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Woman hatches three ducklings from grocery store eggs

Staff writer

Updated 15 June 2020 at 5:44 pm

Duckling

A woman from Hertfordshire has managed to hatch three ducklings from a pack of eggs she brought at Waitrose.

According to the BBC, Charli Lello got the idea after watching a video of someone hatching quail eggs from a supermarket.

With time on her hands after being furloughed from her job because of the coronavirus pandemic, Ms Lello decided to give the experiment a go, and she didn't have to wait too long for results.

Find out more in the video above.

A woman wearing a facemask walks past a large rainbow in Covent Garden, London, after the UK's chief medical officers agreed to downgrade the coronavirus alert level from four to three after a "steady" and continuing decrease in cases in all four nations.

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French President Emmanuel Macron meets Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during a ceremony at Carlton Gardens. The French president is visiting London on June 18, 2020 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's BBC broadcast to occupied France following the Nazi invasion in 1940 "Appel" .

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 17: Workers uncover the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square on June 17, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The statue was covered up to protect it from vandalism over the weekend, after it was targeted by Black Lives Matter protesters. It is being uncovered ahead of French President Emmanuel Macronâs visit the UK to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulleâs speech urging the French population to resist German occupation during World War II. (Photo by Ilyas Tayfun Salci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A protestor holds a placard depicting Dominic Cummings, Special Political Advisor for the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as pro-EU supporters demonstrate outside Houses of Parliament against no-deal Brexit and call for an extension of the transition period on 17 June, 2020 in London, England. The EU and the UK are negotiating the post-Brexit relationship as Britain's transition period ends in December. (Photo by WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM - 2020/06/15: A couple walk past the Victoria's Secret store.
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Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, announced that all passengers must wear face masks on public transport starting from 15 June and warned that wearing of a face mask would be a condition for travel and failure to comply will result either in not being allowed to travel or a fine. (Photo by Dave Rushen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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A customer carrying bags of shopping leaves Primark in Birmingham as non-essential shops in England open their doors to customers for the first time since coronavirus lockdown restrictions were imposed in March. (Photo by Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)

(Permission granted) A school pupil wearing a face mask on a bus in Newcastle as face coverings become mandatory on public transport in England with the easing of further lockdown restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Police officers wearing face masks at Leeds railway station as face coverings become mandatory on public transport in England with the easing of further lockdown restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: Social Distancing Signs on the Cobbles of Camden Market on June 14, 2020 in London, UK .As the British government further relaxes Covid-19 lockdown measures in England, this week sees preparations being made to open non-essential stores and Transport for London handing out face masks to commuters. International travelers arriving in the UK will face a 14-day quarantine period. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)

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