Duckling Thread!

[Texag87]

YEP!!! You guessed right!

I had 2 broody Muscovy hens sitting together on 22 eggs. I thought their eggs were going to hatch July 1st through 5th, but sometimes it's hard to tell the exact day they start sitting.
The hens tend to do this thing I call "fake sitting", which is when they sit on their eggs off and on until they go into full sitting mode.

Anyways they hatched last Saturday, June 29th.

ALL 22 of the eggs hatched into cute fuzzy fluffballs! I'm so glad to have another 100% hatch rate! That's my Muscovies, great, adorable, wonderful, REALLY fertile ducks.
I ❤❤❤❤❤ my Muscovies!!!

I will try to get some pics very soon!

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[Texag87]

Well maybe it ain’t that bad. Muskies are better parents so there is not as much for you to do.

 

[Claires Poultry]

Well maybe it ain’t that bad. Muskies are better parents so there is not as much for you to do.

Yes, they are very good parents! They are very protective of their ducklings, and I really like that about them. As a matter of fact, I was just taking pics of the new ducklings and holding one of them, and the 2 mammas attacked me. It doesn't bother me though, they don't hurt me, and I'm just glad they are very protective. It's a good trait to breed for in broody ducks.

 

[rjohns39]

Morning folks

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

In the meantime, while you are waiting for pics of the new ducklings, here is a video of Yasmin's ducklings (at 2 weeks, 4 days old). Today they are 3 weeks old.

Well, that surely woke me up! …

 

[rjohns39]

Morning folks

 

[Grammy60]

I love baby ducks

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[HuffleClaw]

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Aww!

 

[Miss Lydia]

My one runner won’t get in the water she just dunks her head.