We Have Ducklings!

One day, and I can't say for sure which day exact ally it was, we noticed that we hadn't seen OddBall, the duck, in awhile, so a search ensued, but to no avail. OddBall was still missing. A few days later a storm was rolling in and the kids went out, before school, to batten down the hatches, and get the animals into their pens ahead of the storm. In the hustle and bustle of the impending storm, we learned two things... First, we learned the location of our missing duck, OddBall. Second, we learned that OddBall was a GIRL! And she had a nest!  We were able to figure out that she was sitting on about a dozen or so eggs. 

As you can imagine, this was a rather surprising revelation for us! We were terribly worried about her and her nest of eggs during the storm, so when Dad got home, he built her a "duck blind" to protect her from the storm. Thankful so! The worst snowstorm of the entire year hit us on April 15th, but Momma OddBall was safe, sound, and dry through the night!

The duck blind protected her throughout the storm and through the next few weeks as she hatched her babies. 

This afternoon, as we got home from work and school, the kids dutifully ran out and checked on OddBall to find, to their utter delight, beautiful, perfectly smooth, white eggs replaced with adorable, fuzzy little ducklings! 

OddBall did a great job on her first clutch and hatched seven darling little ducklings!