Fred the Labraduck carries his nine adopted ducklings on his back

Fred the resident Labrabor at popular tourist spot Mountfitchet Castle has taken on nine ducklings. Adorable photos show Fred lying on the grass in the grounds of the castle, his adopted children. In one picture, the nine brothers and sisters can be seen sitting on his back. Mountfitchet Castle is a Norman Motte and Bailey castle, built of wood. Formerly an Iron Age hill fort, the historic site was also a Roman signals fort and later a Saxon and Viking settlement before being attacked in 1066 by William the