A chicken and an Indian Runner breed duck are co-parenting on a nest at Winterpast Farm petting zoo in Wake Forest NC. Chicken eggs take 21 days to hatch while duck eggs take 28 so it will be interesting to see which mom claims which baby when the time comes.
Winterpast Farm Schedule:
OPEN Fri June 17 from 12-5 (baby quail hatching under a broody hen? Will close for rain so check back)
OPEN Sat June 18 from 10-5
OPEN Sun June 19 from 12-5 (half price admission for all Fathers!)
CLOSED Mon June 20
CLOSED Tues June 21
OPEN Wed June 22 from 10-5
OPEN Thurs June 23 from 10-5
CLOSED Fri June 24
OPEN Sat June 25 from 10-5
OPEN Sun June 26 from 12-5
CLOSED Mon June 27
CLOSED Tues June 28
OPEN Wed June 29 from 10-5
OPEN Thurs June 30 from 10-5 (peacock eggs due to hatch in incubator!)
Please read the ENTIRE “your visit” page at our website www.winterpast.org which explains how to schedule a farm visit and what food you can bring to feed the animals.
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