The best way to freeze a duck?
I work for bja Refrigeration Consulting Engineers and in the office the other day we were discussing the best way to freeze a duck. Some products have interesting properties when you try to freeze them. Ice cream for example must be stirred whilst being frozen, and once frozen still contains a concentrated liquid solution within its structure. It must be stored at -23C to prevent it from going gritty due to expansion and contraction of the liquid particles.
Ducks contain a lot of fat compared to other meat. Fat acts as insulation, and will slow down the freezing process, possibly resulting in uneven freezing. We haven't as yet conducted any tests into the freezing of ducks, but as and when we get any results we'll let you know.
Boom boom!
What do you get if you cross a duck and a cow?
Cream quackers!
Duck Feeding Ban to Prevent Rats
The BBC reports that Feeding the ducks has been banned at two lakes in south Wales.
The rat population at The Wilderness and Pwll Y Waun lakes in Porthcawl has grown dramatically because the ducks are not eating food given by visitors. Park officials hope that the rat population will decrease if their easy food supply is cut off, and consequently have banned the feeding of ducks.
The affect of high duck density on avian flu
It has been suggested that surely we can not advocate that high Duck Density is a good idea whilst avian flu is gripping the world. We point out though, that if the ducks are brought together into groups of high Duck Density, this would increase the distance between neighbouring groups, and thus we expect this would lower the risk of transmission of the virus between groups. What are your views on this? email them to webmaster@duckdensity.org.uk
Ducks are 'a big' bird flu threat
The BBC reports that domestic ducks may pose a major threat of spreading avian flu to animals and humans.
The avian flu virus is not causing disease in healthy ducks, but they help the virus to mutate, with the danger that a mutation will arise that allows the virus to spread directly between humans.
Mother hen hatches ducks rescue
The BBC reports that seven ducklings in Stirlingshire have something to crow about after they were saved from the frying pan by a hen.
Rubber Duck Finally Removed From Dog
From MSN Xtra News, New Zeland ...
Google News is a wonderful thing ;-) I've got some more duck-related gems to post over the next few days, so keep your eyes peeled.
Update: Al Disley writes ...
Here's the original of that story you posted...
Summary: young dog eats rubber duck, owner advised will pass through the natural way, dog ill 5 years later, intact but now blackened rubber duck removed in a $2000 operation, owner comments that it must have been a good quality rubber duck and plans to keep it as an heirloom.
including a photo!
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