Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Going Quackers]

The drake on the left is my favourite colour. Not sure what the colour is called? Mind you he was hatched in June so it could still change quite a bit. (Note the hockey stick perch, truely Canadian)

Toss in a Timmies double double and your all set.

 

[Going Quackers]

The darkest duckling, with pigment on the bill as well as down both legs, is in the front of these two pictures. I think the super dark duckling must be from my pied blue duck.

Clever idea with the boot tray! i am all out of babies here... not that i am complaining! snowing tonight.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Clever idea with the boot tray! i am all out of babies here... not that i am complaining! snowing tonight.

I use a boot try too really helps keep the feed off the ground. Snowing?? well we're suppose to get some come Tues.

 

[Going Quackers]

So.... the lighter colored grey with tan would be a lavender pied and the darker one a blue pied. I've never seen a blue with a lot of black coloring before, so wasn't sure if there was another name.

Here is a close up of my oldest girls (1.5 years). As you can see, they have very little caruncles.

Some don't have much fleshing, i have one who doesn't...

Lilly



I have a blue here who has chocolate across her chest, almost a barring.. she tossed a chocolate baby last year lol One thing i have learned with scovies though is they change and even as older birds, there is a lot of hidden colours that crop up over time in the birds with colour IME/IMO. The whites generally don't, Lilly is as white as always for instance lol

 

[Going Quackers]

I use a boot try too really helps keep the feed off the ground. Snowing?? well we're suppose to get some come Tues.

Another neat idea, i guess we're sharing our snow/weather again lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Another neat idea, i guess we're sharing our snow/weather again lol

So nice of you too.

and wind too.

 

[Going Quackers]

Cute babies! I bet they will be so much fun to watch change colors as they grow up.

It was a cloudy day here today and I got a new pic of my juvenile blue/lavender duo. My friend (and vet) visited today and said he thought the lavender is a drake, because of the way its crest stood up, but he/she is identical sized to its hatchmate, as well as my adult girls. Shouldn't I see a major size difference (and more caruncle development) if it is a boy? FYI, they are 5 months old.

Cute looks a bit like some i have here lol anyways, no crests have nothing to do with sex females can and do raise those on occasion. It's all size, and by 5mths it should be unmistakable ...


This is Mabel and her brother, they were hatched in June so this pic is when they were much younger.. sorry cannot recall anymore point is you can see who is who... the whole size, head shape, etc

 

[Going Quackers]

Love it! mine like roofs! house, barns... kids old wood playground.

 

[Iain Utah]

Some don't have much fleshing, i have one who doesn't...

Lilly



I have a blue here who has chocolate across her chest, almost a barring.. she tossed a chocolate baby last year lol One thing i have learned with scovies though is they change and even as older birds, there is a lot of hidden colours that crop up over time in the birds with colour IME/IMO. The whites generally don't, Lilly is as white as always for instance lol

My goodness, this picture is breathtaking!

Lilly looks just like my white girl. So pretty! Love the chocolate and blues too! Thanks for the very helpful information about colors, caruncles and gender differences.

Scovies are awesome.

 

[Going Quackers]

So nice of you too.

and wind too.

You know us Canadians...