08/24/2025
Have you ever seen a chicken with a duckling before? 🤔
My oldest chicken Tilly, hatched her very own duckling! 🎊
Tillys flock gradually passed away as they aged, leaving her and her rooster as the last ones. Once her rooster passed away, Tillys old owner thought it would be best for her to go to a home with a flock so that she wouldn't be alone. Of course I had to take her in! 🐓🏡
Tilly was 5 years old when I got her, and she is now roughly 8 years old! She hobbles around as an old gal does, but she is happy and healthy and loves free ranging around the yard! 🌳
One of my young ducks, Shbaby, tried to brood for the first time this year! She got better at learning to stay on her nest, and then one day she was out and about like normal and never returned to her nest. I went to check on her nest to figure out what to do with it, when I discovered that Tilly had taken it over! She was keeping those eggs nice and warm, so I decided to wait and see what would happen. 👀
Sure enough, a few days later Tilly starting coming outside again... and she was followed by an adorable duckling! This is the only baby that hatched from this brood, and I think it is one of the most special things in the world! 🐣
It's adorable to see Tilly with a baby following her around (especially considering the fact that she hasn't laid eggs of her own in years), and to watch the baby treat her like it's their real mom! The baby will nibble on Tillys feathers, run under and around her, and sit underneath of her to stay warm! 💗
I've never seen a chicken with a duckling of her own before, and if you haven't either, now you have! I hope you get as much joy from this situation as I do! 🦆🥰