Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Iain Utah]

Time out seems to work wonders for birds. lol Hope there is peace in your yard today.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Time out seems to work wonders for birds. lol Hope there is peace in your yard today.

There is for today to cold to be thinking about fighting.

 

[RoyalT]

So the white and the black splash are my ducklings from last Summer. I was told that they were females, but I'm positive the splash is a drake. What about the white, though? The blue fawn(?) and Choc are ducks The ducklings have bigger feet and thicker legs... I think we'll be eating them =/ Dangit.

 

[jdywntr]

So the white and the black splash are my ducklings from last Summer. I was told that they were females, but I'm positive the splash is a drake. What about the white, though? The blue fawn(?) and Choc are ducks The ducklings have bigger feet and thicker legs... I think we'll be eating them =/ Dangit.

I'm horrible at telling size from the perspective that you get from pics. The black looks big. You will be able to tell by size. The females will be about 1/2 the size of the males. The white looks big but that could be perspective. The chocolate just looks like a girl to me. The blue, looks big too. But again, perspective.

I wasn't much help. I'm getting a cold so....

 

[RoyalT]

It's all good We're going to eat the black, but I'm sad about the white because he's really tame (they're both their dad's size). *Sigh* They waited until I fed them 20% feed all winter to fill out >.<

 

[Going Quackers]

Lydia, your duck is beautiful!

I got a new picture of my two new girls today. The white girl has the prettiest blue eyes.

Very nice! i have a few blue eyed myself.

 

[Going Quackers]

Another week has passed and the ducklings have grown. Little fuzzball has become stronger and has gained weight, but is still smaller and also keeps his round shape while the others have noticeably stretched. I suspect that it spine may be deformed because it looks a little hunchbacked to me.
Mother duck is still displeased with visitors, but when I offer food and water and stop moving, she and her offspring stay near me without being bothered by me. So I could take some close-up pictures

So cute! I see the ceramic/clay plant saucers are used by you as well lol

 

[Iain Utah]

Thanks! I never thought much of white ducks before. But between the blue eyes and the carnucles to contrast the white, I find white muscovies to be quite striking.

 

[Going Quackers]

It's all good We're going to eat the black, but I'm sad about the white because he's really tame (they're both their dad's size). *Sigh* They waited until I fed them 20% feed all winter to fill out >.<

Well do you have room for just a pet drake? I have one basically, i don't breed with him, but he's so docile and one of the first ducks so he stays, he's good with the girls too and stays with them well during free ranging.

 

[Going Quackers]

Thanks! I never thought much of white ducks before. But between the blue eyes and the carnucles to contrast the white, I find white muscovies to be quite striking.

Well, they are till they get in the mud