Duck ruffles feathers at Llanelli day centre
Maddy Hatcher is a rare bird. She has ruffled the feathers Carmarthenshire County Council by going into labour at one of their day centres. Staff and visitors to Llanelli Heol Goffa Day Centre thought they had gone quackers when Maddy the mallard appeared and laid six eggs in a land-locked quadrangle. Manager Terry Howells said: "We thought it was quite strange when Maddy first appeared with two male suitors who were chasing her about the garden. "We have never seen a duck in there before because. There is no water or pond feature. Then, within days she was sitting on a nest with six eggs" The day centre is used by 38 users aged 18 to 60 with learning difficulties. They named their surprised guest Maddy. Mr Howells said they decided to call her Maddy - short for Madeline Hatcher - because it seem such a silly place to raise a brood with no water or means of escape. "But there again Maddy is not such a daft duck because she is getting all the food she requires and...