Last week we got an e-mail from Miss B. a 2nd grade teacher in the area asking if we ate our ducks. As a vegetarian I was able to assure her that we use them for egg laying for our customers and as pets. The next e-mail asked if we could take in the classroom’s science project. All of the eggs they had purchased had hatched and the little ducklings were rapidly outgrowing their habitat.
Miss B. brought out this group first. The dedicated teacher who is here from New Jersey had to help two others from their shells and since they were a little smaller also had to give them a little more TLC. They came out last night to join the rest of the clutch of hatchlings.
The one the students had named Hercules clung to Miss B. and kept following her when she tried to leave. I could tell she was having a hard time letting go and so was the duckling. In a time when so many teachers are under such pressure to deliver test scores with little to work with and financial cuts to their paychecks as well– what a wonderful testament to the lengths these fine educators will go to for their students. Miss B. drove the 30 miles out to the farm on her Spring Break to insure that these little ones would have a place to grow. We thank her for this wonderful addition to our farm on behalf of all of our customers who buy duck eggs. We hope that she and her students will visit Hercules and the others often.
I’ve known Ms B since she was a girl. She was always a warm sensitive person. Children love her! As beautiful inside as she is outside. Her students are very fortunate to have such a caring teacher. And yes she does miss Hercules!
What a beautiful, once in a lifetime opportunity she gave our children! She is an amazing teacher and our kids are so blessed to have her! (O: Thank you Chile Acres for taking in the ducklings, we’ll be sure to visit soon.
Dear Chile Acres,
I am one of Ms. B.’s students. Thank you for taking care of our ducks. I miss them a lot. They were very cute. I might be visiting some time so I can say hello to my duckie friends! Thank you again!
Sincerely, Annabelle
Miss B. here! I cannot thank you enough for taking care of our little ducklings in what was much of a trial and error process! They grew so fast and as much as we wanted to be a part of their growing up – it would not have been fair to our feathered friends to keep them in such a small space. I appreciate all you have done and send my love to the ducklings! I can’t wait to see them again (especially Hercules)
Thank you, again!
Hi Chile Acres,
I am in Miss B’s class and the ducks were so much fun to watch hatch. They are getting SO big! Thank you so much for your willingness to take care of them!
Sincerely,
Bryn T.