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[DuckyDonna]

It looks like the KC is playing big sister to the little one.

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that is awesome! You're lucky that worked out so well for you and little bit.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats on finding one who is calm an likes the little one. Such sweet pics. I’d put the top on that waterer just in case that little one some how makes it up there an inside.

 

[RandT]

The ducklings are doing great. Took an updated pic; starting with the top left our mallards (16), KC (5) + 2 more arriving tomorrow and the only one that hatched from our second bator which is most likely an East India cross with a Mallard.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are adorable !! You’ll have quite the flock. Are these your first ducks?

 

[Isaac 0]

Great Pictures!

Would love to see the Mallard/East Indie cross full size.

 

[RandT]

They are adorable !! You’ll have quite the flock. Are these your first ducks?

When we bought this property we already had 9x Mallards, 2x Buff's, and 12x Guinea Fowl. We watched the Mallards lay eggs last year but the eggs started to slowly disappear. So we decided to help out this time. So this is our first bator of ducklings. Sorry, that was a long answer....lol

 

[RandT]

Great Pictures!

Would love to see the Mallard/East Indie cross full size.

We can't wait to see what he/she looks like too

 

[RandT]

So as I was coming home from work I saw something in the small shrub next to my steps off of my front porch. I walked back down and peeked around the shrub and saw one of my female Mallards. At first I thoughts she was injured, but then I saw how big she was making herself as she laid there. I knew she was laying on some eggs. When she got up to eat with everyone else I saw her clutch...wow.

 

[Miss Lydia]

When we bought this property we already had 9x Mallards, 2x Buff's, and 12x Guinea Fowl. We watched the Mallards lay eggs last year but the eggs started to slowly disappear. So we decided to help out this time. So this is our first bator of ducklings. Sorry, that was a long answer....lol

That was awesome! Where did the East indie come from?

 

[Miss Lydia]

So as I was coming home from work I saw something in the small shrub next to my steps off of my front porch. I walked back down and peeked around the shrub and saw one of my female Mallards. At first I thoughts she was injured, but then I saw how big she was making herself as she laid there. I knew she was laying on some eggs. When she got up to eat with everyone else I saw her clutch...wow.

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My goodness that is some clutch! Aren’t you worried for predators to get her an her eggs ?