Our First Duckling has Hatched : UPDATE 3 MORE HATCHED

 For most of you having a newly hatched life is old hat.  But for us, this is the first new life created here on our little farm.

Yesterday our Pekin moved off her nest so we could get a good look at the first of her eggs to hatch.  Of the thirteen eggs she started with, this little guy is one of the last six remaining eggs.

It was necessary for us to remove the drake from the pen because he was endangering the eggs.
We found at least two of them outside the nest and broken.

This couple are what we saved from the dozen we had bought for meat last year.
Four each, Pekin, Swiss Khaki, and Blue Swedish.

Can't wait to see the other five ducklings!







UPDATE:   3 MORE HATCHED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND WERE SEEN OUT WALK WITH MAMA THIS MORNING.