Broodie silkie hatched a duckling!!

[smonkeySK]

Awww they're all so furry
Really beautiful, congrats!

 

[jillianmc04]

I tried doing a video, but it was too dark. Will try later with better lighting. Chuck is eating and drinking great! I candled a couple of eggs and they looked good, so I'll see if they can hatch a playmate for Chuck. My ducks have laid a few eggs in a nest, but I never see them on it. One of the females is getting kind of snippy, though, so maybe she will... Swedish Blues, so pretty!

 

[SilksterTN]

That's adorable!!!

 

[jillianmc04]

Thanks everyone! The best part of my morning is checking in on Chuck! He is so entertaining!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks everyone! The best part of my morning is checking in on Chuck! He is so entertaining!!

And 2 doting mothers

 

[gryeyes]

Two of my broody hens - one full sized Orpington and one little bantam mix hen - co-brooded in one bucket nest, after stealing a duck egg to add to their clutch. (yes, the Orp actually stole and carried a duck egg and I just left it in the nest.)

Surprisingly, the duck egg hatched at the same time as two chicken eggs... An amazingly synchronous event.

Sister and Monica successfully raised that duckling with the two chicks. It was a hoot to watch them, especially as the duckling grew so much more rapidly than the chicks! And little Monica tried very hard to keep their big baby OUT of the waterer.

The duck remains "chicken-centric" and coops up with the chickens. She just doesn't get on the roost bars at night; she sleeps in the corner of the coop.

You're going to love having a chicken-raised duck! It will be so much fun to watch 'em. I love that your SILKIE is "the Mom."

 

[WildThang]

That Is to stinking cute!