Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[LonelyPageTurne]

Dang it quoted wrong post

 

[Welshies]

How well do Muscovy hens lay?
And also, what does Muscovy meat taste like compared to mallard derived duck meat? (Please don't kill me here!)

 

[Ren2014]

2 chocolate 2 cream 1 lavender. All barred.



1 blue 3 black all pied...not sure who dad is on these. Either lav split to choc or blue pied. Probably blue pied.

BEAUTFUL!

 

[jholtz3944]

this is my


George. he is about 4 months old. muscovy pekin mix. very nice usually and very slow. can fly up high and sit up high on things

 

[Ren2014]

this is my


George. he is about 4 months old. muscovy pekin mix. very nice usually and very slow. can fly up high and sit up high on things

So handsome!

 

[casportpony]

Everyone, great pictures!

-Kathy

 

[MandyJ]

So handsome!

x2

 

[txcarl1258]

Alton, now 10 weeks old, is still not holding his wings up very well. Anything I can do at this age? Is this genetic?? I want badly to breed him because of his ripple color but I don't want to breed defects

It isn't a defect it's due to his wings being heavy from all the blood feathers. Once the blood receeds his wings should come back up.

 

[macgro7]

How well do Muscovy hens lay?
And also, what does Muscovy meat taste like compared to mallard derived duck meat? (Please don't kill me here!)

They only lay a clutch of 10-20 eggs and then go broody. If you are lucky they can do it 2-3 times a year. And that's it. No more eggs.
As for the taste, it is quite different than other ducks. There is no fat, much more meat (breast, legs), it is dark red and tastes more like lamb or veal than normal duck.
Fantastic meat

 

[tmorgan46]

It isn't a defect it's due to his wings being heavy from all the blood feathers. Once the blood receeds his wings should come back up.

Same exact thing my young drake just went through. I was worried as well until one day I noticed he had stopped.