Muscovy question

[Miss Lydia]

What breed do you have?

 

[Johill]

What breed do you have?

I have black and white Muscovy’s... I just heard from someone they actually take up to 35 days I was not expecting that

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s why I asked Muscovy take 35 days long wait I know. But so much fun to candle an watch those little things grow!

 

[Johill]

That’s why I asked Muscovy take 35 days long wait I know. But so much fun to candle an watch those little things grow!

Ya I don’t know why I hust assumed there’d be like regular ducks lol. I’m excited but worried it’s her first eggs ever

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are great mamas an they have the instinct so main thing you have to do is keep her safe make sure she comes out at let once a day and once the ducklings hatch keep mama and duckling safe from the rest of the birds for a few weeks. I use temp plastic fencing so everyone can see mom an babies but no one can get to them.

 

[Johill]

Yes I need to work that out over the next 20 days lol. They are very free range birds... so have a hard time locking them down. Should be fun

 

[Miss Lydia]

Where is she nesting?

 

[Johill]

In her cabin. They have three enclosures, two cabins and a winter home... I had to hunt for their first eggs, finally found them under a downed tree and brush on the other side of the fence... we moved them to the winter home, they laid a couple more in the winter house, but then Mack switched to the cabin, and that’s where she started laying on them... tinkerbell has now started laying right beside her.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Both on eggs? It seems when it comes to Muscovy broodiness is contagious!

 

[Johill]