Our two very loved ducks went missing last Friday. We hung on to a little bit of hope that maybe they found one of the many ponds on the property and that they'd be home soon.
The reality of it is that there are too many predators when it comes to domestic birds and I think that Bridget and Benny made a fox a really good dinner.
I wouldn't be suprised if it was the same fox that was found dead on the highway not too far from our chicken house.....
We've got some of Bridget's duck eggs in 'Matilda' a home made incubater. The Attorney has been turning the eggs three times a day for 22 days. Monday we stop turning the eggs so the little ones inside the eggs can get oriented and then hatch on day 28 or somewhere there abouts. It appears that a few of the eggs may not have been fertile, but there are two that may have a good chance. Time will tell.
In the meantime, we sure miss our ducks. They were so sweet! They were great fun to watch while they waddled around the yard eating bugs and weeds while Bridget "Quacked" and Benny "Chirped."
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Oh that is too bad!
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