patti
Well, it's kinda cute actually.
Here's the story,
At Homestead Farm (where my horse and pony live) there are a bunch of hens, but no roosters. They are there for nothing more than amusement and eating fly larva. Nobody is collecting eggs or anything. Naturally the hens do lay eggs, here - there - everywhere, but the eggs never hatch of course (need roosters for that).

Also at the farm there is a small flock of ducks - no pond, no stream, no water unless we fill a small pool for them - but ducks just for amusement. Now there are drakes in this flock so, ya know, those duck eggs that appear may very well be fertile.

So one day a very frustrated hen comes across a stray large egg and thinks, "hmm, this egg looks lonely. I think I'll keep it company a while, maybe keep it nice and toasty. And by the way - WOE be to ANYONE who comes near me and my egg!"

We all go about our business, chuckling to ourselves about how funny it would be if a duck came out of that egg...



Meet Chuck the Duck, who thinks he's a chicken (of course we don't know if Chuck is a he or a she)











Somewhere in this mob are the DNA mom and dad. There is only one female and three males, so I guess it might be understandable that she abandoned her egg. Those guys are on her case non-stop. She has no feathers on the back of her head or neck.

5 Responses
  1. pamibe Says:

    How sweet! And of course the adopted Mom could care less that her new baby quacks... LOL!


  2. patti Says:

    Not only does she not care, there is no need to protect the baby from the cats (6) or dogs (2, one a pit) cause that mama hen can more than handle the job. We once saw the pit come screaming out of a stall with this hen attached to his side. Thought we'd split a gut laughing.


  3. Mrs. Who Says:

    Adoption is beautiful!


  4. Joanie Says:

    Adoption is elemental.

    And it somehow reminds me that episode of Friends when the guys get Chick and Duck.


  5. patti Says:

    I personally like how it says you don't care how ugly your mama is, if she loves you and takes care of you - you'll follow her and love her back...
    but i'm having one of those kinds of weeks.


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