HAHA! You guessed right!!! I found them in the small stream in my moms goat fence!! Then, i went searching around, and found a nest of 3 large, green eggs in the abandoned goat shelter. And she saw me going that way, and started darting to her nest, then flopped on top of it when i got close, so shes being a good mama and protecting her eggies!!!.... the other hen is probably making a nest to... YAY!
Congrats on the duckling!! Have any pics??
My ancona duckling didnt make it... it died a few minutes after in hatched.... I was soooo sad... for a few weeks actually... I was a sad mama duck... still am... But i have 7 more hatching this week... then 14 other eggs set.... i will probably put some more in after my next 7 hatch.
I am glad you found them! What a relief that must have been.
Our duckling hatched on day 31, just when I was about to give up hope. Here are some photos of the hatch. Our 3 year old daughter got to see pretty much the whole hatch from start to finish, and she was just thrilled. She named the duckling "Thunder" and has told me that the next one will be named "Ringo". We have a batch of campbell eggs due for delivery next week.
Sorry about your ancona. That is just miserable. That must have been tough. I hope your new hatch goes well, though!
