Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Going Quackers]

We were hatching some mystery duck eggs last weekend, I was sad to see that many did not hatch....well here we are 7 days later and they've started hatching again. I'm guessing that they must be Muscovys. What say you experts?

ah, yes i would go with Muscovy, they take 35-37 days to hatch.. so cute!

 

[elorraine52]

Hey guys,

Unfortunately I can't keep my 5 beautiful six week old muscovies. Is anyone hear interested in having them? I want to make sure they go somewhere where they will stay safe and happy. I hatched and raised them all myself. They are just the sweetest things ever with wonderful and unique personalities. I live in the Houston area. Is anyone here interested?! If you can provide them a place and keep them happy, they are yours free of charge!

Are you near Houston, MO?

 

[JulieNKC]

We were hatching some mystery duck eggs last weekend, I was sad to see that many did not hatch....well here we are 7 days later and they've started hatching again. I'm guessing that they must be Muscovys. What say you experts?

Adorable!

 

[muscovyslover]

Are you near Houston, MO?

Houston, Texas

 

[PoultryQueen101]

I bet they are, but I need chocolate :/ but I hope you find some good homes for them. I'm going to dread the day I can't have anymore more

I have never shipped before, but we only have chocolate muscovies (2 black/white magpies and a pekin too..), but I wished you had lived closer about a month ago, we were looking to hand out a drake and 2 girls because we had too many.... but they died unexpectadly which we think was from being filthy and that night it rained and was rather cold... I thiught they would last until morning to move them, we woke up real early... but it was too late.

we have moved on since then, and have made sure they are always clean and warm.

 

[WildWestChick]

Ok, I'm probably going to make some people mad.... So for those of you who think of muscovies as only pets...WARNING: do NOT read any further!


We got some scovies for breeding and meat around Easter, and we finally dispatched our first drake today. (We ended up with 2 hens and 6 drakes :S ...) and I cooked up a skinless breast with only salt and pepper and a little rendered duck fat in a skillet, I cooked it just like you would pan fry a steak. And then I took some cherry/rhubarb/raspberry preserves and melted it into a sauce and poured over the duck. . . . . It was AMAZING!!!!

It tasted exactly like very tender steak! My husband tried it and thought I had switched out the duck with beef! Lol and then proceeded to tell me that we need to get into the duck raising business haha! But in all seriousness... I don't understand why these ducks are not more popular, they are quiet, very interesting looking, have great personalities, and they taste GREAT!

 

[casportpony]

Ok, I'm probably going to make some people mad.... So for those of you who think of muscovies as only pets...WARNING: do NOT read any further!


We got some scovies for breeding and meat around Easter, and we finally dispatched our first drake today. (We ended up with 2 hens and 6 drakes :S ...) and I cooked up a skinless breast with only salt and pepper and a little rendered duck fat in a skillet, I cooked it just like you would pan fry a steak. And then I took some cherry/rhubarb/raspberry preserves and melted it into a sauce and poured over the duck. . . . . It was AMAZING!!!!

It tasted exactly like very tender steak! My husband tried it and thought I had switched out the duck with beef! Lol and then proceeded to tell me that we need to get into the duck raising business haha! But in all seriousness... I don't understand why these ducks are not more popular, they are quiet, very interesting looking, have great personalities, and they taste GREAT!

I've been looking at mine differently lately, lol. People come from over an hour away to buy mine, so I guess I should process one and see what they taste like.

-Kathy

 

[Miss Lydia]

I've been looking at mine differently lately, lol. People come from over an hour away to buy mine, so I guess I should process one and see what they taste like.

-Kathy

Taste like chicken.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Lol, filet mignon is what I've been told.

-Kathy

 

[PoultryQueen101]

Ok, I'm probably going to make some people mad.... So for those of you who think of muscovies as only pets...WARNING: do NOT read any further!


We got some scovies for breeding and meat around Easter, and we finally dispatched our first drake today. (We ended up with 2 hens and 6 drakes :S ...) and I cooked up a skinless breast with only salt and pepper and a little rendered duck fat in a skillet, I cooked it just like you would pan fry a steak. And then I took some cherry/rhubarb/raspberry preserves and melted it into a sauce and poured over the duck. . . . . It was AMAZING!!!!

It tasted exactly like very tender steak! My husband tried it and thought I had switched out the duck with beef! Lol and then proceeded to tell me that we need to get into the duck raising business haha! But in all seriousness... I don't understand why these ducks are not more popular, they are quiet, very interesting looking, have great personalities, and they taste GREAT!

mine are pond ducks, but ive heard they are better for you than a pekin is. The only problem is that if you raise them in limitsd space, they grow so slowly! But yeah, I want to try it, but I would feel weird if I saw it alive first.