Pick of other broody's first baby, hairy with mask???

[WriterofWords]

She has about 13 duck eggs and 2 more chicken eggs under her and the chicken has 2 duck eggs and a wholllllllleeeeee lotta chicken eggs under her. I'm giving them a little while to see what happens, but if no one else hatches today I'll have to take it away I think.

 

[WriterofWords]

 

[LilBizzy]

That duck is beautiful.. and that picture of the baby duck on her back is priceless.
Poor little lonely baby duck.. funny looking duck- I think it has a malformed bill..

and it will need swim fins

Hmm, I wonder if the duck is thinking " How'd THAT get in there"

 

[WriterofWords]

LOL just try and touch that baby! I was going to bring it inside and the duck attacked me,,, but it gave me a chance to get a good count of the other eggs, she has 17 duck eggs and 3 more chicken eggs under her!!

 

[momma's chickens]

Very cute, thanks for sharing!

 

[NancyDz]

Beautiful Duck! What kind is it?


That is so cute! I love the pic with the chick on top of momma duck. Are the hen's eggs due at the same time?


Thanks for sharing!


Nancy

 

[WriterofWords]

The duck has been sitting a few days longer than the chicken. The duck is a Mallard/Runner cross, she's a very dark brown almost black. I thought about trying to give the chick to the chicken, but the duck told me she thought I was nuts, I might post pics of the bruise later......

 

[LilBizzy]

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LOL- that's her baby. hee hee.. I wonder, if you put something like lizard eggs under a broody.. if she would eat the babies.. or try to teach them to scratch and peck..

 

[WriterofWords]

That would be interesting wouldn't it? I just stuffed two quail eggs under Charlotte, Steven's little girl, she's sitting on two eggs of her own but I figured I'd try and see if the quail would hatch. She just started sitting her own a couple of days ago so the timing is about right.

 

[preppy*hippie*chick]

That is so darn cute. What a good momma.