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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: ukphil on February 14, 2010, 10:10:38 am

Title: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: ukphil on February 14, 2010, 10:10:38 am

Hi, New to ducks can anybody suggest an easy to breed meat duck


Thanks

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: harry on February 15, 2010, 10:31:34 am

alysburys, or an aylsebury X would be better and easier to get, classed as a commercial meat alysbury ie not a true alsbury

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: sagehen on February 15, 2010, 11:03:12 am

Try the muscovy. My neighbour has them - huge things, and good meat.

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 15, 2010, 01:02:50 pm

our local farm nearby swears by Barberry ducks, as they only need a short time of extra non-grass feed, all other food for them is free, lol. That's the duck you see most on supermarket shelves  :&>

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: Helencus on February 15, 2010, 03:16:18 pm

Apparently Barbary and Muscovy ducks are one and the same. I'm looking to get some too. Trying to find a breeder near to Tamworth if anyone out there knows of some let me know.

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 15, 2010, 07:34:49 pm

I though they looked quite different (the Muscovies I've seen looked much more colourful and Barberries don't have quite such a Turkey like face), I'll have a look at google images, maybe that will help... Aren't Muscovies from the Americas and Barberries from Hungary ?  :&>

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: Helencus on February 15, 2010, 08:06:14 pm

Dunno just what I read on google maybe all tosh then

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: sagehen on February 15, 2010, 08:13:00 pm

Nah barbary and muscovy are the same. Barbary is from a muscovy strain. Other ducks are from mallard type strains. The muscovies at my neighbour's have a red mask, but they haven't got turkey faces.

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: Helencus on February 15, 2010, 08:15:47 pm

Thanks for clearing that up sagehen 

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 15, 2010, 08:55:42 pm

I'm always happy to be put right!  ::)
I didn't mean to offend any Muscovy lovers, their look is just not the kind of typical appealing duck face I'm used to. I was very impressed with their relaxed and friendly nature, though. And they are tasty ... :&>

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: sagehen on February 15, 2010, 09:00:12 pm

LOL! No seriously - some wild muscovy DO have turkey faces, but the domesticated ones don't. I wasn't offended, god I have got the thickest of skin, so I wasn't saying they haven't got turkey faces because I luurve muscovies and I was offended you said they have turkey faces lol. I prefer pretty duckies myself  ;D

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: northfifeduckling on February 15, 2010, 10:16:30 pm

 ;D ;D :&>

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: ukphil on February 16, 2010, 01:28:32 pm

Thanks harry,sagehen,northfifeduckling,Helencus, I decided to go with muscovy ducks
can anybody suggest a breeder im looking for eggs/ducklings

Thanks

Title: Re: Easy to breed meat duck
Post by: lj71 on February 27, 2010, 07:47:13 pm

Hi, we breed Muscovy ducks and have a huge choice of ages, sizes, colours, both sexes, barred genes. If anyone needs advice or to view them in Northamptonshire, feel free to give me a call on 07545999026.