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  1. lauralou

    Seeking female Goose - Central Virginia

    I have 3 ganders. They are generally pretty happy among their own little flock, but with breeding season right around the corner, I would like to find a few female geese to enhance their lives. I recalled a local man joking about how he had released a couple of domestic geese at a nearby lake...
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    First egg - Giant Dewlap Toulouse

    Very exciting news! I came home from work Monday evening and found this in the goose pen: Look at the size of that egg! Ouch. My geese hatched last April, so they are 10 months old. Truly a first egg ever. I have more pictures but have kind of forgotten how to post them. Shouting...
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    Muscovy Breeding Pair - Lavender/Cream - VA

    I'm moving, and I need to downsize a bit, so I'm offering up a very nice muscovy breeding pair. The drake is a really big boy! He's a lavender. The hen is a cream, and she is just the sweetest thing. The cream color is basicly lavender with the addition of the chocolate gene...
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    Welsummer Pair - VA Pickup Only

    I have a pair of Welsummers for sale. Actually, I'm willing to part with a hen in order to find a home for a roo. There are 2 roos to choose from. They are 15 weeks old, and come from bargain's eggs. They are very well-mannered young men. Here's a group shot of the 4 that I hatched. The...
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    2010 Egglaying has Begun

    I have 14 hens that could possibly lay an egg. They range in age from this past year's pullets to a couple of 3 (4?) year olds. What with molting, broodiness, and the small amount of daylight hours, I was down to one hen laying every other day. Very sad, but not unexpected. Well, we're on...
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    Ideas on muscovy housing and breeding

    I'm getting ready to build a new setup for my muscovies, so I thought I'd ask for suggestions from other muscovy owners. Here's my situation. I have 2 pens, a chocolate pen and a lavender pen. I keep them separate. Two separate duckhouses and 2 separate pens. I want to continue to keep them...
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    Welsummer Pair - Central VA

    I have a pair of young Welsummers that need to find a new home. Well, it's more realistic to say that I'm willing to sacrifice a pullet to find a home for a cockerel... Anyway, they are 17 weeks old. They were raised by broody hens, so they are very worldly-wise. The cockerel is a sweet...
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    Today is Hatch Day!

    Well, I thought yesterday was hatch day. My broody hens usually start hatching out babies on Day 20. But there was no action at all. I was really worried, because these eggs had a long, hard trip. All the way from the west coast. Three were broken on arrival. They are Welsummer eggs, so...
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    FS - Muscovy Pair - VA - SOLD!

    I have a very nice pair of young muscovy ducks available. This is the final cull of this year's ducklings for next year's breeders. To my eye, the drake is particularly spectacular, and will make a fabulous breeder. They are 15 weeks old, and are very friendly. The male is solid chocolate...
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    Who Has Eggs in the Mail Right Now?

    I have the hatching bug. I discovered that one of my best broody hens is going broody. I started to pack her off to Broody Jail last night, then I hesitated. She's a great mother, very experienced... I want to put some eggs under her! I've never had shipped eggs before. I have read that...
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    Broody Muscovy Questions

    I have a muscovy hen that is a first time mother. This morning when I peeked in on her, I noticed an egg just laying out in the nest. I thought it must have been bad, so I reached in, picked it up and sniffed it. No smell. But it was stone cold. This particular hen isn't scary at all, so...
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    FS - Welsummer Cockerel - VA - SOLD!

    I have one last Welsummer cockerel I'd like to rehome. He's 15 weeks old, and is a real stunner! Nice personality, too. His only problem is that he's a clumsy teenage would-be Casanova, and he's on my husband's last nerve. Also wearing on the nerves of a few hens who aren't feeling at all...
  13. lauralou

    My Welsummers are growing up

    My little Wellies are 15 weeks old, and they are so pretty! I have 2 pullets and 1 cockerel from my first hatch. I just wanted to share a few photos. I only got pics of one of the pullets. The other pullet posed so cute-ly for me, but the pictures were blurred. Maybe I got so excited, my...
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    FS - Muscovy Ducklings - SOLD!

    I have a new hatch of muscovy ducklings available. They hatched last week. The parents are chocolate ripples. I believe that white head was common in the flock that they came from. Neither of these two have it, as you can see in the picture, but the possibility of the genetics for white on...
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    Welsummer Cockerels - SOLD!

    I have 2 Welsummer cockerels that need to find new homes. They are 13 weeks old. They are very sweet fellas, we just can't keep them all. My husband is starting to talk about the chopping block, so they need to find homes soon! Please somebody, make me an offer! Buckingham County, near...
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    5 Broody Hens Hatching

    Yes, five. There is so much cuteness going on here that I'm giddy! First, I have Blondie the Buff Orp, with 2 Welsummer chicks that hatched yesterday. Next is Sugar (Mixed Breed) with 2 Welsummer chicks that hatched yesterday, and 2 unpipped Welsummer eggs. (Cross your fingers for...
  17. lauralou

    Out of the Nest!

    My muscovy hen finally brought her new brood out of the nest. Ten adorable little ducklings! Here is Mocha and her brood: And a closeup of the ducklings: Aren't they just the cutest things you ever saw? We are totally in love with them!
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    Muscovy duckling question

    I have a broody muscovy hen on a nest. It is very near time for the hatch. Or past time, depending on how well I counted the days. She hasn't come off the nest for 2 days. Unless I missed it, which is possible, of course. With chickens, I can hear the babies peeping in the nest before the...
  19. lauralou

    Water for new muscovy ducklings?

    I have muscovy eggs that are nearing hatch date. These will be my first ducklings ever! What I'm concerned about is the water situation. I have a water container in the pen that is about 3 feet by 2 feet, and maybe a foot deep. I don't think that it is appropriate for ducklings at all, so I...
  20. lauralou

    Need help with Muscovy Momma

    OK, here goes. I had a pair of super nice muscovy ducks. The drake was killed. I bought another pair of "regular" muscovies to keep my lonely hen company until I could get another super nice drake. Things worked out well and everybody was happy. The new drake bred my hen. She is currently...
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