Molly had eight live babies yesterday evening and into the night. It was not a warm night, and I found it hard to keep them warmed up so it was a long night.
The babies are little, three were very small and died in the night, Molly herself was very shaky and unsettled through the whole process which took hours. But so far so good.
And the new duck house came. We will set that up today. John will put windows in it. Heidi who is here helping this week suggested we line the floor with a tarp so the duck poop and wet straw does not rot it. This is a pretty good idea. 
I will take some photos of the new babies after work this morning. Everything will look better in there when I open her door. She and I both hate being locked in.
We got so many vege scraps from the restaurant that even the cows got a share.
Ok! Have a great day. I will drop back in after a few hours at the mill.
Celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
30 responses to “MOLLY’S EIGHT”
I have used enamel paint on floor to make easier to clean
a neighbor used cheep sticky back tile in his chicken house
or odds and ends of vynal flooring, stores sometimes sell cheap, or give away
Well done Molly (and you). I look forward to seeing the piglets.
The duck house looks fantastic!
Best to you and Molly and the wee ones💕
Full steam at the Farmy heading into your spring-summer season.
All the best to you, Molly, and her 5. I am quite unhappy about the weather right now as I have goat babies due in a few days. I hope the baby piggies do well. The new duck house is lovely!
Hope I did not hex the site a few days back saying Molly would birth five to eight ! Just her size and number of teats ! Sorry! The new duck palace is beautiful and a good buy for the future ! And those restaurant leftovers look preciously perfect for a pot of soup made in the kitchen for two-leggeds 🙂 !
Oh dear! Hoping Molly and all the littles rally and get a break in the weather soon.
Sending good wishes to Molly and her wee ones! Glad she had you there on her team. Looks like warmer weather is about two days away. The duck house looks amazing! They are going to love it.
Do we get to name the new duck accommodations, palatial as they are? How about Duck Mahal, or Ducktopia…? I thought the tarp floor lining was a good idea, especially if you use one a bit larger than the floor size, string some rope though the eyelets round the sides, and then hook the rope onto hooks in the walls round the sides. When the time comes to clean up, you just pull the rope up tight and it encloses the contents like a big purse for you to remove and hose down. Well done Miss Molly on the remaining 5, I hope she’s recovering from her birth-shock. It must be such a strange feeling to be suddenly empty after being inhabited by 8 babies for so long.
There are eight lively piglets – and yes I agree – she was out of sorts
Ah, so glad to know she still has the 8!
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