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Protective custody: A chicken on small Markham farm rented by Michael and Sandra Wall keeps a close watch over the eight ducklings it hatched after the eggs were abandoned by the mother duck
Protective custody: A chicken on small Markham farm rented by Michael and Sandra Wall keeps a close watch over the eight ducklings it hatched after the eggs were abandoned by the mother duck

Protective custody: A chicken on small Markham farm rented by Michael and Sandra Wall keeps a close watch over the eight ducklings it hatched after the eggs were abandoned by the mother duck

Date6/10/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Protective custody: A chicken on small Markham farm rented by Michael and Sandra Wall keeps a close watch over the eight ducklings it hatched after the eggs were abandoned by the mother duck.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0003944F
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