Poor mamas. They dont know that the eggs that they are on arent fertile. So, I have been using one of them to incubate chicken eggs. Well, they are due to hatch in 2 days so I am going to sneak in and take them from her when she gets up for her next drink.
My other duck got off her nest (that she made in the middle of the paddock under some wild chicory) with yellow goo all over her breast. She ran for the pond to get it off and I took a peek at the nest. Those arent eggs! They are stink bombs waiting to go off. One of which was all over her. So, those will have to go later today too. She had snuck this nest and just started setting them a couple days ago. I was hoping that she would give up on her own but Noooo....
Poor girls are going to have a FIT!
My other duck got off her nest (that she made in the middle of the paddock under some wild chicory) with yellow goo all over her breast. She ran for the pond to get it off and I took a peek at the nest. Those arent eggs! They are stink bombs waiting to go off. One of which was all over her. So, those will have to go later today too. She had snuck this nest and just started setting them a couple days ago. I was hoping that she would give up on her own but Noooo....
Poor girls are going to have a FIT!