Sunday; it was cold & rainy around here. My husband had gone to see his Mother for the weekend & I had to feed the animals. I was cranky...in a mood...when I went out to the barn to find that the momma mallard had hatched her eggs! She ended up with 15ducklings! ...but they're all pretty nervous around people & snuggle under momma to stay warm. I got this pic of her and one baby, the others were too shy for the camera & I didn't want to upset her further. The whole discovering that she'd hatched her babes made for a more uplifting day to be sure! We've had chickens "set" on their eggs around here before, but the chickens have never been very successful.
The mallards--on the other hand--more so. Fun stuff...
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