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Mimi13
fuhgettaboutit
Wow! Really informative there. I’m gonna have to look up ‘pinion.’ I’m guessing it is something different than clipping?Caveat: I didn’t read your intro before I wrote this. Regardless, read and use what you can.
This is REALLY EASY. We’ve had all the normal breeds. Forget them. The bird you need isn’t a duck, nor a goose. We commonly call it the Muscovy. Now, why Muscovies?
1. They are HYPER CRAZY RELENTLESS bug / insect consumers.
2. They are almost silent.
3. Males have huge carcasses - way bigger than ducks.
4. They breed like rats, so they’ll fill the freezer. They are delicious if u can cook.
5. They cut and fertilize your lawn.
6. You get to pinion each ones wing when they hatch.
7. They are excellent foragers.
8. They just survived a N. MI winter without an issue an I didn’t water them once.
Muscovy was on my initial list, but I culled them. If everything goes to plan I will most likely get some at a later date.