# origins of the stork **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 22, 2000, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831 "2000-12-22T07:56:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![foofers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@foofers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foofers)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/1 "2000-12-22T07:56:20Z")
Being a new mother I was bombarded with images of storks carrying babes to their respective parents. I began to wonder how this image of a wading bird bringing babies came about. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/2 "2000-12-22T14:00:03Z")
I believe I read somewhere that it had to do with storks migrating. They would go somewhere for the winter and then return in spring. At around the same time they would return the farm animals would start having litters thus the link between the two. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/3 "2000-12-22T14:41:10Z")
For what it’s worth: > [@](#): > > What is the origin of storks bringing babies? In Holland in the 1800’s, if a stork built it’s nest on your house, you were considered thrice blessed. Back then the luckiest thing was bearing children (more farmhands) so it originated that the stork brought babies. Source: [http://www.funtrivia.com/Miscellaneous/Origins.html](http://www.funtrivia.com/Miscellaneous/Origins.html) ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2000, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/4 "2000-12-22T15:16:08Z")
Well, when the daddy stork has sex with the mommy stork, she lays eggs that hatch into baby storks… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![foofers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@foofers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foofers)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2000, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/5 "2000-12-23T04:48:53Z")
this is a test it is only a test if this had been an actual emergency… ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2000, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/6 "2000-12-23T23:46:55Z")
You O.K.? ---
**Author:** ![foofers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@foofers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foofers)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2000, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/7 "2000-12-24T08:58:40Z")
I’m having trouble finding myself in here! Oh well, Happy Holidays to everyone, I’m out of here! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2000, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/8 "2000-12-24T13:00:48Z")
We have a live one here, folks! ---
**Author:** ![foofers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@foofers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foofers)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2000, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/9 "2000-12-26T11:52:25Z")
Ok, I realize that I am by no means a genius when it comes to this giant f\*\*king paperweight that is wasting space on my desk!!! 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 (big cleansing breath) ahhhhhh Now, as I was screaming, I may not be a pro but I would like to think that I have enough intelligence to point and click my way back to this page. However, when I receive mail telling me that one of you lovely people has replied to my post something goes horribly wrong. I click on the link and get send to my original post but it doesn’t show the replies. I have no idea how I got here the last several times but I have a feeling it was different each time. Any ideas, folks? I will try to visit tomorrow to see if anyone responds but if I don’t show then…farewell friends, it’s been nice trying to converse with you! Happy New Year! ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2000, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/10 "2000-12-26T18:25:02Z")
Heh, heh, heh. I haven’t got a clue what your problem is. I don’t even know if you can read this. You seem to be in some kind of a cyber limbo. Best of luck to ya. One of your two SDMB friends, omni-not P.S.: Happy New Year! ---
**Author:** ![foofers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@foofers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foofers)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2000, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-of-the-stork/46831/11 "2000-12-26T21:28:16Z")
figured it out don’t ask :o