Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Goat_Walker]

AWWWW! I wish I could have had my 2 dozen for more than three days. I miss the chaos. VERY pretty!!

 

[theron]

Here are mine:

Here is a few more pics:

Which ones are males and females?

 

[jerseygirl1]

I'm getting two muscovies next week - I can't wait to post their pics!!!!!!!!

 

[Goat_Walker]

Theron - You should be able to tell by 2 - 3 weeks. If you cant just upload some group pictures on here so we can see the body and feet sizes

 

[theron]

Here is the picture:

which ones are males and which ones are females?
The top left duck is 4 days older than the other 3, but im pretty sure its a he

 

[keeperofthehearth]

Congrats, cheryl98117 !!!! Those light brown & yellow ducklings look like chocolate pied.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

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OMG. yes you do have babies. And they are adorable. I so wish you were closer to me in Va.

 

[zephyrcreek]

We've had a true "Muscovy" week around here. I went to see Cottage Rose on Friday to pick up some wonderfule little cuties. I am so excited to have some solids and cannot wait to see them mature. We plan on keeping all of them for our breeding pens.

Adding to the fun my blue female hatched out her first clutch today. She has 14 little ducklings, and 3 eggs still tucked away. She is such a good momma. One look at my hand would tell you how protective she was about all those babies. The sad part is they are all already sold and will be picked up within the next few days. There seems to be a good mix of colors in her nest. I do not know all the colors yet, but the majority I am guessing will be chocolate. There was one I am fairly sure was blue, and quite a few "yellow" ducklings.

Where could I find a list or info about the possible colors in my pen. My drake is blue pied, and I have blue, blue fawn, chocolate, and black girls. Eggs were moved around throughout the 4 different nests until the girls selected a nest as their own.

I'll try to take some pics in the morning if momma is willing.

 

[zephyrcreek]

Has anyone ever let a broody chicken hen hatch scovie eggs? My chocolate female still has not chosen a nest after already laying 30+ eggs. I keep moving them into the nest I have ready for her, but she is not setting yet. Each morning her eggs are in a different spot. I worried that those older eggs are going to be too old by the time she figures it out. I took 9 eggs out of the nest today and put them under my broody EE hen. The EE has been setting on EE eggs for 4+ days now. I've removed her 3X, and she has come back each time. I did stick the chicken eggs in an incubator. What are my chances of hatching these eggs with the chicken hen? The more muscovies the better around here. Plus these are from my chocolate which is one of my favorites.

 

[1lpoock]

WOW!!!

100 Pages of everything Muscovy! Congrats.....wish I had some!