Michigan

[miss_jayne]

yep. the MJ has ducks and ducklings about to hatch soon! woo hoooo!

no minimum, why? because the government doesn't get to be in charge of my livestock!

sold all of my meaties. have to order more.

anyone want some Midget White Turkeys? i am ordering for a special customer. i will keep some and breed them, but there will be a few more than i will want to keep.

 

[citalk2much]

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Steve get two of those darling little calls bet Vicki can hook you up she has some cuties
Or MJ she has duckies

Did you get my meat chicken order I sent to your place to be picked up when clean and baged oh and the 3 turkeys again to be picked up when baged and clean

 

[rockshar]

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ENABLERS you all are enablers!!! lol do you have pics i am googling as i type lol
im thinking when i incubate eggs they should be meaties.....that way hubby cant complain..much lol

 

[miss_jayne]

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yes! Vicki has lots of cuties too! maybe you could go over and then point back towards the yard and yell, "what in tarnation is THAT?!!" then quick grab a few duckies and hit the road!

wait, did i just suggest stealing Vicki's ducks? maybe leave a few bucks in the mailbox or something!

 

[miss_jayne]

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hey! watch it! i resemble that remark!

meaties are AI'd and eggs are generally not available. you could do some dual purpose birds. buff orps, dels, sussex. not HUGE, but definitely easy to incubate.

 

[vicki2x2]

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Or maybe leave a piglet in her mailbox

What??? I leave for a few hours and here you all are talking about me and plotting behind my back!! Stealing my ducks and leaving me pigs???

Steve, I have muscovy eggs in the bator and I think one of them just went broody, you are welcome to as many as you would like. I personally think 2 would be better than one, as one would be lonely, but whatever makes Judy happy!!

Muscovy's are super easy to care for, love to wag their tails, they crack you up! Best part is, no pig needed in return!!

At least not until I move!! I told you, I am OUT OF ROOM!!!

 

[miss_jayne]

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Or maybe leave a piglet in her mailbox

What??? I leave for a few hours and here you all are talking about me and plotting behind my back!! Stealing my ducks and leaving me pigs???

Steve, I have muscovy eggs in the bator and I think one of them just went broody, you are welcome to as many as you would like. I personally think 2 would be better than one, as one would be lonely, but whatever makes Judy happy!!

Muscovy's are super easy to care for, love to wag their tails, they crack you up! Best part is, no pig needed in return!!

At least not until I move!! I told you, I am OUT OF ROOM!!!

yes. yes we were. it's what we do.

 

[vicki2x2]

Well, you asked! I know they are different than other ducks, when crossed with other breeds, they will produce a "mule" of sorts, and be sterile. Great layers, great broody's. Don't need water like other ducks, like to play in it, but not big swimmers. Have wicked claws and will fly up and roost in low branches. Males are twice the size of females. They take 35 days to incubate. They come in tons of colors, solid and patterned. Anyone else, feel free to jump in. Oh, they have the red cruncles (or however that is spelled) on their face, males more than females.

Here are some pics of mine.

Here they are talking to each other, they wag their tails and bob their heads, it is too cute!

 

[vicki2x2]

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We have some of those too, but they aren't laying yet, just finishing their molt. Cute!! Also excellent flyers and easy coon bait, need good housing for these guys!!

 

[Mom 2em All]

How much water for the muscovies? I really seriously need a shrink.
My chickens were my cheep therapy....I need a real human shrink to tell me to stay away from the computer when i am feeling sad.

I have a dozen eggs coming. I have no idea how to incubate a duck- I can rehab baby ducks- but I have never hatched a duck out.
(story- from my childhood-)
Neighbor had ducks. Wood ducks and Pekin ducks. I stole a duck egg from a nest. And I snuck it home and put it on a heating pad in my drawer. Wanted to hatch it. I do not know how long I left that egg there that never hatched. Poor me.
Poor me. maybe that is what is wrong with me today- perhaps my inner child needs to hatch that duckie....