The Quack Shack

[Luv Ducks]

Early on. Later, they can survive longer without heat. I once rescued eggs that a hen had been off of for a day and a half. They were about two weeks along at the time.

The three Mule Duck eggs that I saved from the Mallard leaving with her eleven ducklings and were ice cold hatched after another week inside in an incubator. I hope that these eggs can survive also.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

There can be good and evil in all breeds. No two are the same. My two eat out of my hand and are two of the sweetest ducks out of 20 that I have. I like their quietness and friendliness but it all depends on the temperment of each duck. Sorry yours was such an evil one but they are not all like that at all.

have yours gone broody yet? Yes muscovies are lovely friendly critters the majority of the time, but its the broodiness that turns them evil. And here they are bred for their incubating and fight to the death to protect their offspring abilities. They also don't lay often enough to warrant the 100s of kilos of food they eat a year so they are not for me. I need egg layers

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Light brown and yellow. I was surprised at the result. Her dad was black and white.

So i might have another chocolate-brand duck here.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I dug out this gem. Not a single predator dared come within 10 metres of her. Out in the middle of a paddock. Children could not leave the yard without fear of being charged, but this is where she chose to nestView attachment 3543152View attachment 3543153

So this is how you lost a leg? - Right after taking these picture?

That duck is ingenious! It would take a bear to get her out there.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Early on. Later, they can survive longer without heat. I once rescued eggs that a hen had been off of for a day and a half. They were about two weeks along at the time.

Thank you very much! - i just leave the eggs in there, turn them whenever i have to wait for a remote computer to finish something and get bored (50+ timed per day), candle them every 2-3 days and dispose stinkers.
There are eggs that are almost clear with visible blood vessels to those that are ready for the internal pip.
They have been abandoned for 3 days (in the night "momma" duck returned and sat on the nest), before i was able to seize them.
"Momma" Duck also has basically abandoned her babies, this morning she ran off to the pond with the others, so the little ones were stuck with Mr Limpy and Grünschnabel (GreenBill) Duck in the duck yard. During the night they huddle together in the duck-run, under the feeder.
Fortunately we have warm weather and there are six ducklings. I will try to gain their trust with meal-worms and crushed cat-food, during the day they are very busy catching flies. They are better than every glue-trap! One fly every 2 seconds times six ducklings…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

There can be good and evil in all breeds. No two are the same. My two eat out of my hand and are two of the sweetest ducks out of 20 that I have. I like their quietness and friendliness but it all depends on the temperment of each duck. Sorry yours was such an evil one but they are not all like that at all.

I would love to have some Scovies, but Metzer only sells them straight-run. And with my luck i will end up with five drakes…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

have yours gone broody yet? Yes muscovies are lovely friendly critters the majority of the time, but its the broodiness that turns them evil. And here they are bred for their incubating and fight to the death to protect their offspring abilities. They also don't lay often enough to warrant the 100s of kilos of food they eat a year so they are not for me. I need egg layers

Have you considered call-ducks?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Happy Friday to Everybody!​

Working during the night hours again, its a production system… I don't know what else to report - oh wait, surprise, we'll get some bad weather coming in.

 

[Canadian Wind]

So i might have another chocolate-brand duck here.

I love the chocolates. Can't wait for my two to feather up. But right now, I'm completely smitten with this little one:

Named the little floof Smudge.

I would love to have some Scovies, but Metzer only sells them straight-run. And with my luck i will end up with five drakes…

Do they have anything other than whites? I've found that the hatcheries around here only do the whites. You'd do better buying privately, imo.

 

[Luv Ducks]

have yours gone broody yet? Yes muscovies are lovely friendly critters the majority of the time, but its the broodiness that turns them evil. And here they are bred for their incubating and fight to the death to protect their offspring abilities. They also don't lay often enough to warrant the 100s of kilos of food they eat a year so they are not for me. I need egg layers

Yes mine did try to go broody. I just kept taking her eggs and they are so big and yummy that I like mine for that. Mine have laid almost every day this spring so far as summer here technically isn't until next week. She let me pet her as she was sitting on her first egg that I was going to get from her and then I put the food scoop to make her get off of her nest so that she would not nip me. She is fine now and knows I am taking the eggs. Mine are more pets than egg sources so what they eat doesn't bother me. I can understand if you are in it for the egg layers and my Mallard laid almost all year last year so she was my best one for that but she is skittish as all get out and not nearly as friendly. She is my best Momma duck though and lays those eggs so I don't mind her being skittish. We are all in this for different reasons so I hope that you can find some that lay many many eggs and don't eat too much.