The Duck Thread

[Miss Lydia]

could anyone please tell me what kind of duck this is

I have had it since easter its wings are clipped it has a light blue bill and light blue feet its a female and its tail looks funny could anyone please tell me what kind of duck I have?

Looking at the tip of bill makes me think Muscovy

 

[ducklover31]

yes I took the pic yesterday

 

[Miss Lydia]

yes I took the pic yesterday

If you have had this duck since Easter if Scovy it would be getting the carnuckles so scratch Scovy unless a mix. But sure is cute.

explain about tail

 

[jmutagurwa]

YES i have watched the duck thread I will take my duck

 

[Miss Lydia]

YES i have watched the duck thread I will take my duck

where are you taking your duck?

 

[Britesea]

possibly a mule cross?

 

[ducklover31]

here are some better pictures I took today

its webbed feet have white-ish and something and on its knees it has yellow stuff


and it has a very light blue bill

 

[Miss Lydia]

here are some better pictures I took today

its webbed feet have white-ish and something and on its knees it has yellow stuff


and it has a very light blue bill

I say Muscovy mix. no carnukles makes me think mix. especially if close to 5 months old.

 

[Betsy57]

Some do.

My runners laid for 14 months, then a month rest, then 12 months, then a few weeks' rest, then 9 months, now 3 months' rest and counting.

As we can see, they don't quite have a real rhythm. There are so many variables, too. I am happy for them to take a rest.

Some ducks lay year 'round - generally speaking. And a number of breeds are seasonal layers, like Muscovies and Black East Indies (from what I read).

I haven't taken time to read this whole thread but I have a question. Hope this isn't somewhere already in this thread. My ducks lay nearly 100% rate. Been doing that for nearly a year. I was wondering, wild ducks don't lay like this do they? Do they lay just when they're reading to sit on a clutch of eggs and then stop when they have "enough" to sit on?

 

[Amiga]

I haven't taken time to read this whole thread but I have a question. Hope this isn't somewhere already in this thread. My ducks lay nearly 100% rate. Been doing that for nearly a year. I was wondering, wild ducks don't lay like this do they? Do they lay just when they're reading to sit on a clutch of eggs and then stop when they have "enough" to sit on?

Yes, pretty much that's how it works. The domestic laying breeds are very unusual in that way - but the ducks that keep laying have been selected for breeding. It can be rough on their little bodies. I have been told the laying breeds are more prone to prolapse and other oviduct problems.

While I appreciate the eggs, I feel relieved when they rest.

Some domestic breeds have more of the wild-type laying pattern, laying in the spring and perhaps into summer only.