[Hayley'sHens]

I lost 1 of my Cherry valley ducks this morning, My daughter found her dead down the bottom of the garden  No signs of anything untowards, She had her eyes wide open and was fine when I let them out this morning at 7am.

On a plus note my silkie cross has just hatched her very first chick, A cream legbar. 2 more chicks chirping within their shells and pipping nicely, So a very bitter sweet day for me

[scabs]

I'm sorry to hear about your duck, Hayley, I know how you feel about them.

Big hugs and a congrats on the chick.

[joyfull]

Sorry about you duck 
Oooh cream legbars eh - you should be able to sex them straight away then 

[Hayley'sHens]

Thanks  1st chick turned out to be a  black araucana, Thought it was too dark to be a legbar  2nd chick hatched fine, defo a cream legbar but not sure of sex yet, It was a bit too dark outside when I cheked on it. Im not holding out much hope for the 3rd, although I maybe wrong but it doesnt seem to have the strenght to get itself out of the shell

[joyfull]

love black araucanas, I have a few plus a lovely beetle black cockerel 

[iwantanallotment]

Sorry about your duck    Always hard when it happens so unexpectedly like that.

Any news on the 3rd egg/chick?  Hope it found its way out eventually. Well done Silkie 

[Hayley'sHens]

The 3rd chick didn't make it.