Don and I often talk about how magical Morning Bray Farm is, but we can’t figure this one out.
From out of nowhere, a baby mallard appeared in our garage yesterday.
Baby’s parents were not to be found, but Baby is extremely alert and seems quite strong.
Don has Baby in the powder room with a heat lamp and a warm, fluffy blanket, poultry starter feed and ample water. Naturally, we weren’t properly equipped to handle baby ducks until just a few weeks ago.
What can I say? Isn’t this a teensy bit odd? Good, but odd?
Saturday update: Don has named her Charlotte. If she’s a boy, Charlie.
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June 3, 2011 at 6:19 am
Maybe the parents of baby mellard are readers of your blog and know about the happy ducklings at Morning Bray Farm?
He is so cute 🙂
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June 3, 2011 at 6:30 am
Pia,
He is very cute. 🙂
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June 3, 2011 at 6:22 am
Magical, yes!
Odd, no. 🙂
What is his/her name? I know you’re naming it.
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June 3, 2011 at 6:28 am
CeeCee,
You know we are. 😀 Don said he would pick a name today… we’ll keep you posted. 🙂
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June 3, 2011 at 6:40 am
Good thing you don’t live in the migratory path of elephants or hippopotami…imagine one of their orphans in your powder room.
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June 3, 2011 at 6:51 am
Carson,
All things considered, what’s wrong with a little more poop? 😉
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June 3, 2011 at 6:42 am
These little ones know where a “good home
is” …We raised ducks several years ago and Dixie (the duck, a female mallard)
would follow Dickie the cocker spaniel
and Goofy the cat all over the yard. She
was a member of the family for many years.
Hope Leland is well……
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June 3, 2011 at 6:52 am
Annie,
Sounds like your adventure with Dixie was a great one.
Leland is doing much, much better these days. Thank you so much for asking. 🙂
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June 3, 2011 at 6:43 am
Odd? Heck no. He knows where the getting is good. The word is out in the avian world.
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June 3, 2011 at 6:53 am
Cathy,
Gee, thanks. 🙂
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June 3, 2011 at 7:10 am
Odd? Maybe. Adorable? Definitely.
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June 3, 2011 at 7:13 am
I wonder if he/she will be content to live with the other ducks or will have the “call of the wild” to go find other Mallards.
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June 3, 2011 at 7:20 am
Good, definitely good! Animals only trust the best of people!
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June 3, 2011 at 7:48 am
Morning Bray is fast becoming a safe haven for ALL creatures, great and small! Congrats on the new baby…
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June 3, 2011 at 7:59 am
OMG that little ball of fuzz knew right where to come! Well, he or she will have some really cool brothers and sisters 😀
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June 3, 2011 at 8:04 am
In the animal world…all roads lead to Morning Bray Farm! 🙂 Your new little guy is adorable!
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June 3, 2011 at 8:14 am
I’m agreeing with the others. Mom and Dad decided he would have a better life with y’all. Perhaps there is some sort of sign indicating that your place is a great place for animals!
Years ago my husband had an entire clutch of ducklings (what do you call a bunch of them?) walk into a service bay at a car dealership. No sign of mom or dad. We raised two. They turned out to be Wood Ducks (which you aren’t allowed to have) so we were very quiet about having them, didn’t handle them and released them as soon as they could fly.
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June 3, 2011 at 8:27 am
You and Don must be baby duck magnets. But maybe Carson is right about the migratory path of Big Beasties. What a cutie this one is.
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June 3, 2011 at 9:30 am
Maybe the mama and papa abandoned him because he might be a tad weak in some way and they were flying over Morning Bray Farm and saw the other lucky ducks and their pool and thought, “QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!! meaning this is the place for our little duckling to grow stronger!!!”
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June 3, 2011 at 9:33 am
Cute little rascal. No sign of mama and poppa?
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June 3, 2011 at 1:18 pm
The best surprises come in small packages! What a cutie! I agree with Carson – good thing you’re not on an elephant path. Anybody remember the movie “Elephant Walk” (1954) with Elizabeth Taylor? Don’t get in the way of elephants!!!
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June 4, 2011 at 4:35 am
The Empty Arms B&B (aka Morning Bray Farm)is a magnet for all of God’s critters!
Very cute!
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June 4, 2011 at 11:39 am
That’s about cute! Oh, no! My husband’s going to want ducks!
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June 4, 2011 at 6:16 pm
All creatures great and small…looks like your aura is drawing them in. Thank God for that, I say. Blessings on all of you.
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June 5, 2011 at 8:12 am
You mean you didn’t put that ad on craigslist “great duckling home, heat lamps and fluffy beading. Large guard donkeys. Free room and board.” ?
Hmmm. Maybe it was Bernard.
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June 5, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Just amazing! Charlotte or Charlie looks lovely!
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June 9, 2011 at 7:09 am
Oh, you’re so lucky!! The universe has dubbed you “Duck master” and you shall have homeless and needy ducks flocking to you.
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