Motherless Duck Eggs Hatch And Are Quickly Adopted By The Strangest New Mama Ever

Ronan and Emma witnessed the most remarkable thing on their farm.

They live on a small farm in Ireland, and they decided to purchase some fertilized duck eggs.

The hardest part of having the eggs on the farm would be keeping predators from having them as a feast.

So, they put them in the barn where they would be safe.

When they came out to check on the eggs one morning, they were surprised to see the shells; they had already hatched.

But where did the ducklings go?

Suddenly, the cat jumped down from the rafters. Then it hit them: the kitty – named Della – had had them for breakfast!

Actually, she hadn’t eaten them…yet. Six hours later, Ronan finds the ducklings but Della has her sights on them, too, and quickly pounces.

“I was thinking, ‘Oh no,’” Ronan said. “We’re only [just] getting them back, and now she’s going to eat them right in front of us!”

But that’s not what she did. Incredibly, Della laid down on her side and the little duckling crawled under her.

The other little ducks joined in. Della started purring loudly…yes, she had taken in the motherless babies!

But that wasn’t the end of their surprises for the day.

A short time later, they found that Della had given birth during the night, just before finding the ducklings, and she loved them all!

Della even nursed the ducklings like she did her kittens. Ducklings usually search for their own food after hatching, but they were quite happy to nurse along with the kittens.

It was quite a sight!

The ducks grew to be much bigger than their ‘mother’, but they still stay close to her, as well as their kitten brothers and sisters.

Watch the adorable video of Della with the ducklings. It proves that motherly instincts are far more powerful than anyone realizes, even in the animal kingdom!