The ducklings I posted about earlier have gotten big and their feathers are gorgeous but I haven't seen anything quite like them. We only have one muscovy in the flock and she likes a very particular Buff so I suspect these two are those hybrids. CHECK OUT THE BABY PICS:
1 day (with heating pad on low on half of the box beneath them)
The light one's named Robin, the darker one is Raven. Turns out they're aptly named since Raven is a big chonking lad!
1 week:
At two weeks, Robin's voice started to change. Raven also started trying but ended up being much more quiet than his sister. I have over a hundred pictures so I won't include all of them, but here's Raven now that he's got some of his feathers coming in
Here's them now! Robin is the one in the front, Raven's in the back. Thorsty.
He wouldn't pose for the camera, but he did sit on my shoulder. Close enough?
We won't know for sure until they're grown but our Muscovy is pigeon-toed and both of these babies are too. Fingers crossed because the Muscovy is such a sweetheart
Hope you like them! More pics to come.
Edit:
The pidgeon toeing is genetic relating to the mother muscovy whom does not have a niacin deficiency. The babies also eat specific grain tailored to them and roam our garden and have no walking difficulties. Based on what I've read about deficiencies they'd be reluctant to walk and these little dorks run all over the place so I don't think that's it haha
Lil feet's:
Scooped:
1 day (with heating pad on low on half of the box beneath them)
The light one's named Robin, the darker one is Raven. Turns out they're aptly named since Raven is a big chonking lad!
1 week:
At two weeks, Robin's voice started to change. Raven also started trying but ended up being much more quiet than his sister. I have over a hundred pictures so I won't include all of them, but here's Raven now that he's got some of his feathers coming in
Here's them now! Robin is the one in the front, Raven's in the back. Thorsty.
He wouldn't pose for the camera, but he did sit on my shoulder. Close enough?
We won't know for sure until they're grown but our Muscovy is pigeon-toed and both of these babies are too. Fingers crossed because the Muscovy is such a sweetheart
Hope you like them! More pics to come.
Edit:
The pidgeon toeing is genetic relating to the mother muscovy whom does not have a niacin deficiency. The babies also eat specific grain tailored to them and roam our garden and have no walking difficulties. Based on what I've read about deficiencies they'd be reluctant to walk and these little dorks run all over the place so I don't think that's it haha
Lil feet's:
Scooped:
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