Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[poult]

I'm glad to hear!

 

[latte510348]

Yeah my ducks won't be able to have swimming water for a while because now I have to carry water in buckets to the coop :/

I thought I was the only one haha

 

[poult]

I thought I was the only one haha

This time of year there's lots of us.

 

[tmonaa16]

Question! Anybody!

Do I really have to candle the eggs? Or can I just leave it be till it's time to hatch...

 

[poult]

You could cause your eggs to die if one is rotten it will kill the others I would candle.

 

[tmonaa16]

So the candling process....

7 days after sitting, I just take all the eggs and put the light by it to check? I'm worried if I touch their eggs, they'll refuse to sit on them.

 

[poult]

Yeah there's a process you can go bye but I just do it once a week

 

[kathlewis50]

HI , I breed Khaki CAMPBELL ducks, but as they are such poor brooders, I have an adorable muscovy GERTRUDE, who loves taking over and is such a good mom, sitting and sitting. She has just hatched out 8 babies a few died ( not sure if she attacked them or they had defects).

My question, new to duck breeding, how many clutches should she sit on for the Khaki's, before it is not healthy for her. Surely she needs a break, but she is so committed.

KC BABIES with GeRTRUDE, protecting her babies. This is her second batch. T he campbells have layed more eggs for her so she is sitting again and looking after babies.

I dont think I am doing this correctly.

 

[Frank Phinster]

Muscovies can go broody about three times a year, so I guess it is okay to let her raise campbells thrice a year, but more often could be too exhausting.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just wanted to drop in, happy new year everyone!!

After worrying about my ducks laying over 20 eggs, taking out 10, conatantly bothering the eggs.....I'm so happy my ducks are finally sitting.

They made their nest so beautiful too! Covered up with leaves, feathers lined up everywhere, and the weather on Guam has just been perfect.

Here's my drake always by himself now

Congrats look forward to seeing some Scovy babies running around. Handsome drake too