In the episode "The One With a Chick. And a Duck.",
Joey originally bought the chick from an animal sanctuary as a gift
for Chandler after seeing—and misunderstanding—a news report about
people who buy chicks and then find they cannot properly care for
them. Phoebe encouraged Chandler to return the chick but Chandler,
discovering that the chick was in danger of being euthanized, did
not have the heart and returned home with the chick and a duck. It
turned out that, after hitting a few bumps (such as getting the
chick stuck in the VCR) the two were perfectly capable of caring
for the birds, and they were well loved. A recurring gag throughout
the series has Chandler and Joey treating the chick and the duck as
their own children, a continuation of the earlier gag that Joey and
Chandler acted like a married couple. At one point, Chandler
punishes the duck for trying to eat the chick by sending him out to
the hall; stating "You stay out here and think about what you did!"
to which a surprised Ross and Rachel, whom had just returned from
the hospital, as Rachel had broken her rib previously in the
episode, say "That's a duck", Chandler quickly retorts "THAT'S A
BAD DUCK!" The birds have proven to be popular amongst audiences,
especially for the family gag.
Chandler named the chick
"Yasmine", after Yasmine Bleeth, an actress on Baywatch, a
television program he and Joey frequently watched, though the chick
later turns out to be a male when he grows into a rooster. In
"The One With Ross's Thing", Chandler refers to the duck
as "Dick", possibly after their discussion earlier in the episode
about whether the chick and the duck had a baby.
After about Season 6 the animals disappeared (the duck was
mentioned but not seen in Season 7), and in the final episode it
emerged that they had died of old age some time ago, but Chandler
and the rest of the group had lied to Joey to save his feelings,
telling him that they had gone to a special farm where they were
very happy but could not be visited.
Also in the final episode, Joey bought Chandler a new duckling and
chick as a housewarming gift (Joey named them "Duck Jr." and "Chick
Jr." respectively). In the end Joey kept them himself and, again
after a few bumps (this time they got stuck in the foosball table),
he even considered getting a goose, but Chandler quickly
discouraged him, telling him he was "set with the poultry".
Cottonwood Creek Preserve is a 220 acre wilderness area located
at the east end Cottonwood Valley Road in Wilmer. A 1.5 mile
natural surface trail follows the creek, crosses the creek via a
foot bridge and returns to starting point.
The original owners grazed cattle, farmed and grew pecan trees on
the property. They desired that part of the homestead remain as
nearly like it was in the late 1870’s and offered the land to the
County for a preserve.
The cache is a camoed decon container hung just off the trail.
The Friends Series
consists of 6 hidden caches along the Green Trail and the Creek
Trail. Each of the Friends will provide a clue to
the coordinates of the Bonus Cache. The
Friends Bonus Cache is an ammo box loaded with
goodies.
The Chick and The Duck are located
along the Creek Trail and are not part of the original Bonus
series.
