Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Buck Oakes]

Hey so what's happened since I've been gone?

 

[Miss Lydia]

My myrtle has become a Lovebug!! Either that or she's just looking for worms, but she's coming closer to us!!
(Maybe a little TOO Close, as far as my camera is concerned. xD but I don't think she can hurt it, it's a water proof drop proof point and shoot. )

Myrtle and Kate.


Myrtle.

And of Course, my beautiful big Drake, Naughty, enjoying the pool. Mom cleaned and refilled it today.

Boy oh boy did that make his day!!!

Beautiful~~

 

[greenwitch]

My duck Scrapper finally had her first egg! She just turned 10 months old and we were going to give up on her being a layer, but then we found this surprise yesterday.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My duck Scrapper finally had her first egg! She just turned 10 months old and we were going to give up on her being a layer, but then we found this surprise yesterday.

Actually normal age for Scovy's to start laying usually 9 months on. Congrats..

 

[greenwitch]

good to know. Thanks Miss. Lydia!

 

[Buck Oakes]

Is it fertile, mine laid fertile eggs when they were at 6 months

 

[bumpershoot]

I could us a little hatching advice. I have twenty and change eggs from my ladies in the incubator but only two are developing. I think everyone else is infertile because the eggs are from when I first put the breeding pens together. Soooooo, should I just finish out the two or should I raid the breeding pens and start them 9 days later then the two developing. I am trying to decide. Am I just being impatient? Hummmm.....

 

[Miss Lydia]

I could us a little hatching advice. I have twenty and change eggs from my ladies in the incubator but only two are developing. I think everyone else is infertile because the eggs are from when I first put the breeding pens together. Soooooo, should I just finish out the two or should I raid the breeding pens and start them 9 days later then the two developing. I am trying to decide. Am I just being impatient? Hummmm.....

If it was me I'd finish these 2 and start fresh after hatch. Scovy eggs are hard enough to hatch with out trying to go into lock down and keeping the late ones going. Just my 2cents though since I don't use a bator. Plus if both hatch they will have each other to hang with till the next batch hatch.

 

[TherryChicken]

One of the ducklings has a deformed leg. Gets around fine, but I cant keep it and idk who would want the poor thing. I dont want just anyone to take it.

 

[bumpershoot]

If it was me I'd finish these 2 and start fresh after hatch. Scovy eggs are hard enough to hatch with out trying to go into lock down and keeping the late ones going. Just my 2cents though since I don't use a bator. Plus if both hatch they will have each other to hang with till the next batch hatch.

A little sleep and caffeine and I came to the same conclusion. So, I stuffed all the new eggs from my second pen under my girl who just decided that she was well and truly broody. It gives her 16 eggs to sit. Right now there's another female in the pen. Should I move her out or just make room for another nest so that she can lay eggs? Can you tell I am new at trying to hatch babies? I have always just collected the eggs because the scovies were running around with the rest of the critters.