Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[kanina]

Was having issues getting the picture to load in my first post! More to come later!

 

[learycow]

I drove 2 hours to re-trade back my amazing male. I traded my friend the wrong male because it was 2 am dark outside and I was tired and just grabbed a cage that said male on it. Foolish for me for not looking at which male it was.
@learycow What would you say this male is? His colors looks like a lavender to me. All my blues have a dark tone to them. I bought this guy from a seller saying he is a Lavender.
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Also picked up 7 barred ducklings along the way! Not all of them are in the picture. They ran inside the coop when camera came out.
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He is blue barred. Blue comes in various shades, so he's a light blue.
Not lavender as lavender would not have the brown and buff tones you can see towards his tail and on his neck/chest

 

[learycow]

I just took more pictures of them. I'm in muscovy world!
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No ripples, but I do see several barred and one looney! (barred and ripples on the same bird)

 

[learycow]

I just wanted to share the newest member of my flock with everyone. This is Charlie! A rare 2 colored muscovy drake

 

[Miss Lydia]

How gorgeous and sure has to be rare I have never seen that color.

 

[JanetMarie]

Sooo... I caught a possum I don't want to kill it, since they are said to eat mice and snakes. I'm pretty sure it had nothing to do with my flocks death. The first roo it killed, it pulled through the fence and didn't leave a bone behind, that's why I assumed raccoon. Should I take the possum somewhere or just let it go?

If you haven't already, I would relocate him. Opossums around here have never bothered my birds as they just want to clean up the spilled grains.

Opossums are weird looking, but unique because they are the only North American marsupial.

 

[K.Riggs]

I thought y'all might be interested in these Muscovy Cayuga crosses. They are very pretty mules.

 

[hmarg06]

I'm looking on any input as to the colors of mine. I know I have a chocolate hen, a black drake, and a blue drake. Those are the only ones I know for sure. Three of my hens I think are lavender, but I'm not sure. My last 2 drakes are even more puzzling to me. I think they could be silver, but they have a lot of white on them I think so it makes it hard to tell. Their tails are a very light metal blue almost. Maybe they are just a super light blue? The drake don't show up well in the pictures, you have to look at their tails closely. They are also not done molting so they have some of their horrible sun bleached feathers left.

Lavender hen?

Second lavender hen?

Blue drake for color reference

Silver drake??

Again?

I can look to see what colors parents they weee hatched out of, I can't remember off the top of my head. Since their wing feathers are the last to go it's making it a little harder since they are so bleahced out.

Thanks! And everyone also has so many drool worthy scovies on here, I'm jealous!

ETA: no idea why that chicken is on here, and I don't know how to get him off, sorry!

 

[Nyla]

Pic 1 = 1 Chocolate Hen - White Headed Blue Hen - Light Lilac Drake
Pic 2 = White Headed Blue Hen
Pic 3= Blue Drake
Pic 4= Light Lilac Drake
Pic 5= Light Lilac Drake
The rooster is a Blue laced red wyandotte rooster

I'm looking on any input as to the colors of mine. I know I have a chocolate hen, a black drake, and a blue drake. Those are the only ones I know for sure. Three of my hens I think are lavender, but I'm not sure. My last 2 drakes are even more puzzling to me. I think they could be silver, but they have a lot of white on them I think so it makes it hard to tell. Their tails are a very light metal blue almost. Maybe they are just a super light blue? The drake don't show up well in the pictures, you have to look at their tails closely. They are also not done molting so they have some of their horrible sun bleached feathers left.

Lavender hen?

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Second lavender hen?
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Blue drake for color reference
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Silver drake??
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Again?
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I can look to see what colors parents they weee hatched out of, I can't remember off the top of my head. Since their wing feathers are the last to go it's making it a little harder since they are so bleahced out.

Thanks! And everyone also has so many drool worthy scovies on here, I'm jealous!

ETA: no idea why that chicken is on here, and I don't know how to get him off, sorry!

 

[Nyla]

Which one has the barred and ripples?

No ripples, but I do see several barred and one looney! (barred and ripples on the same bird)