Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Miss Lydia]

OMG 30 eggs

? SHOOT ME NOW TOO!!!! Oh my I was gonna keep one duckling female but on second thought, I think I will stick to the 2 I have

doesn't matter those 2 can give you 100 ducklings in one season.

 

[EdenCamp]

LOL! This is why you start pinching eggs marking a few to leave. Once she hunkers down and just does the dump and load run or two a day - then she's serious and you start counting 37 days to hatch. I thought it ran between 12-22? I've got some that started out laying in co-op nests and then when one seriously claimed it, went off and started her own right next door. Have a couple that may well have monster egg count nests that way - but others content to sit on a half dozen. Those eggs are great for baking goodies btw...
Using ducks for broodies, I'll play musical nests with thier eggs to just leave a few along with the foster eggs I want hatched. Have it timed so the fosters will hatch just a little bit sooner and pull them - leaving her to hatch her few ducklings and play happy proud mama with.

 

[Miss Lydia]

LOL! This is why you start pinching eggs marking a few to leave. Once she hunkers down and just does the dump and load run or two a day - then she's serious and you start counting 37 days to hatch. I thought it ran between 12-22? I've got some that started out laying in co-op nests and then when one seriously claimed it, went off and started her own right next door. Have a couple that may well have monster egg count nests that way - but others content to sit on a half dozen. Those eggs are great for baking goodies btw...
Using ducks for broodies, I'll play musical nests with thier eggs to just leave a few along with the foster eggs I want hatched. Have it timed so the fosters will hatch just a little bit sooner and pull them - leaving her to hatch her few ducklings and play happy proud mama with.

Aren't you the sly one.

 

[keirys]

doesn't matter those 2 can give you 100 ducklings in one season.

duck math

 

[EdenCamp]

Aww c'mon....if you can't out smart a duck!

Being such good mama's is one of the reasons I have so many.
Natural 'bators. No fussing over eggs, temps, humidity, candling.
Note nesting, time it with a 2 week window, plug eggs and let her play - all about the easy peasy!

 

[keirys]

LOL! This is why you start pinching eggs marking a few to leave. Once she hunkers down and just does the dump and load run or two a day - then she's serious and you start counting 37 days to hatch. I thought it ran between 12-22? I've got some that started out laying in co-op nests and then when one seriously claimed it, went off and started her own right next door. Have a couple that may well have monster egg count nests that way - but others content to sit on a half dozen. Those eggs are great for baking goodies btw...
Using ducks for broodies, I'll play musical nests with thier eggs to just leave a few along with the foster eggs I want hatched. Have it timed so the fosters will hatch just a little bit sooner and pull them - leaving her to hatch her few ducklings and play happy proud mama with.

Do I pinch them everyday? This is our first broody & duck ever I have no clue what im doing I am a rookie !

 

[EdenCamp]

Take a soft lead or grease pencil and put an "X" on the eggs all ready in the nest. If she's not on the nest much during the day yet - just snag the new unmarked ones when you collect your chicken eggs. Until she's sitting steady they aren't really ' cooking" yet. If I'm eating just soon fridge soonest for freshness.

 

[Coupe]

Im positive they are both hens..they are 5 months old.
But heres some more pics!

 

[keirys]

Take a soft lead or grease pencil and put an "X" on the eggs all ready in the nest.   If she's not on the nest much during the day yet - just snag the new unmarked ones when you collect your chicken eggs.  Until she's sitting steady they aren't really ' cooking" yet.  If I'm eating just soon fridge soonest for freshness.

Thank you we have 11 eggs right now ill mark them tomorrow.

 

[crazyfarmer]

I actually have a question to deal with Muscovys. Dont have any but i Bout a dozen mixed duck eggs that can include Muscovys. What my question is, Does anyone have a mixed scovy and if you do i need some info on how long i should incubate.