This summer I  ventured into an area that I had previously avoided. Not only did I allow Margarita,  our broody duck, to sit on fertile eggs, I actually encouraged it. She is one of those mama wannabe ducks that just can't do anything else once the broody bug hits. So we anxiously awaited the hatching of the fertile eggs. How do you know the eggs are fertile? There was no worry that the eggs were not fertile. We have plenty of drakes and they do their job. And candling showed … [Read more...]