i let my wife come with me

[bayourouge]

we went to pick up some things at the feed store and came home with 4 new muscovies, 2 buff cochins, 2, white polish and 2 more silkies (a white and a buff). we'll post some pics when we can

 

[bayourouge]

took the pics on my cell so they aren't the best quality but here they are

POLISH

SILKIES

COCHINS

ONE OF THE SCOVIES

 

[Arklady]

Be forwarned those muscovies are excellent mothers and great broodys they can and do hatch multiple times a year. And the nests are darn hard to fine lol... I know cause I am still looking for two nests...

I probably won't find them. I will just wake up one morning and oh look 12 more babies... I have already given away.... 50 or so ducklings this year alone.

So take care.... oh mine free range...


Arklady

 

[bayourouge]

yea we have an adult drake with 3 hens right now. we've given away several this year. we live on a bayou in a very rural area and the neighbors all feed the duck so we're ok with just letting nature take its course. the 4 new ducklings will be kept in a pen for awhile though.

 

[Standard Hen]

Geeeezzzzzz, all the feed stores around here only sell chicks and ducklings in the spring!!un

 

[Chelly]

Oh those are too sweet!!

Yeah, same here standard hen, no chicks at feed stores now.

 

[bayouchica]

Oh how cute!!! Congrats on the new additions. Those baby ducks are so sweet

 

[RoyalHillsLLC]

Arklady and Bayou,
I have four muscovies. i had to quit freeranging until they get a little older. I lost a couple to raccoons in the middle of the day. Are they good at escaping predators when they get mature? They are already larger than my chickens, but I have never seen them fly. they waddle so slow they seem an easy target. When will this change? Will I be able to free range them out here in the woods?

 

[bayourouge]

well, where i am, they do really well and we have coons, possums, mink, even some feral cats. they can move pretty fast when they need to and i dont know how old yours are but muscovies are good fliers. thanx everyone for the comments.

 

[lurky]

I dont get it

......why do all you peoples feed stores have critters all the time? Ours order them ONLY in the spring. If you miss out, oh well. I get so jealous that you guys get so lucky and go to the store and come home to post about what you found there. I guess maybe i am lucky too, DH would probably move out if i kept bringing them home