48 live ducklings hatch from balut eggs at produce shop
48 live ducklings hatch from balut eggs at produce shop
2026-09-01
Four little ducks went out one day. Out the produce store and into the city of Kaohsiung. The beloved nursery rhyme “Five Little Ducks” may be a little different than the live action version that happened in Kaohsiung during the most recent rainy stretch in the south, as a total of 48 ducklings hatched from balut eggs, likely due to humid, muggy air. Thankfully for the ducklings, the grocer and locals have fallen in love with the accident babies.
This video posted online by a greengrocer shows four ducklings making a run for it. But there’s no need to waddle away from this produce store, because the boss isn’t planning on turning them into duck stew. In addition to fruit and vegetables, the shop also sells balut eggs, a type of Southeast Asia street food staple in which the inside of a duck egg has a fertilized embryo. During the typhoon day on Aug. 24, the grocer went to check out his shop when he saw that the balut eggs had come alive.
Greengrocer
Surrogate father of ducklings
For the typhoon, we had two days off in a row. We came to the store the day before to check out, you know, everything that was inside. When we opened the door we were surrounded by ducks; that’s when I realized the eggs must’ve hatched.
This greengrocer in Kaohsiung’s Gangshan District had perfect conditions to hatch a big batch of ducklings: the stretch of rain created humidity that turned muggy thanks to the building’s metal structure. The result was ducklings popping out of balut eggs.
- Another one has hatched
The grocer is a man of many hats: on top of being a delivery nurse, he’s also babysitting a great group of ducklings that are a result of a beautiful accident.
Greengrocer
Surrogate father of ducklings
It might be because of the egg producers, who didn’t do a good job of stopping the embryos’ development, which led to them continuing to grow inside the shells. In general, we sell most of our balut eggs to Vietnamese customers. The eggs are a traditional delicacy over in Vietnam.
Due to the grocer’s caring heart, these little ducklings are growing up quickly. But finding future homes for 48 of them was no easy task, which is why he turned to the internet to find adoptive parents.
Greengrocer
Surrogate father of ducklings
Many people have come just to see the ducks. The last few days whenever I pick up the phone, it’s because people are calling to ask if the ducks are still here. This is why I’m thoroughly vetting the future owners before I let them adopt one.
Except for two, which will remain at the shop, all the other accidental hatchlings have found their forever homes. The grocer hopes these miraculous ducklings can continue to have good luck, growing up to live long healthy lives.
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蔬果店老闆變鴨爸爸 店內"鴨仔蛋"竟孵化出48隻小鴨
2026-09-01
前幾天高雄下暴雨期間，一間蔬果行老闆，回店裡巡視時，打開鐵門，竟然被整群小鴨軍團包圍。原來是店裡販售的"鴨仔蛋"，因為雨天潮濕悶熱，集體破殼而出，一口氣孵化48隻小鴨，老闆瞬間變成鴨爸爸，照顧期間，還有四隻偷跑逃亡，最後還是被抓回來，形成逗趣畫面。
四隻可愛鴨鴨，成群結隊，排好隊形，執行落跑計畫。店家把影片PO上網，搞笑說，沒有要做成薑母鴨，不用落跑。但這群鴨鴨，其實是店裡販售的鴨仔蛋，幾天前放颱風假，老闆到店裡巡視時，鐵門一打開，迎接他的，竟然是鴨子軍團，無敵傻眼。
[[蔬果行老闆]]
“颱風然後連放兩天，我們前一天會來店裡面檢查一下，就是店裡面的東西，開門一瞬間就被鴨子包圍，我才知道說那些蛋已經孵化了”
高雄岡山區一間蔬果行，下暴雨期間，原本是食材的鴨仔蛋，遇到潮濕環境，加上店裡鐵皮屋悶熱，天時地利加持下，孵化破殼而出。
- 又有一隻孵出來了啦
這下老闆不只要接生，還要照顧小鴨，兼做保姆，但鴨仔蛋怎麼會突然孵化？
[[蔬果行老闆]]
“那個可能是(蛋商)他們，沒有控制好它的(生長)週期數，導致它後面繼續成長。我們鴨仔蛋，基本上都是賣給越南客人比較多啦，它在越南那邊算是一個美食”
小鴨鴨們，經過老闆細心照顧，頭好壯壯，但一口氣孵化48隻小鴨，數量實在驚人，只好上網尋找有緣人。
[[蔬果行老闆]]
“很多人都是因為鴨子來的，我這幾天光接電話，每個都打來說，請問還有鴨子，所以我有認真篩選過，才給他們(領養)”
孵化的鴨鴨，幾乎都順利送出，剩下兩隻留在店裡當店鴨，老闆說希望這些逃過死劫的鴨鴨，都能健康順利長大。
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