Re: Non swimming ducks ...Nicholas wrote: ... but they do not want to go on to the water.... two months my 12 ducks and 3 geese refuse to swim in our steam. ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
Re: swimming in, swimming on ... >>I would swim in the water, but can imagine ducks doing either. ... There are a number of species of diving ducks, who swim under water,... (alt.usage.english)
Re: Non swimming ducks ...Domestic ducks who do not want to swim!! ...lovely vast pond which is clean and inviting ... but they do not want to go on to the water.... I did this once with a dog which was longing to swim but just didn't have ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
Re: Non swimming ducks ... I never said they couldn't swim....pond the first time and shows them it's okay. ...Water holds no problem for them. ... Its only "usual" for some ducks to have the duck / drake around. ... (sci.agriculture.poultry)
Re: Public Enemy No1. ... Most readers won't be victims either, so bear with me while I look for a bit of sympathy from the net's swimming elite, for an old splasher who has to swim in public sessions. ... For all you club swimmers who may not know, public sessions are the annoying times when the club is expelled from the pool in favour of the sort of people who arrive carrying a soggy looking carrier bag and with the furtive look of someone sneaking in to a mucky film. ... They invariably swim a stately breast stroke, characterised by a slow leg kick which pushes the water down with the top of the feet while keeping the toes and heels firmly together - anything more would be unladylike. ... (rec.sport.swimming)
