Make Way for Ducklings!

The ducklings have arrived!

All day long on Saturday, the ducklings hatched. One by one, deliberately. Cookies&Cream is an excellent mother, and only let us sneak glimpses of the babies every once in a while.

 Fresh, and still wet from their eggs, they snuggle in to stay warm.

By the end of the day, all the eggs had hatched. Thirteen beautiful ducklings. Every egg hatched.

Today, Sunday, she has been out with her babies all afternoon. Here they are on their second day of life.

 While I was in the coop taking pictures, all the ducklings started hopping into Oreo's nest box. Oreo, annoyed at all the ducklings climbing all over her, lifted up her wings and tried to shoo them away. Lo and behold, tiny fuzzy heads popped up like popcorn from underneath her to see what all the commotion was about. Oreo's clutch has hatched! Still have no idea how many she has, but if all hatched, 27 would be our grand total. That's a whole lotta ducklings...!

 This is when Cookies&Cream's babies decided that maybe this nest was best. They began nestling under Oreo's wings and didn't leave her side when there own mother headed home. Hopefully they will all sort it out eventually. In the meantime, I can hardly stand the cuteness!