This week three little ducklings joined our menagerie. We've had horrible luck in hatching this year. Of course, I haven't been very attentive to the situation and have left it all up to nature and the whims of broody hens.
Most of this hatch didn't make it. There were a lot of fully formed chicks that just didn't hatch properly. I'm not sure why. The crested duckling may be a clue as the crested gene has a fatal gene connection somehow. (I just skimmed over most of the crested information in my reading). I do have one duck with a very tiny bump of a crest and she must be this one's mother.
The three are very happy in the brooder. We are playing with them in hopes that they'll be a little more people friendly than their parents. They're just so cute and fluffy!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Three Ducklings
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Love your blog. Nice photography. Baby ducks are a hoot.
ReplyDeleteBaby ducks are possibly the cutest. And they are goofy too. They are living in my studio at the moment and we're all having a great time.
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