The Quack Shack

[Luv Ducks]

I have always wanted Turkeys. We have the wild ones here but never seen the Toms with and hens and poults.

How much longer until your babies hatch my Dear?

 

[Miss Lydia]

6-16 for one Muscovy and 24th for the other.

 

[Luv Ducks]

6-16 for one Muscovy and 24th for the other.

Are they all Runner Duck eggs or are some of them Muscovy?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Runner can't take a chance of getting another Muscovy drake not with the stinker I have now it would be utter craziness.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Runner can't take a chance of getting another Muscovy drake not with the stinker I have now it would be utter craziness.

I was surprised how my Muscovy Hens took to my Runner Ducklings when I let them out with the rest of the flock. The groups all still stay mostly with their own kind but are all doing fine together. Now that I don't have to worry about a drake getting ahold of them it has been a lot easier to let everyone be together. The 4 ducklings that are a month old are sticking together like glue too but are just fine. It was a peaceful night last night for that and I am very grateful.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sure does make a difference when they get along. I have my Runner drake and his girls separated from My Muscovy right now because he just cannot leave the Muscovy females alone and my Muscovy drake will not lift a wing to stop him. Lazy thing.

 

[Luv Ducks]

Sure does make a difference when they get along. I have my Runner drake and his girls separated from My Muscovy right now because he just cannot leave the Muscovy females alone and my Muscovy drake

If out of the 4 ducklings that are a month old I happen to have drakes which I am almost sure that I do, I will be rehoming them. I am seriously thinking about advertising two of the Call Drakes and have even thought about letting my Mallard/Rouen Drake go. Sometimes I think I would be better off with just a couple of drakes but they can pick one special Hen and never leave that one alone even with just two drakes. That is the situation with my Mallard/Rouen. He has one Hen that is his favorite and once he made her head bleed it was into drake jail he went.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thankfully I haven't had that problem with my drakes they haven't ever been rough on their girls, Snoop the Runner drake has 9 females and Opie my Muscovy drake is down to 3 now.

 

[Supercow]

In today's noon swimming session Junior swam completely submerged by her own decision, thus gaining the rank of the duckiest of our ducks (nobody else did this so far). It was only a small 3-ft-accross grape picking tub but it was enough for going underwater. I really must dig a pond.

 

[Miss Lydia]

She's gaining strength.