Disco, the Trust disabled duck has finally hatched her latest brood.
Pleased to announce that one of her ten ducklings is a yellow one !
This proves that Ebony the Drake carries the gene responsible, and has passed it on.
Some of the non Yellow ducklings will also carry the gene which is good news for the future river duck population, as these yellow ducklings will show up for years to come.
We now have 6, counting Saffron... and she is also sitting on a clutch fathered by Ebony. I fully expect at least half of them should be Yellow beauties as well.
The Trust has given them a chance, all of them will be released to the River in due course.
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