Hi,
Hollie from Ontario here. I started out wanted a few cold hardy chickens and ended up with muscovy ducks instead. If I had known how really adorable they are I would have had them instead of dogs I think. I have 13 at the moment, beautiful fun ducks. My neighbours are endlessly amused...
I hatched a mix batch of eggs and though I know most are muscovy I am not positive. Are there any traits that Muscovy ducklings have that other breeds do not? Bigger bills, feet? Or do I have to be patient and wait... and wait...
Thank you
Hollie
I ended up hatching four of the eggs indoors - they got stepped on, shell peeled off and one baby kicked out of the nest before my muscovy hen realized that the cheeping interlopers were not who had been stealing her eggs.
They are now 2 weeks old, and they have play time together but I would...
Hi - need some help with the ID of one of my ducklings. I am pretty sure that 6 are Muscovy - Father Black Pied (though his feathers are browning up - could that be sun?) mom could be chocolate canzie (unlikely to be her - was an old egg I found in her nest), no white other than head, or a...