new addition!!!

[kaybats]

Our very first duckling hatched!

With her two moms. Both of my girls went broody at the same time. They each had a good size clutch under them but sadly the eggs were slowly "disappearing". We caught the culprit a few days ago....a black snake!

 

[taytheducklover]

Congrats on the new duckling, what breed is she? She's gorgeous!

 

[kaybats]

Thanks! I'm gonna say the biological mom is the cuyuga and the pop is a welsh harlequin. Can't wait to see how she (?) grows up!

 

[taytheducklover]

Both beautiful breeds of ducks, hopefully she will turn out great! Hoping to order some Welsh ducklings soon!

 

[kaybats]

I lost 7 ducks this year to coyotes who attacked when I was in the house having lunch. I did manage to dispatch them before they took all of them.

Blue Swedish and cuyuga only girls left and welsh boy. That' why I was so excited when they went broody. Sadly there are only two eggs left and I am hoping at least one will hatch so my new baby has a buddy!

 

[taytheducklover]

Yeah I've had that problem, I lost 5 to a bobcat family. But then I got two more and hatched some more. Now I have a little diease problem but I have figured it out. Unfortunately a little too late for two of them. I had another one that was sick but he pulled through the night with the flushes we gave him! He already looks a lot stronger! But I hope the rest of those eggs hatch!