Duck eggs

We have three ducks.  Izzy, Dizzy, and Lizzy.  I have no idea who is who.  I can tell which one is the male by the little curl at the end of his tail but other than that I have three identical Peking ducks.  I have always loved ducks. There is something so peaceful about the way they swim across a pond and dive gracefully under the water.  So back in May we acquired these three and imagine my surprise when they started laying eggs in December!  We were delighted.  If you've never had a duck egg you are missing out.  They  are much richer than a chicken egg, higher in protein, lower in cholesterol, and free of those stress hormones you get from the factory chicken egg.

Every morning I go out to the barn and there are two or three eggs waiting for me, like a little duck gift.  This morning however, one of my ducks was proudly sitting on her "nest".  She was carefully tucking the eggs under her and when she saw me she walked sadly away, looking back at me as if to say, "Go ahead, take them."  I reassured her that the eggs were hers.  Seeing her on that nest just made my morning.  It's the little things....