We have babies!

[Weeg]

Hey guys!
I was overjoyed this morning to open up the duck pen, and find that out Momma Mallard hatched her whole clutch of eggs day early!
We have 9 ducklings running around! She hatched out last year as well, but since then I have forgotten how ADORABLE ducklings are!

They came from a variety of crosses, the pure breeds in our flock are Buff Orpington, White Crested, and Mallard. Then we have two mixed drakes, Buff/Swedish blue and Buff/Swedish Blue/White crested. The second drake cross was a duckling that this same momma hatched last year, along with two other mixed hens. WE have a Buff/Swedish blue and a Buff/Swedish Blue/Mallard.
The babies are beautiful! We have what looks like Balck Swedish coloring on one, two others that resemble black Swedish, but there booties fade to a grey silver. A bright yellow and a bull yellow, light yellow having a white spot on her chest! My favorite, and the on I've chosen to keep, is a dark brown with BRIGHT vivid yellow Mallard stripes on her face, with a grey crest!
3 others besides my fav have crests.
Its so exciting! Last year we got 3, and 9 this year is 3 times as cute!
I'll get photos to upload in a second, its incredibly adorable! I can't leave them alone for more then 20 minutes!
Happy spring!

 

[KingD]

That's Awesome!!!
Pics are needed!!

 

[Weeg]

That's Awesome!!!
Pics are needed!!

THey're taking a nap right now haha, so nothing to see yet.
Once they wake up and come out from under momma I'll get some good shots!
Crosses are so fun!

 

[Weeg]

They're a bit blurry since I screenshoted them from a video, but thats alright!

In the first pic, you can see one of the black and silver guys I was talking about. Their heads are really dark, then it turns to silver. Those two also have little white circles around their eyes!
Crests are also hard to see in these photos, but the black Swedish colored one in the first pic, touching blacks with momma has a crest, and the yellow guy with a crest plus my favorite guy are under momma.
The Mallard colored one with the grey crest, my favorite, is shy lol! He only comes out sometimes. Hahah!

Any ideas as to what they may look like as adults is appreciated as well.

 

[Weeg]

They're the cutest!

 

[neo71665]

Congrats. I love babies, means I can start butchering and cooking all the older birds.

 

[N F C]

Congrats on the new ducklings, thanks for sharing pictures!

 

[Weeg]

Congrats on the new ducklings, thanks for sharing pictures!

I have more pics of momma taking then out on their first adventure! I'll have to post them, you can see all the ducklings, and my favorite guy very clearly. They're so CUTE!!! I love babies.