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[MinnesotaNice]

@holm25 , the hubby and I were watching TV last night and a commercial came on that had muscovies in it. He goes, "Look! Muscovies!". It's clearly meant to be even if he doesn't know about my master plan yet.

I couldn't get your link to work.

 

[holm25]

So, they were bred to look like that? Are they primarily used for meat?

I assume thats what they were bred for. But u cant show them unless its a show for the breed. If u get caught with an animal with the double muscling gene you will get disqualified from shows.

 

[holm25]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...W7_vDnkHgZS-Ov1zg&sig2=5aTl_hMJsZFSxWIGGkQYVQ

I hope it works. If not google belgian blue cows and go to videos and watch the National geographic video if u want.

 

[holm25]

@holm25
, the hubby and I were watching TV last night and a commercial came on that had muscovies in it. He goes, "Look! Muscovies!". It's clearly meant to be even if he doesn't know about my master plan yet.

I couldn't get your link to work.

What commercial was that?

 

[scandiafowl]

I assume thats what they were bred for. But u cant show them unless its a show for the breed. If u get caught with an animal with the double muscling gene you will get disqualified from shows.

So this gene shows up in other breeds as well?

 

[MinnesotaNice]

What commercial was that?

It was a waterfowl commercial of some sort. I think they wanted my money if I remember right.

 

[holm25]

So this gene shows up in other breeds as well?

VERY RARELY. Like one in a million... Or if u cross the Belgian over a breed...

 

[holm25]

It was a waterfowl commercial of some sort. I think they wanted my money if I remember right.

Interesting

 

[Minniechickmama]

I assume thats what they were bred for. But u cant show them unless its a show for the breed. If u get caught with an animal with the double muscling gene you will get disqualified from shows.

Actually, Charlois are a double muscled breed, but they do not get like the Belgians! My brother worked on a ranch in Colorado for 30-years that started out with Charlois cattle, but then they changed over to commercial crosses. Those were some beautiful animals. I loved visiting. The thing with double muscled breeds though is that they have a lot of gristle because of all the connective tissue around each muscle group.
My brother in law won grand champion at our county fair years ago with a Charlois he called Tar Baby, and he was beautiful.
If I were to raise any beef now for eating, I would get a couple of Herefords or Black Baldies. We had several different breeds when I was in 4-H and showing: Simmental, Angus, Shorthorn, Herefords, Chianina, Limousine both Black and Red. I loved showing them, except the one that went nuts when we got to the fairgrounds and about killed me in the ring. I was not sad to see that one go on the truck.

 

[MinnesotaNice]

Interesting

I want to say it came on during the football game. Something about waterfowl conservation and then it went on to show various breeds of ducks doing their thing. I guess I always thought they were more of a domesticated breed. I mean, they're practically movie stars now. Must be the fleshy caruncles outgrowths