They are precious!! If it wasn't for not wanting any more drakes now one is def enough when it comes to Muscovy. My girls would be hatching. My drake has always had 4 girlsYes it is a quail egg! I hatched quail for the first time almost two months ago and they just started laying last week. I'm pretty excited to have such small eggs! That and that quail have been great! This is their daddy. Well... Will be a father once I do another batch of eggs in the incubator. His name is Pretzel.
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What ratio do you recommend for drakes/hens? I ended up settling on one male and four females. I'm hoping that would be enough females for him. I heard that ducks can be a little aggressive when they are mating. They have a little pool that they hang out in, but I noticed they don't seem as want to swim as much as the Cascade ducklings I had. They are on a diet of Purina duck food. I was giving them chick starter then I switched over when I heard they needed niacin. Here is a photo of them. I'm wondering what colors they will end up being? I'm assuming the black one will be...black. The bigger light brown one, maybe lavender?
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We lost one of them at age 2 with egg complications but Ruth has filled in nicely they all love each other. My Muscovy drake never has even tried to mate with any of my Runners or Buffs. BUT my oldest Runner likes to exert his male prowess on the Muscovy girls. Sometimes they will stand up to him. If they would just kick his butt one good time I think that would be all it would take.
Your quail is beautiful I see why you named him Pretzel
Don't you love mama and her ducklings and chicks too they just make you smile. You don't have snapping turtles in your waters there in Costa Rica. I'd be a nervous wreck.
