Author Topic: another muscovy question (Read 2877 times)

Bramham Wiltshire Horns · « **on:** November 11, 2015, 03:55:53 pm »

what is a good live weight to get my muscovys to?

thanks

RPF · « **Reply #1 on:** November 11, 2015, 05:38:18 pm »

About 4kg for a male and 2.5kg for females. These are for eating. Aim to get a 6lb carcass off a male.

Bramham Wiltshire Horns · « **Reply #2 on:** November 11, 2015, 05:54:39 pm »

Thanks RPF

Fleecewife · « **Reply #3 on:** November 11, 2015, 07:11:21 pm »

When we kept Muscovies, they went in the freezer the day they started the gang rapes, irrespective of weight.

Bramham Wiltshire Horns · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2015, 10:35:47 am »

just weighed my muscovys i was unsure about sex but i think i can confirm by the weights that they are probably drakes they where all around the 11lb mark (4.1kg) at a guess there age will be around 20 weeks, so now i intend to finish them,
they are on layers pellet at minute is it worth moving them to wheat, and how long should i do that for
i was thinking about 2 weeks
cheers

roddycm · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2015, 12:54:23 pm »

I am going to finish mine on organic broiler mix! A friend did this last year and the ducks really attained great weights!

Bramham Wiltshire Horns · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:35:16 am »

I'm planned not on cooking my Muscovy tonight
I'm thinking about portioning the breasts and cooking them
Anyone got any recipes and timings for it
First time cooking it