11 Ducklings

Ducklings are allmost all hatched

Petunia was up and about for the first time in over 48 hours. We had a chance to get a good look at her pile of iederdown covered babies, of course we did not have the stupid camera. But we did get pictures a few minutes later. We are trying not to get to close, she hisses her feathered brains out when we are near her. So now we must be patient and wait for her to show us her new brood.

Ducklings

Petunia's babies are hatching today! When I went in her pen to check on progress at 7:00am she lifted her wing to show me her first duckling. Then Petunia gently tucked the little fuzzy baby back under her wing. Now it is 3:30 pm and we are hoping there are more, which I'm sure there are. Here is a picture of the new mommy at 3:30 pm, you can just barely make out the ducklings under her.