Every now and then, the farm gives you a moment that just makes you smile. While feeding the chickens and ducks this morning, I kept hearing a soft chirping sound. I was not expecting babies, so I brushed it off at first. Then it happened again.
It turns out one of our Muscovy ducks decided to make a nest on top of the chicken coop without us noticing. She quietly sat on her eggs and hatched a small batch of ducklings all on her own.
The ducklings eventually made their way down and into the coop. The hens looked just as confused as I was, unsure of what to make of the tiny newcomers running between their legs.
Life on the farm has a way of surprising us, usually when we least expect it. And this morning it came in the form of a handful of healthy little ducks that arrived without any help from us at all.
