Happy Together

(Hatching is due any day now in the west nest.)

Two hens continue to share the east nest box every morning. The hen that comes in to join the one that is incubating doesn’t stay long. She’s there for just 10 minutes or so; long enough to lay an egg. But they don’t fight like others do in that same situation. It would be interesting to know if they are related. That makes a difference for some mammals that parent cooperatively, but for ducks?

Here’s a picture of them from Saturday morning:

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