Duck becomes mans best friend

Star, an indian runner duck who was shunned by his fellow chicks accompanies Barrye Hayman to the shops, drinks his beer and even watches rugby with him. The duck breeder rescued Star when he was a few days old and the pair have been inseperable ever since.

Barrie 65 said "I've not trained him to follow me. He just seems to like it and he is one fantastic duck. I've never known one like it before.  He comes to the pub, where everyone loves him and we'll be watching his first world cup together.  He just won't mix at all with the other ducks and became distressed when I tried to put him with them.  He is 11 weeks old now and going through the ugly duckling stage, but I know he will be magnificent soon."

Star has become a celebrity in Bideford and even has his own facebook page.

Barrie said "He is such a personality and attracts so much attention.  Children just seem to love him. You get a few shocked faces walking into a shop with a duck following you."

Barrie and his duck have now gone global. NBC has already interviewed him, and ANCM are coming across from Australia this weekend to film him.  He's been invited onto the One Show, and has even been approached for TV adverts.