{"id":640,"date":"2020-02-08T14:40:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T14:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplestead.com\/?p=640"},"modified":"2020-02-08T14:40:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T14:40:22","slug":"incubating-duck-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplestead.com\/?p=640","title":{"rendered":"Incubating Duck Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ducks are my passion.  They are some of the most entertaining, beautiful, and useful animals I keep on my homestead.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you also feel drawn to ducks, then check out my latest duck post on Morning Chores. 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