads the comic, and then the comments*

Oh for goodness sake, just let the little critters find their own food if you don't know what to give them!

I totally thought this was going to be a gluten free lifestyle avocation ad. x3

MY NAME IS HULEX THE GLUTEN-INTOLERANT FOX AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE

Seriously, birds aren't supposed to eat bread either? Man, it's like we're entering a new paradigm shift where we realize bread and grains and bad and just useless filler, go fig :V

I wanna put that bread with the NO symbol on it on a shirt and wear it all the time haha

No bread past this point.

NO-BREAD ENTRY. ALL BREADS BANNED.

"bread and grains are bad and just useless filler"

Yeah, that must explain how civilizations have survived so long on grains and why so many grain products genuinely have nutrients.

Always good to get the word out. And that is an adorable duck to boot!

I learned something today.

How about Popcorn?

they only live for what? 5 years? let them enjoy them selves *gives the ducks some bread* if it is so bad for them, why do they love it so much? besides, wheat and yeast is great for ducks, it's what they crave.

*sigh* If horses like this one li'l plant so much, then why do they get immense poisoning from eating it?

It's the same way as with us - it's pure carbohydrates, and the bad kinds. Bit like why we love candy and other sugary things so much =.= It's not just adult ducks dying from it, y'know. Ducklings get very malnourished and perish from it too >.>

not the ducklings! what do they eat then?

Ducks mostly live on grass and other things they find in the vegetation. But if you -really- want to feed them, you can give them stuff like halved grapes, peas, birdseed, etc.

http://birding.about.com/od/birdfee.....ducksbread.htm

This article got some pretty good info on it.

what if I put grape and grass in the bread for them to get? they go for the easiest food sources, what can be easier to get then grass? I mean they have to walk across grass to get to the bread.

Bread's still not great for them. It fills them up immensely while providing no nutritional value for them at all :/ You can just give them halved grapes and peas and whatnot. Sunflower seeds I've heard work pretty well, too! And those float ;3

If it floats how will they work for it? can I give them crab meat or what about fish? I has lots of that.

Because it floats, it doesn't get lost ;3 So it'll actually get eaten and won't be left to rot :3

And crabmeat/fish ...eh. Some ducks do eat small fishes and such, but it mightn't be a great idea, due to bacteria and such :/ Not all of it will get eaten, usually, and the rotting fish will spread horrid bacteria, polluting the water and causing disease among not only the ducks but also other animals living in/frequenting the waters >3>

So yeah, if you want to feed them (which shouldn't be done often, since they're wild animals you'd make dependant on human feedings, they're supposed to fend for themselves), give them cracked corn, chopped veggies or lettuce leafs.

Can i keep one as a pet then? do they make good pets?

You can, but if you do, get a tame one ;3 Park duckies -are- still wild animals and all that. I heard they do make pretty good pets. Tasty eggs, too ;3 *snicker*

You can't eat the eggs of your pet! that would be cruel!

Riiiiiiight. My friend has a li'l flock of chickens and she eats her eggs. They're very very happy chickens and they don't mind the 'robbery', since those aren't fertilized and thus won't hatch >.>

Seriously, as long as they're not fertilised, it's perfectly fine. They'll either abandon them anyway, or sit on them until they're bloody rotten >.>

Jeez.

But don't you need a rooster for them to lay eggs? and won't the rooster fertilize some of them?

No, chickens lay eggs -constantly-. My friend doesn't -have- a rooster and still eggs are laid daily ;3 Chickens produce eggs constantly inside their body. If a chicken isn't laying, it's time to visit the vet.

How can they do that? sounds unhealthy to push that much body weight of protein out of your body every day.

They simply generate them constantly, it's simply how they ensure survival of their species. As you may have noticed, chickens don't fly much. So in their natural habitat they reproduce a -lot-.

They would have to eat more then the weight of an egg each day then. Also, that would explain why they are seen with so many chickies if they only lay one egg a day.

I did not know about this. It's interesting. Why doesn't it shorten our lifespan? Or does it?
Also I'd never waste bread on ducks. I love it too much.

Mostly because we usually don't live on that stuff alone. Ducks, however, will often get fed boatloads of the stuff, and thus will consume only that - easy food source, so why bother foraging the vegetation for food?

Same principal when you'd force a human to live on bread and plain pasta only, basically :3

That's why when I worked at a wildfowl wetlands trust, we only allowed people to take out our birdseed and confiscated bread. At first they were angry but when you explained it to them, they didn't mind

Guess I can go with the whole "Well, if I can;t eat bread anymore, those ducks can't have it either" route. Is this a good stance?

Hey its a duck! Heeeeeere ducky ducky! *stalks it with a butcher knife and a stock pot*

Heh, did not know that...

Oh wow, I didn't know feeding them was a bad thing. The more I know!

The only thing I feed ducks are empty promises.

You win the GOOD PERSON AWARD!

I will never forgive birds after "Birdemic".

what if you really hate canada geese

FINE, OKAY. I QUIT MY APPRENTICE SHIP AS BAKER.

D:= Is bread really bad for ducks?
l:= If don't feed them bread what should we feed them?

HEH! Right on. ^^

And pigeons?

My inner child is trembling in horror at the fridge logic. I'm sorry, duckies!

weve raised ducks for years always fed them formulated food and waht ever extras we had we took to the local pond

All the more reason to feed it to 'em. Even if they're adorable they're always annoying!

Especially Grackels, tho they're carnivores... I think?

Woah, i did not know about that at all.

Learn something new every day. But, if you are not supposed to feed them bread, can you feel them anything?

I went to the park specifically to feed the swans with the end parts of a bread loaf...
the ducks stole it off them xD

There's no signs here saying "Don't feed the ducks" (unless you count the nearby Waterfowl and Wetlands conservation centre)

... though I remember an inside-joke, when some of my friends and I went to Weston-Super-Mare beach for the day...
We were walking along the pier and passed a family with a 'special' kid, they were having lunch...

A massive seagull came down and took the special kid's lunch, the kid was then like

"... Oh no, Not My SANDWich..." in a funny, drawl-y sort of voice x3

We laughed, he slumped away with his family, and the seagull was like "HAHA Fuck U!!" in the sky xD

"Bread makes you fat...." " BREAD MAKES YOU FAT??!!"

Sooooo....We can still give them TOAST..right?

Hah, Just kidding...Actually, at our Park we had this kinda concept where instead of bread, it was some kind of special duck pellet thing, kinda like a treat...but you had to buy it rom the park vendor and it was expensive...so i dont know how long it lasted..maybe for the tourists..I dunno...but yeah, my Lil bro also fed a duck his pacifier when he threw it at one as a baby XD

Math is power!

What about cereal, is that okay?

I just feed them corn nuts and whiskey. :/

I love this. >XD

This is fantastic. Plus, extra points for the Rudy duck (?).
I buy duck and goose pellet feed (the green stuff) from the local bird supply shop we ave in town. That or kale. Sadly a lot of our ducks look at kale like it was alien and ignore it. If it looks bread like, they stampede for it. *sigh*

Never again.

birds...dragon's...skunk...

annything that does not suck my blood is awesome!

Okay, mister blue-beaked ducky.