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)!