Mom has been successful at thinning out her flock of Muscovy Ducks this week! Pretty Girl still has two of her ducklings. So far none of our ducklings have grown up to be brown like Lucky Duck, but we keep raising the dark ducklings...plus Aiden seems to think his Grandma needs to keep a flock of 4 that are his for him...lol... At least he understands that we can only have one Drake and he is more than accepting when we sell them.
Granted, Sweetie finally hatched the nest she has been sitting on for forever and a day...lol...so far there are 7 little yellow ducklings and 3 eggs that hadn't hatched.
I won't be able to make it back to the Homestead again until Wednesday, but I will certainly check back-in on this nest and see if any more hatch out!
Pretty Girl's last nest had 3 eggs that didn't hatch, but it was also in a less protected area that may have flooded a little. This actually used to be a rabbit nesting box that the ducks took to when they weren't in use. We put it back in an old rabbit cage and put it under a portable roof we use for shade in the nursery yard. For now it seems to be working well!
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