With much quacking and protest we picked up three ducklings and mother and carried them from the duck ark (where they were closed in all day) back to the duck run where they were hatched. They can now join the drake and the new duck, who has just started sitting on her nest and 7 or 8 eggs. The ducklings will learn to swim in the duck bath and will be unfettered by a constant roof over their beautiful heads. Of course we will shut them into them duck house at night to keep away from Mr Fox.