Okay, so we have several breeds of ducks here and Muscovy's quickly became my favorite species. (Thank you Bleenie!) Anyway, we now have 9 hens of various ages and 4 of them are super duper mothers. I mean really great, won't move off a nest even if a bomb goes off under her, kind of mother. Two others are younger and are a bit flighty yet and don't stay on their nest, and 3 others are even younger yet.
It's cold, winter is beginning to set in and a month ago I told hubby that if he found eggs from the Scovy's, please don't let them sit on them, to please bring them inside. (He collects most of the eggs) Now, he brings in the Pekins, the Calls, the Rouens, and the Sebbies, and yesterday we got our first egg from our renewed Runner flock (long story). Anyway, it's beyond me why he just won't bring the Scovy eggs in!!!
He nonchalantly told me about a month ago that the 4 Scovy moms were sitting on about 40 eggs in their house and I almost had a coronary when he told me. What he thought we were going to do with 40 new Scovy's, I have no clue. Well that number is greatly reduced due to the number of rat snakes and its more like 17 now. Some of the eggs were laid by the 2 flighty hens, Jasmine & Painted Lady, and aren't fertile so the number that are actually fertile may be less.
Today he comes in chuckling that way up high in the loft of the barn, Jasmine has a nest of 8 Scovy eggs! I asked how long he knew she had them. Oh for about a week. I swear I don't know what I'm going to do with him!
Laurie
It's cold, winter is beginning to set in and a month ago I told hubby that if he found eggs from the Scovy's, please don't let them sit on them, to please bring them inside. (He collects most of the eggs) Now, he brings in the Pekins, the Calls, the Rouens, and the Sebbies, and yesterday we got our first egg from our renewed Runner flock (long story). Anyway, it's beyond me why he just won't bring the Scovy eggs in!!!
He nonchalantly told me about a month ago that the 4 Scovy moms were sitting on about 40 eggs in their house and I almost had a coronary when he told me. What he thought we were going to do with 40 new Scovy's, I have no clue. Well that number is greatly reduced due to the number of rat snakes and its more like 17 now. Some of the eggs were laid by the 2 flighty hens, Jasmine & Painted Lady, and aren't fertile so the number that are actually fertile may be less.
Today he comes in chuckling that way up high in the loft of the barn, Jasmine has a nest of 8 Scovy eggs! I asked how long he knew she had them. Oh for about a week. I swear I don't know what I'm going to do with him!
Laurie
