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  1. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    I posted some picks on the thread "do you love geese" that someone else posted on this thread....(just to help) The drakes sometimes still want to mate even though the hen has decided to sit. THey go on in and bust up the nest(eggs) I have had this happen a fe times. If I know who the...
  2. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    I would head over and introduce myself...cant hurt to have other keepers in the area that are friends! MIne all run together and I dont usually have any problems with the drakes. The hens definitely know which babies are theirs though! They dont tolerate any "newcomers." Sometimes you will...
  3. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    Oh I just hated the mud last weekend...but we are 10 now...I am not happy about that either...all hoses were frozen yesterday even though I dropped all 250' into the well pit! The mistake I make was to not shut off the water and unhook it...I guess there was too much water remaining...
  4. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    JLam---my drakes do not seem to be mating my girls at all right now (I am in WI) Maybe the eggs really were infertile. Spring is a better time! Good luck! TErriO
  5. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    I really like the looks of the wild muscovy! I guess I am not real crazy about all the carbuncles and such that the domestic ones have. You guys also mentioned that they will fly away if not clipped. Only my females can fly but they always just circle the farm and then land back in the...
  6. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    Well I just typed a really long post linking to several things I found interesting....then POOF it was gone. BYC has been doing this to me lately--I wonder if something is up with it? Anyhow...I said something about Frank's ducks and the freezer (I think) tipped on it's side. (great idea) and...
  7. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    This is neat Frank! I thought that mine changed from year to year but I never really know which is which just because I have so many. I liked your duck best in the first pic. I am a big fan of solid black against solid white I guess. Onlyducks--is this a freezer tipped on it's side? WHat a...
  8. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    I took a few more pics today when I was out there. I tried to pick my favorites! (it was really hard) THis is a kinda blue one that showed up...I have only ever had 2 blue ducks in 26 years of having ducks! THe genes must still be in there somewhere. Tis is my ultra fave...
  9. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    Here are a few of mine: These were taken only last week...I am amazed how much more snow is on the ground now! More like Christmas than Thanksgiving for sure! Have a great day! TerriO
  10. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    THANKS! This is exactly what I was looking for!
  11. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    While I have never heard of the "vet" you are speaking of...I found your necropsy pics interesting! I think I am going to enjoy this thread! TerriO
  12. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    Buck--you would take out the oviduct to prevent her laying eggs? Did she prolapse? Internal layer? I didnt even know that they would do a surgery for that?
  13. Terri O

    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    Hi all! ...I started a thread about learning muscovy genetics here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/937685/interested-in-learning-about-muskovy-genetics and wanted to join other conversations as well...this one looks like it has been going on for a while! TerriO
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