On Sunday, a duck flew out of my yard.
I didn't think anything of it.
Then on Monday, hubby mentioned he saw a duck fly out of our garden. I did think something of it!
We investigated and found this egg!
And mama duck watching over us from nearby.
Then she came back ... and left behind another egg!
Then we didn't see her the rest of Monday - or Monday night - or Tuesday morning. We determined she must have deserted the nest.
Then Tuesday night there were three eggs!
She hadn't deserted it! (or us)
Wednesday the eggs were all covered up! It was time for google.
Our duck is laying eggs and keeping them at a constant temperature until they are all there (up to 12 or so!) and then she will begin the approximately 28 day incubation where she stays on the nest. There's lots more cool info at the
link - go
read it!
And once the ducklings hatch, they pretty much leave us! and head off to water where they can feed off the water-life.
