Simply exploring

Started the adventure of raising chickens and ducks. After lots of reading decided to start with getting eggs to incubate. Looking around for chickens and was offered ducks. So ended up with 7 chicken eggs and 6 duck eggs. Out of the 7 chicken eggs 6 of them were fertile and the best part was candling them and seeing them grow. Out of the 6 ducks 2 were fertile so got 3 more and all are fertile. It’s beyond exciting. When I picked up the eggs I felt a little girl on Christmas morning. After 21 days the 6 chicks hatched in March 20. Yay! We got spring chicks. It was amazing to get to watch them pip and then emerge from the eggs. So far all six are healthy and adorable. We have another week for the ducklings to hatch and then three more weeks for the other three ducklings to come. Hunter and Ava have been so excited watching. Hunter helps me clean the cage, the brooder. He talks to them and says good night. Hunter named a couple of them. So far we have Smiley, lucky, pizza and blackout. Lol, it’s amazing. We are are all learning so much through this experience and it makes us so happy. Goes to show you learning is life and life is learning!