Guest guest Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 At latest count we have 5 new ducklings hatched so far this morning! The "mother" is one of our Buff Orpington chickens! We don't have a rooster to give us fertile chicken eggs, so when the hen went broody last month I replaced the chicken eggs under her with fertile duck eggs. This morning she has hatched 5 so far and still has four eggs under her. Also our Magpie duck, Jemimah, is sitting on a clutch of her own eggs. They aren't due to hatch until next week. I'll try to get a picture of Mama Chicken and her ducklings:)We all so excited! Woo-Hoo!!hugs from the farm... Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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