Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[kendradillon]

Thankyou!!!!

 

[kendradillon]

My big male such a great duck!!

 

[kendradillon]

So ive herd so much from everyone!! Thankyou! So I'm going w water in his nose from drinking it's not every day, but sometimes 2 times a day.. So he's a dork lol

 

[kendradillon]

So when can his lamp be shut off at night?

 

[Going Quackers]

So when can his lamp be shut off at night?

Where is he? inside/outside temps in the surroundings matter for lamp use. My 3wk old still have a 175watt on them but there in the barn and it's still dipping below freezing at night and barely rising above during the day.

 

[kendradillon]

He is inside the house but our house varies from 72 down to 67.

 

[EdenCamp]

Eggs and nests all over! Woohoooo!


Duck coffee clutch.


Chocolate Drake
Kinda ratty and dirty from all the tussling with rivals and action he's getting.



Funky color here - chocolate and charcol
anybody have opinion on what this color is?
A ripple perhaps?
Not dirt or fade as she's been this color for months.

 

[EdenCamp]

Two more pictures of this odd colored girl.
She's been seriously hunkered down on a clutch for the last week.
Predominately hanging with the chocolate drake.
Woohoo!



Now this is what I would call ripple.


Bluefawn or Lilac duck.



Couple of chocolate ducks.
No attitude up fron there!

 

[RavenWood]

Ugh I am sorry, it is hard to decide what to do! I dry incubate, then up the humidity to around 70% for lockdown. If they internally pip I wait at least 24 hrs then will help. I follow pete55 on the assisting if I have to:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/491013/goose-incubation-hatching-guide-completed
It also applies to any waterfowl. Main thing is leave the membrane until the blood vessels subside, candle to see where the baby is at all times.
I have seen several shrink wrapped chicks, our humidity is very low here as low as 15%. Follow your gut feeling. Trying is better than nothing.. if your gut says wait, then don't assist. If they don't internally pip I wait the 3 days after hatch date to check. Hope you have success

If you feel they need help, do it. It will answer your concerns and tell you what to do the next time.
I wish you luck, hope you have a couple hatch.

Thank you for the input. Unfortunately, it died. I'm so bummed.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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Aww, i am so sorry

this is my first year hatching, and I have lost a few. But its getting better each time, and I keep asking questions! DH is so pleased he wants to buy a sportsman

I told him lets wait a bit, that's a big investment!