Today I was so busy watching the new babies hatch- I didnt notice one of my adults died sometime this morning. She was one of the first out the door when I let them out of the night pen- and looked fine- but when I went out to give them a lunch time feed- she was nowhere to be seen- I checked a few nesting spots- as over the last few days she has been exhibiting broody behaviour- but found her lifeless body beside the water containers.
I have only lost three adult ducks in over 10 years and it has come as such a shock. But the cycle of life continues- I put some of more eggs into the incubator just now- hoping to hatch just a few more of her offspring as a legacy to her short life. She wasnt even a year old.
I think she may have been egg bound- as she had laid a few huge eggs over the last few days- I will take her up to my block of land in the country tomorrow to bury her.
In this picture she is the lighter coloured duck facing the opposite way to the others. Photo taken the day she arrived at my house.
Edited to correct spelling...hard to see the mistakes through the tears....
I have only lost three adult ducks in over 10 years and it has come as such a shock. But the cycle of life continues- I put some of more eggs into the incubator just now- hoping to hatch just a few more of her offspring as a legacy to her short life. She wasnt even a year old.
In this picture she is the lighter coloured duck facing the opposite way to the others. Photo taken the day she arrived at my house.
Edited to correct spelling...hard to see the mistakes through the tears....
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