Magnificent Marvelous Muscovies!

[AquaDuck]

More pics of the ducklings because they're sooooo cute! Chava's eggs hatched too! She has 10 ducklings. Chava and Yasmin now have 18 ducklings total.
I let them outside today and they're very happy! I have them altogether and the hens aren't fighting over the ducklings, so I'm quite pleased!
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There is the drakes on the other side of the fence watching the hens!
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That's a lot of babies!!

 

[AquaDuck]

Here's Silvester and his "gang". He's gonna be silver like his dad. Another lovely drake, I'm gonna have a lot of those this year! Four are 1 month, the one in the back slightly younger.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful!

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

How old is everyones babies? What's the oldest muscovy you've had/heard of? I've recently been recearching chicken ages and out if curiousity googled lifespan of scovies and it came up with 20years! Thats amazing if its true

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a female Muscovy who turned 12 this spring my oldest drake was one month shy of turning 12 he died in winter of 2016. He was my first Muscovy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ruth is the black one in the pool. My others are 8 an 7

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is Dolly she is my youngest Muscovy at 7 yrs

 

[Miss Lydia]

 

[Claires Poultry]

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That is such a pretty hen!

 

[Claires Poultry]

How old is everyones babies? What's the oldest muscovy you've had/heard of? I've recently been recearching chicken ages and out if curiousity googled lifespan of scovies and it came up with 20years! Thats amazing if its true

I googled "how old is the oldest Muscovy", and this is what I came up with:
Their average lifespan ranges between 8 years and 12 years in the wild. They may have a longer life expectancy of around 20 years in captivity.

I can't say for sure, but I think I remember reading somewhere that the oldest Muscovy was a white Muscovy drake from Australia and it was 22 years old when it finally died.

As for me, I don't think I've ever had Muscovies older than 4 or 5 years, but that's not because they die on their own. I cull my older Muscovies and replace them so that they have higher fertility rates and hatch more ducklings, because I raise my Muscovies for meat.

Don't get me wrong, I love my Muscovies VERY, VERY, VERY much, and I spoil the ones that I save back as breeders and even the ducklings I raise for meat.
They live a happy life, they get to be outside in the sunshine, they get to forage, and they get to play and splash in water just like any other duck.
I see my ducks as a part of my family and they are well cared for even if they are going to end up being meat birds.
I ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ my ducks!!!!!