Author Topic: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings  (Read 3918 times)

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« on: April 23, 2012, 08:30:05 pm »
This is the first hatch this year - a fantastic 17 hatch!  Only 1 didn't hatch :-\.  We have another 5 Muscovies sitting at the moment too (that's the ones we can find!)  Help!
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2012, 08:34:06 pm »
Excellent  :thumbsup: What colours will they be?

suziequeue

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Llanidloes; Powys
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 08:36:27 pm »
OH MY GOD!!!!

That's FANTASTIC..... well done duck and goose pimple

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Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2012, 08:37:41 pm »
A fab little nestful there  :thumbsup:

robert waddell

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Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2012, 09:01:52 pm »
will that be duck and goose on the menu at the black bull ;) ;) :farmer:

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2012, 09:35:02 pm »
oh, they are so lovely!

Stick a couple in the post for me... ;)    :D
Little Blue

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Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2012, 07:09:43 am »
AAWWWW :love:   don't have ducks......................yet :thumbsup:

Bert

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Isle of Mull
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2012, 07:21:49 am »
Got to get me some of them  :&> Very very sweet  :thumbsup:

goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
  • nr Lauder, Scottish Borders
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2012, 08:17:31 am »
I'm working on the assumption they're all girls  ;) ! as last year we had 13 and only 2 males. In fact we have 17 Muscovy in total, so that means we've just doubled our stock with this brood.
As for colours Jaykay - liquorice allsorts I think - we have south american looking black white and reds, northern european all whites with blue eyes and graceful greys somewhere in between. 
We don't kill / eat anything (I know, I know, soppy  ::)) so will be spreading them around or at the sales later this year.
registered soay, castlemilk moorit  and north ronaldsay sheep, pygmy goats, steinbacher geese, muscovy ducks, various hens, lots of visiting mallards, a naughty border collie, a puss and a couple of guinea pigs

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2012, 09:33:58 am »
Great news and what a result 17 !

Still no ducklings here and mum must have been on them 40 plus days. We do have 3 other mums sitting and another popping an egg every day so fingers crossed.

The males are a pain but the greedy things put on weight quick and we ate our first. Not sure that we can eat > 60 ducks a year so we may have to sell some if they all hatch.

We have one albino mum so I am keen to see if we get more.
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blades

  • Joined Jun 2011
  • Huntly
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2012, 09:40:39 am »
Fantastic.... we have a couple and just love them!!  :&>
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bloomer

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • leslie, fife
  • i have chickens, sheep and opinions!!!
Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2012, 10:17:56 am »
Great news and what a result 17 !

Still no ducklings here and mum must have been on them 40 plus days. We do have 3 other mums sitting and another popping an egg every day so fingers crossed.

The males are a pain but the greedy things put on weight quick and we ate our first. Not sure that we can eat > 60 ducks a year so we may have to sell some if they all hatch.

We have one albino mum so I am keen to see if we get more.

60 ducks in a year is a lot but i think i'd be prepared to give it a try, duck is yummy!!!

Mel

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Re: Good pic - Muscovy's 17 hatchlings
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2012, 06:32:13 pm »
It is,60 wrecked our place last year ;D ,look at these little mites,they are soo beautiful and 17 too,that is a brilliant hatch rate!

 

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