Not being the expert for Muscovy dux, i don't see any 'scovie in that picture. Recently our local Farm Store had duxlings and i told the nice but clueless lady who was cleaning the bins that those were most likely Muscovy duxlings. That hook at the tip of the bill is a dead giveaway...
The younger ones in the top left are definitely Muscovy, as is the dirty whitish one to the right of the two in question. The white with the black head spot just behind them might be a Mulard, too, as it has other spots of black on it's body, not a typical thing for Scovies but very common in Mules.
excuse my ignorance what’s a mulard? muscovy/mallard derived mix?
Exactly. Because the offspring are sterile, they're called Mulard, both for MUscovy and malLARd, and a pun on MULE.
just wondering why the bands. won’t they be showing the greenheads and/or curly tail feathers soon anyway?Sooo we went through all the ducklings...
- checked their voices
- flipped every one on its back so it's (more or less) peaceful
- put on a (very comfy) clip-on leg band when we were "sure" whether male or female
- the bands were entirely well received
- now thinking about how to remove them if needed...
Unbanded pic
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Is pickles the one with toxicisity symbol on breast? It's about time dux poo came with a warning label
lol hilarious- but we think it’s a heart
