My blog Ducklings!Recently, a duck flew into the courtyard at school (which the only way for her to get in/out of is to fly because we´re a circular school) and lay some eggs. Seven little ducklings hatched, but four have so far been killed by crows, red kites and the like. The Buildings Manager has built them a makeshift pond and they happily waddle around, and everyone enjoys watching them. ANOTHER duck also laid five eggs, but gave up on them and acts as a second mother to the first set of ducklings. Her eggs have hatched, and some ducklings were born. She killed one, injured another, and just left them alone. When one of them had JUST hatched, they were found at about 9pm at night toddling around the courtyard. The cleaners put him in a box, and put the box in the Building Manager´s office. When they came back, he was running round the office, and ran out of the door! He ran around the school quite happily untill they caught him. All the younger ducklings have gone to an animal sanctuary so they wont be attacked by their mother again, and the older ones are being left untill they are old enough to fly away on their own. Comments Member Removed 27 Jun 2008 22:24 Description poor little ducklings hope that they make it in the animal sanctuary. What an interesting story, Vicky, she was an unfit mother they need to fly away from her. perhaps there was a bit of jealousy going on with the 2 female ducks!!! Wonder where father duck is. |