My surprise ducklings! (pic heavy!)

[Horsefly]

soo cute love the last pic. What kinds are they? I'm guessing mallard crosses?

 

[Sweetfolly]

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That's just what I was going to ask!

What breed(s) is the daddy? Any pictures? They're precious - what a wonderful surprise!

 

[xke4]

Never had the pleasure of watching a mother raise her ducklings. All of mine have been orphans. So cute

 

[priss]

Awwww she looks so pleased with herself! Nice job momma duck!!! xxx

 

[gofasterstripe]

OMG!!! How cute are they. They are a right old mixed bag of ducklings.

Congratulations.

 

[dumb_cluck]

Who's the daddy? Looks like a couple different breeds.......

 

[sourland]

The cuteness of the ducklings is surpassed by that of your son. That's a great picture!

 

[TriciaHowe]

Thank you all so much! The breeds are Welsh Harlequin, Rouen, pekin and black swedish. They all run together so who knows who the daddy is LOL! Looks like we have a few different daddies there

Mom is a Rouen.

This is also our first time having mom raise the ducklings. We have always hatched and raised them ourselves. So far she is doing a great job.

I find myself obsessive about head counts though and always making sure they are all there. It was so cute watching them splash around in a little puddle I made for them by the duck pool yesterday, they were having a grand time

The wry neck one is doing better and is eating and drinking on his own pretty straight. When he gets excited though he reverts back to a twisted neck. DD (12) has been giving him extra attention and he is sleeping under her shirt right now. The chicks in the brooder have a tendency to run him over.

My 2 yr old in the picture thought they were the best things ever! He was just enthralled with watching them

I am going to try and post pics often as they get a bit bigger....