mollyfamous
In the Brooder
- Jun 3, 2024
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I started the season with 5f/2m Cayuga and 2f Pekin (adults I bought last fall). When my first Cayuga girl went broody, I rehomed the drakes to a bachelor farm (too rapey), and added three Muscovy hens. My poor Scoby girls went broody shortly after I got them, and between them sat on a total of 39 eggs, but only two hatched. (I'm blaming the triple digit weather, in addition to them not having been exposed to any drakes for two or three weeks before they started setting.) I also purchased six Silver Appleyard ducklings this spring. I've rehomed several birds, and I'm ending the season with...
Cayuga: 7f
Cayuga x Pekin: 7f, 3m
Pekin: 2f
Silver Appleyard: 3f, 2m
Muscovy: 4f, 1m
Definitely only keeping one SA drake, but waiting till the younger one (a replacement from the hatchery) fully colors out to decide which SA boy to keep, and, of course, am keeping my Muscovy boy, but torn on how many of the rest to keep. My goal was to end the season with 18f, and 3m total, but I wasn't prepared for how pretty these Cayuga crosses would be. I honestly want to keep them all, but I really don't need 100 babies next year. I don't show, and I really just went into this for eggs and meat, but y'all, I am so in love with these ducks, and enjoy them so much! Don't think I can eat them, and don't know how to decide who to keep and who to rehome. Would appreciate any thoughts to help me decide. TIA
Cayuga: 7f
Cayuga x Pekin: 7f, 3m
Pekin: 2f
Silver Appleyard: 3f, 2m
Muscovy: 4f, 1m
Definitely only keeping one SA drake, but waiting till the younger one (a replacement from the hatchery) fully colors out to decide which SA boy to keep, and, of course, am keeping my Muscovy boy, but torn on how many of the rest to keep. My goal was to end the season with 18f, and 3m total, but I wasn't prepared for how pretty these Cayuga crosses would be. I honestly want to keep them all, but I really don't need 100 babies next year. I don't show, and I really just went into this for eggs and meat, but y'all, I am so in love with these ducks, and enjoy them so much! Don't think I can eat them, and don't know how to decide who to keep and who to rehome. Would appreciate any thoughts to help me decide. TIA