Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[mymilliefleur]

Duckling is here!! Brace yourself, not so exciting. I checked on it several times. Each time it became more and more suspicious. So, I helped it all the way. It had ALOT of muck!! As I was holding it, it took a few breathes. When I laid it down, it instantly stopped breathing. Goodbye lil massive chocolate

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So sorry! I'm sure you did all you could for it.

 

[TherryChicken]

So sorry! I'm sure you did all you could for it.

Thank you I did! I've never seen so much muck! Not even in ducklings that had the whole yolk out of its body

 

[Buck Oakes]

Duckling is here!! Brace yourself, not so exciting. I checked on it several times. Each time it became more and more suspicious. So, I helped it all the way. It had ALOT of muck!! As I was holding it, it took a few breathes. When I laid it down, it instantly stopped breathing. Goodbye lil massive chocolate

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Therry No!!I'm so sorry, u did all you could, I"m sos sorry the little guy or gal didnt make it, he or she would have been an amazing duck I'm so sorry

 

[TherryChicken]

Therry No!!I'm so sorry, u did all you could, I"m sos sorry the little guy or gal didnt make it, he or she would have been an amazing duck I'm so sorry 

Thank you buck! I'm upset, but to be honest, I'm glad it didnt. The poor thing would have suffered if it didn't die. It was a massive baby, it was twice the size of average sized hatchlings. My question is, why so much muck??? I mean it was half an inch thick, everywhere in the egg. Also if you look at the navel, the gunk near it, there is black coloring. I didn't dig around, but what could that have been?

 

[barnardflock]

Here's a hen picture!

 

[Buck Oakes]

Thank you buck! I'm upset, but to be honest, I'm glad it didnt. The poor thing would have suffered if it didn't die. It was a massive baby, it was twice the size of average sized hatchlings. My question is, why so much muck??? I mean it was half an inch thick, everywhere in the egg. Also if you look at the navel, the gunk near it, there is black coloring. I didn't dig around, but what could that have been?

honestly i have no idea i would ask @casportpony

 

[TherryChicken]

honestly i have no idea i would ask @casportpony
  

Thank you!

 

[txcarl1258]

Thank you buck! I'm upset, but to be honest, I'm glad it didnt. The poor thing would have suffered if it didn't die. It was a massive baby, it was twice the size of average sized hatchlings. My question is, why so much muck??? I mean it was half an inch thick, everywhere in the egg. Also if you look at the navel, the gunk near it, there is black coloring. I didn't dig around, but what could that have been?

If it was a double yolker and the other didn't develop that could explain the size of the baby and also the extra goo.

 

[TherryChicken]

If it was a double yolker and the other didn't develop that could explain the size of the baby and also the extra goo.

True, but I only saw one yolk every time I candle it

 

[Buck Oakes]

I swear this happens every single year for my muscovy babies, why do they insist on tearing out each others new forming feathers, i know its a form of cannibalism but i mean, its so not okay, they get enough protein and everything just

i want them to stop i already separated them btw