'Duck Seeking Duck': Lonely Duck In Maine Finds Match After Owner Posts Singles Ad
BLUE HILL, Maine (CBS) – There's one less lonely duck in Maine, just in time for the holidays. A Blue Hill man put out an ad seeking a friend for his recently widowed duck, and it appears to have worked.
The Bangor Daily News shared the story of "Yellow Duck," whose partner was snatched by a bobcat. She stopped socializing with her chicken friends and seemed to be quacking more frequently in distress, so owner Chris Morris took action.
This Blue Hill man has a duck that needs a partner, so he wrote a singles ad for her https://t.co/d2RDFW6tW8 pic.twitter.com/u3LgDC0cJs
— Bangor Daily News (@bangordailynews) December 12, 2019
"Lonesome runner duck seeks companion. Partner recently deceased," read the "Duck Seeking Duck" sign that went up on a community bulletin board. "Serious replies only."
On Sunday, Yellow Duck was introduced to a mallard given to Morris by another farm owner who heard about the ad from a friend. She and "Mr. Graham" are getting along well, cuddling at night and quacking with the chickens.
The ducks united by a Blue Hill man's singles ad for his lonely duck have hit it off https://t.co/H8ovcnQCKV pic.twitter.com/mO1wuL5hiC
— Bangor Daily News (@bangordailynews) December 20, 2019
"They seem to have bonded," Morris told the newspaper. "He won't leave her alone. At first she was a little wary of him, but now they follow each other around everywhere."