~~~Muscovy Duck Club~~~

[CaliFarmsAR]

We started out with 8 Muscovy ducklings. They're all white. They grew up and I sold 4 of them, leaving us with Darkwing (our drake), Daisy, Dilly, and Dally. Well, I thought being in town the ducks would be fine outside overnight. I was wrong. Something killed Dally one night.
After that, the ducks were locked up in our shed every night.

Daisy hatched out 10 eggs last year. Only 3 ducklings survived. I ended up selling the babies when they were half grown to a family who wanted backyard ducks.

Then Dilly hurt her foot a couple months ago. I think there might have been an infection on the inside. I tried to heal her but...she died.

Now I just have Daisy and Darkwing.

Daisy is currently setting on 6 eggs. They should have hatched by now...I'm not sure what's going on and I'm afraid to move her off her nest.

Darkwing is amazing. He lets the kids pet him. I can pick him up and, while he struggles a bit, he isn't mean about me handling him. He loves to stand on the top tier of our yard and survey his domain.

They are fun to watch. I agree, they are THE BEST breed of duck.



Daisy and her 3 ducklings (2020)
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Wow she is beautiful!!

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Here’s my other 3 of the new ones.

 

[Genipher]

Here’s my other 3 of the new ones. View attachment 2604879View attachment 2604880View attachment 2604882

I love all the different colors. Mine are all just white, so there's no variety.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I love all the different colors. Mine are all just white, so there's no variety.

I also have a Lavender pied

 

[SolarDuck]

https://youtube.com/shorts/8HaFNXIULLg?feature=share
Anybody else's scovies love head and neck rubs? Mine can't get enough

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I have seen a lot of duck clubs, but none on this awesome looking duck!! Who doesn’t like Muscovys? I thought I would start one, that way we can learn from others, share pictures, storys, etc.


How I got into to them:

I have just recently got into this breed and love them already. I was given a brown barred drake and he needed hens ASAP so I got two duckling for him...well the day I got the ducklings he flew away to ponds near by (still have not caught him). Anyway, as the ducklings grew one turned out to be a male soo...I have been on the search for hens and and after a while (contacting a good bit of people who would not get back to me about the hens) got 5 other Muscovy hens for my big boy! I’ll post pictures later

I’ve caught my brown barred Muscovy drake that flew away in September!!

 

[vmsullivan]

Just hatched 8 Muscovy babies. They are so cute.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Just hatched 8 Muscovy babies. They are so cute. View attachment 2666690

Awwww! They are adorable!!! I hatched my very first Muscovy duckling a week ago!

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Here she is! Her name is Favor.

 

[vmsullivan]

Here she is! Her name is Favor. View attachment 2666744View attachment 2666745

So adorable!