Hatchlings Happening!

[Karen]

Thanks. Millicent is now sitting on her nest again, and we'll keep her in there until there are babies - that's the plan anyway!

[cassiesmom]

I’m glad she is back on the nest! Best wishes!

[Karen]

Today's surprise is pretty Magnolia, whom we knew was setting for a while, emerged today with seven ducklings! Congratulations pretty momma! She is a Muscovy Duck, and some of her babies are Muscovey and some are "Mullards" - Franklin the Cayuga Duck mated her as well.

Anyway, here she is ....

with all seven, albeit a bit blurry


Here's a better one of her but with just six duckling visible - the other was behind the box


And here she is schooling one of the baby chickens from Easter, now huge, for getting near HER babies! (all seven visible again)!

[phesina]

AWWWwwwwwww!!!! How sweet and lovely and beautiful!

Congratulations, Mama Magnolia!

[cats4ever]

They are so beautiful!

[Felicia's Mom]

Magnolia, your babies are beautiful!

[Karen]

Oooh, oooh! July 4th my niece Emily visited - no pictures of her, sorry. But on that day, unbeknownst to us at the time, the first gosling of the year hatched!

I did not get a close up picture, momma Winnie is very protective, as she should be. But here she is ... Emily the gosling and her momma

[Vette]

Aw!! little fluffballs with legs
congratulations on everyone