I heard peeps this afternoon..

[swheat]

I was out feeding the peacocks and I heard peeps coming out from under the half blue barrel(muscovy nest)..So I have more babies

These will be from black barred girl and dad is blue or white(and quite possibly both..hehehe). I will try to get a pic of them tomorrow if she brings them out. I am not sure how long she will stay on the nest with babies but I would think they will be getting hungry and thirsty by tomorrow. I am hoping to get a blue barred boy to go with my blue bar girl.

 

[Olive Hill]

Congrats on the babies I hope you got the colors you were hoping for.

And where are our pictures?

 

[swheat]

When I got out there this morning she was up and out with all 14 cuties trailing behind her. I think there are a few blue one in the bunch.

 

[cracking up]

Really cute. They do look like there are a few blues in there. Muscovys make such great moms. Congratulations!

 

[tia]

How cute - 14 ducklings that is great!!!

 

[swheat]

She is a good mom, there was only one unhatched egg left in the nest.

 

[cracking up]

Not only a good mom but a great broody. Must have been a good sitter to have them all hatch so close.

 

[swheat]

It is amazing how they can lay that many eggs, and then hatch all of them in the same day or two isn't it. All of those eggs were hers too !

 

[cracking up]

That says a lot about how old the eggs can be and still develop. Our runner was a sloppy broody and let others lay eggs up to a week after she started setting. She would hatch one or two a day. Your mom deserves kudos.

 

[jrobertson]

any of those gonna be for sale, steve? i would still like to have some more solid white ones. looks like there might be a couple in the bunch.