Pool Cottage Animal Characters #1 – The Teenagers.
The teenagers, as they are affectionately called on the smallholding, are 6 ducks which we hatched out in 2 batches, using the incubator, back in March and April 2014. They consist of 2 pure Aylesbury’s; a duck and a drake. Then there are 3 Buff Orpington’s; 2 ducks and “Boy George” the most magnificent drake. Finally, we have “Runty”, who is a cross between the two breeds. The Aylesbury’s are the result of the union between Limpy (who can still perform when required) and Mrs