Muscovy keepers share your pics!

[Miss Lydia]

Love this thead, not read the whole lot but quite a bit.

I have fallen in love with these birds, we have a lavender & white female - Edwena, a black & white female - Zoe, a white male (hes huge) - Frank and 3 little ducklings, looking like 2 females 1 white & lavender, 1 white & chocolate and another white male.

We purchased them all from market over the past 2 months or so we've had Edwena the longest she mothered some other ducklings that we'd bought and is currently sitting 7 of her own eggs :0), she has now lined the nest in fluffy feathers and whistle away when you go near, I do hope she can hatch them, she started sitting full time yesterday I think shes been getting a clutch before sitting full time - would I be right in thinking this. We put 9 eggs in the bator over a week ago and 8 are fertile so we've also got 8 muscovy eggs in the bator too. Is there anything different that you should do with muscovy eggs, the are in an auto turn bator oct 20, do you have to manually turn once a day like you do with goose eggs?

I will get some pictures soon and upload them.

Hatty

I've never used a bator just my girls so don't know the fundalmentals or turning and such, but Edwena should be a great broody and mother. you do know it's 35 days for Muscovies to hatch? Be sure to keep us updated on all the happening especially hatch day.. And how about some pics/

and if she has settled down now start the count from tomorrow as day 1

 

[Going Quackers]

She sure is pretty. and it does look like it's wondering if it has someone elses shoes on. lolI like it's two toned colors on it's feet. We're still hoping for a girl in our first one.

It was a funny shot that's for sure... i hope you get a girl too!

 

[DuckyGirl]

 

[Hatty1]

Oh my they are beautiful Duckygirl, congratulations. Did your muscovy sit her own?

I've currenly got 8 in a bator and Edwena has 7 in her nest.

Hatty

 

[Nyowpotopop]

You folks make me wanna get my ducks before I get my rabbits! XD

 

[ian4379]

cute ducklings, i want chocolate!

 

[Going Quackers]

What an adorable bundle of fluff.

 

[our 5acre farm]

there are gorgeous muscovys and there are some ugly muscovy, but i do love them

 

[Going Quackers]

there are some ugly muscovy, but i do love them

There are?

 

[Scovy Momma]

I've been gone for almost 4 days from this place! So many more babies pictures! SQUEEE!!! Adorable!

As for the "ugly Muscovy" thing,I remember my pops' buddy,(who is a big hunter guy), teasing me when he first heard I got a Muscovy that they are those really ugly ducks. Then he saw Daisy & told me how she was a very pretty duck & that she was very well behaved. He said he'd never seen a Muscovy like that. I guess the wild ones look different?
They are addictive,though!