What color is my female muscovy

[conny63malies]

Hi y'all. i got three female muscovies a while back at a local fair in Canfield Ohio. I talked him into 3 for 20$, instead of 8$ each. They were pretty wild and havent been handeled by humans too much,they had to be caught by net. THats why i hve been told to cut the wings down that way. They didnt even know the joy of eting spaghetti and just looked at me funny.(they eat them now and also dry dog food) One is chocolate the next is a blue one. But the color of the last one i am not sure of. I actually wanted a complete white one, but they had none.

Also do you know of a way to tell the approx age? THe farmer told me they are either 08 or 07's

 

[conny63malies]

nobody?

 

[Chickndaddy]

She isn't really any particular color that I can think of. She reminds me of a Chocolate Pied, but she is mottled so if she needs a color I would say she is Chocolate Mottled.

 

[lowcountrypoultry]

I dont know..

But shes BEAUTIFUL.

I love muscovies

 

[petitesphinx]

She's a beauty!


Mine (Muscovies) are my favorites of all my ducks and chickens. They've been tamed down and eat from my hands, come to my porch looking for me and follow me around the farm like a pet dog would. I've also had the hardest time keeping them alive and away from predators because of their tame-ness. =-(

You'll love yours, that's for sure; they're wonderful pets! They follow my hubby around and when he opens the garage door, the waddle in, and plop down inside at his feet while he works. So cute!

I have no clue what color your's is; I'd just say a pretty one!

Do you feed your spaghetti? Is that right? Never thought of feeding mine table food..........I'll try that next..

 

[danamillette]

twist cone!
Hehe...she sure is pretty!

 

[fancyfowl4ever]

Fawn Pied.

 

[conny63malies]

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My drakes are tame and can be picked up and will come runing if i have anything at all in my hand. I have no problems with predators of the human or animal nature whatsoever. I say the kids around here are more afraid of ducks than pitbulls. Yes they eat spaghetti and pretty much anything i throw out, they are my redneck food disposal. Leftover food? no probs, out the backdoor it goes. THey even will attempt to fight the dog for the dry dog food.

 

[trulyviolet]

she is beautiful

i have white ones, with blue eyes!
i raised my girls from hours old
their mother died
but i have thier father
i love these ducks so much that i threatened to put diapers on them and keep them in the bedroom overnight to make SURE they are safe

they follow me around everywhere, and any spare time i have i spend out with them, taking them out of the day pen to free range

i clip one wing
but they still fly short distances

i didn't think i would like the muscovys
i got them for slug control in the garden
now i would never be willingly without them

vi

 

[conny63malies]

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I got mine from a BYC member when they were less than a week old, as i mentioned i picked the girls up at the fair for 20$ alltogether..Mine boys were in the house in a tub first, moved in with some chickens and then got "evicted " into the yard..
I love the white ones too, we had them growing up in germany, but havent seen any for sale locally.