Melbourne the Australorp is just a little over a year old, and she's had one heck of a life so far. About 6 months ago, she decided it was a good time to go broody, so I picked up a dozen mix breed fertile eggs from a neighbor...here's how it turned out.
Life was good until Mel was attacked by a neighbor's dog several months later. I was sure she wouldn't make it. Her wounds were horrible, but 35 stitches and 2 months later, Mel decided to go broody again.
This time, I gave her 5 fertile black Cayuga duck eggs, and she took right to them. This is Mel's second brood...by a hen who's never "been" with a rooster.
Her little ducklings are scheduled to hatch on March the 29th...I'll keep you posted!
Life was good until Mel was attacked by a neighbor's dog several months later. I was sure she wouldn't make it. Her wounds were horrible, but 35 stitches and 2 months later, Mel decided to go broody again.
This time, I gave her 5 fertile black Cayuga duck eggs, and she took right to them. This is Mel's second brood...by a hen who's never "been" with a rooster.
Her little ducklings are scheduled to hatch on March the 29th...I'll keep you posted!
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