Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kassaundra]

geneticists have a hard time placing where they are in the waterfowl family tree.

the latest attempts seem to give a slight favor putting with the shelducks. Shelducks are also often considered half-geese half duck...

I thought I had read somewhere they weren't genetically "ducks"

 

[Kassaundra]

LOL! I love Muscovies...the way they look....how quiet they are...I'm still trying to convince my family that they're a worthwhile investment here in the desert. I had seriously considered raising turkeys instead, but after obtaining my Thanksgiving bird from a local breeder and hearing how incredibly noisy those birds can be, I'm once again favoring Muscovies. I think that once I get this aquaponics thing figured out I may build a pond/aquaponic structure to provide a cool spot for the Muscovy and year-round fresh greens for my birds.

Yippee...more projects! LOL!

Aquaponics and muskovie are both high on my next to do lists. The muskovie especially breast meat has the look, taste, and texture of beef to me (roast beef not steak)

 

[Phill98]

I thought I had read somewhere they weren't genetically "ducks"

Is that why, when bred with other breeds of ducks, they produce infertile "ducklings"?

 

[hellbender]

LOL! I love Muscovies...the way they look....how quiet they are...I'm still trying to convince my family that they're a worthwhile investment here in the desert. I had seriously considered raising turkeys instead, but after obtaining my Thanksgiving bird from a local breeder and hearing how incredibly noisy those birds can be, I'm once again favoring Muscovies. I think that once I get this aquaponics thing figured out I may build a pond/aquaponic structure to provide a cool spot for the Muscovy and year-round fresh greens for my birds.

Yippee...more projects! LOL!

So far as I'm concerned, there's no question with regard to taste or which bird is less obtrusive when alive. The Turkey wouldn't make a curuncle on a Muscovies Butt!

The whites are still looking like a go in the spring because Jason and I are taking a 'day trip' to pick up a batch since the breeders won't ship Muscovies to West Virginia. It's only a 5 or 6 hour drive...one way.

 

[Kassaundra]

Is that why, when bred with other breeds of ducks, they produce infertile "ducklings"?

No clue, but likely. They do produce offspring w/ other ducks????

 

[Kassaundra]

So far as I'm concerned, there's no question with regard to taste or which bird is less obtrusive when alive. The Turkey wouldn't make a curuncle on a Muscovies Butt!

The whites are still looking like a go in the spring because Jason and I are taking a 'day trip' to pick up a batch since the breeders won't ship Muscovies to West Virginia. It's only a 5 or 6 hour drive...one way.

We have a hatchery (small family owned) about 30 miles from here that sells them, the trick is contacting them, and timing it when they actually have ducklings.

 

[draye]

No clue, but likely.  They do produce offspring w/ other ducks???? 

When they mate with ducks the offspring are basically a mule. They will mot reproduce.

 

[DesertChic]

Yeah! I really like that black skin with red carncules, how fancy..

if I may...... ducks are MESSY. Splash water everywhere and they don't poop... they squirt!

I don't know how it's like for other climates but in our desert climate, that attracted serious, serious numbers of flies. Like, flies everywhere in the coop, all over sides of buildings porches by the house.

to be honest, the number of flies dropped dramatically after the bobcat took them for takeout...

maybe not best for situations where a partner or close by neighbors are already unenthusiastic about your hobby- the sheer number of flies dove ME crazy and is the only reason I haven't got them again.

p.s the waterfowl flock was always small- an average of something like 4 muscovies, 3 mallards, 4 geese totally free ranging on an acre... they never were confined at all(which is how bobcat got to them so easily).

Oh....I could go on for hours about the fly problem around here. And I thought it was bad just when the neighbors had horses. Now that I have chickens....ugh!

 

[DesertChic]

So far as I'm concerned, there's no question with regard to taste or which bird is less obtrusive when alive. The Turkey wouldn't make a curuncle on a Muscovies Butt!

The whites are still looking like a go in the spring because Jason and I are taking a 'day trip' to pick up a batch since the breeders won't ship Muscovies to West Virginia. It's only a 5 or 6 hour drive...one way.

I recently discovered that there's a Muscovy breeder about 15 minutes away from my house. Very dangerous.

My son cracks me up....he says I have a thing for "ugly birds", starting with the NNs and moving onto Muscovy. I just tell him that he'll wind up loving the Muscovy as much as he currently loves the NNs. They're an "acquired taste"...and some of just develop more quickly than others.

 

[Kassaundra]

I recently discovered that there's a Muscovy breeder about 15 minutes away from my house. Very dangerous.

My son cracks me up....he says I have a thing for "ugly birds", starting with the NNs and moving onto Muscovy. I just tell him that he'll wind up loving the Muscovy as much as he currently loves the NNs. They're an "acquired taste"...and some of just develop more quickly than others.

Just tell him he's lucky you have a thing for "ugly birds" and not "ugly children"