Two of the most beloved recurring characters on Friends were two birds, and fans often wondered about their abrupt disappearance. The chick and the duck were two pets owned by Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry). The presence of the pets spanned across three seasons but the series briefly mentioned their fate before coming to a close in 2004.

The chick and the duck were introduced in the Friends season 3 episode appropriately titled “The One with a Chick and a Duck.” Joey bought the baby chick as a gift for his roommate, Chandler. After many arguments, Chandler decided to return the chick but when he learned it would be euthanized, he changed his mind and also brought home a duck. Joey and Chandler were like a married couple while raising the chick and duck as if they were their own children. The chick eventually transformed into a rooster even though the duo believed it to be a female.

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Over the course of the series, the chick appeared in 18 episodes whereas the duck had a part in 21 episodes. Chandler ended up naming the chick “Yasmine” and Joey started calling the duck by the name of “Dick.” At one point, the duck even swallowed Ross’ engagement ring which resulted in an emergency vet visit. The chick and the duck’s appearances started to become more sparse after Chandler moved in with Monica. Their last on-screen appearance together cam in the Friends episode, “The One with Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E.” which aired in season 6. It’s likely that the logistics featuring the two birds became too difficult with the later storylines so Friends decided to move on from the pets. Thankfully, they tied up loose ends with their disappearance.

Even though the chick and the duck appeared in season 6, the latter was mentioned the following season after eating Rachel’s face cream. The birds were then absent until the Friends series finale episode. Rachel referred to the pets having died a few years prior but Phoebe cut her off and assured Joey that the chick and the duck were actually at a special farm that didn’t allow visitors. This meant that the pets most likely died of old age and the rest of the group told a white lie to shield Joey from their deaths.

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The final episode also provided another callback to the beloved pets. Joey decided to give Chandler another chick and duck pair which he named Chick Jr. and Duck Jr., respectively. Chandler told his friend to keep them instead but their fate remained unknown since the pets didn’t appear in the spinoff series, Joey. Let’s hope one of the other characters in Friends took care of them so they didn’t have to go to the special farm with the original pets. Maybe we’ll find out in the Friends reunion special on HBO Max.

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