Sunday, May 13, 2012. After hiding her eggs under the duck house for several weeks, Sunshine finally emerged with her ducklings!

We made a quick count…actually, it’s really hard to count ducklings. They all look the same and they never stop waddling, peeping and squirming! But we finally got a good head count. There are 12 new babies at the ranch!

“I nearly fainted from the cuteness!” said volunteer, Genevieve Chatel. Ben Gress simply said, “Twelve more ducks?” And Kathryn Gress has spent the past week rounding up fluffy little ones who keep escaping the duck pen. Screening has now been added to keep the babies safe.

Sunshine is an attentive mother and Poppa Shadow just wanders around the duck pen looking bemused.

Check out the duckling video. If you’d like to see these darlings in person CONTACT the ranch to volunteer. Visits are by appointment only.