Magnificent Marvelous Muscovies!

[AquaDuck]

I desperately want chocolate Muscovies! You just don't see them around here

Are there chocolates in Australia at all? The color's non-existing in my country...
I have a plan to legally import some from neighboring countries, but it's gonna cost a fair bit and require a lot of planning. Maybe next year, if I dare

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Are there chocolates in Australia at all? The color's non-existing in my country...
I have a plan to legally import some from neighboring countries, but it's gonna cost a fair bit and require a lot of planning. Maybe next year, if I dare

I'm not actually not sure if there is or not. From what I've read they aren't a recognised colour here currently, as we only have a small genetic pool. I can imagine the costs! We have some of the strictist quarrantine in the world. I'm living through you guys with all these colours!

 

[AquaDuck]

My 21 strong duckling herd is coloring in, and it's very exciting! A lot of different patterns emerging. Barred black and blue, many bibbed and pied. 2 fully white and one silver.

These two guys have some fancy beaks. One with black caruncles, the other with a black and white beak split down the middle.

Black pied, black magpie, barred black, and silver in the middle. Quite sure the black and barred are ladies.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Gorgeous babies!

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

 

[Miss Lydia]

They like to come in for their dog food snack

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

I'm living through you guys. My husband would allow this... if they all wore nappies

 

[Miss Lydia]

My floor is so beat up I just keep paper towels and spray cleaner close by.

 

[Claires Poultry]

My 21 strong duckling herd is coloring in, and it's very exciting! A lot of different patterns emerging. Barred black and blue, many bibbed and pied. 2 fully white and one silver.
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These two guys have some fancy beaks. One with black caruncles, the other with a black and white beak split down the middle.
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Black pied, black magpie, barred black, and silver in the middle. Quite sure the black and barred are ladies.
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They are so beautiful! I love the colors!

View attachment 1874206 They like to come in for their dog food snack

That's wonderful Patti! Your scovies are so beautiful!

 

[Neenax3]

Hello! I’m a newby on here! Brief overview...past “relationship” (7 yrs long) w goose at community pond. Magnetic bond w us, I have since developed soft spot w duck/geese. (Known as a natural “goose whisperer”.)

Three years ago our now former neighbors felt our shared pond needed ducks. Brought in domesticated male and female Muscovy pair. It became apparent I would be the care giver. Became attached to Big Daddy & Cleo, feeding them oatmeal daily. Sometimes corn.
Cleo had mishap last weekend w wild critter, I found and buried her.
Big Daddy not himself and not approachable. Retreats into pond. Lots of flies on his top backside. Believe there’s a hidden wound, possibly happened when Cleo was killed. HELP! He’s not eating. 48 hrs now. No longer wants to come into our yard to “socialize” w me. (She was/he is free roaming by our pond) I will try again in morning to lure him up from pond for closer inspection. He seemed soothed when I later sat by pond in chair and played soft music for him.