Are you sure you aren't confusing Muscovies with ducks? Muskies are
genetically, a goose. The poop is very smelly and their eggs (being
geese) are a little stronger. Duck eggs, on the other hand, taste the
same as hen eggs, albeit a bit larger. They make fantastic pavlovas,
scrambled eggs etc. .....aahhhh, wishing I had some ducks in my garden!!

Feeding any animals, particularly ducks, totally on bread is not good
for them, they put on too much fat and it can swell in their crop and
kill them. Would you like a diet of bread? ;-)

Bronwyn ;-)

Ms Leebee wrote:

HC wrote:

Aha.....you need a pair of ducks (or more) in the garden to eat the
snails and slugs. Ducks are lovely people, very friendly and she will
reward you every day with a nice fresh egg.

Bronwyn ;-)
Duck breeder from way back!!


Except for my childhood memories of being chased by ducks and slipping over
in their very slippery poo
I am also ashamed to say I must be a very bland person, as I find duck eggs
too rich for my palette !

I like seeing them at park ponds though, and throwing bread to them

HC wrote:
Are you sure you aren't confusing Muscovies with ducks? Muskies are
genetically, a goose.

I have heard that before, and certainly Muscovies are very goose-like
(they hiss rather than quack). But they cross-breed with other ducks,
so I guess that makes them the same species?

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HC wrote:
Are you sure you aren't confusing Muscovies with ducks? Muskies
are
genetically, a goose.

I have heard that before, and certainly Muscovies are very
goose-like
(they hiss rather than quack). But they cross-breed with other
ducks,
so I guess that makes them the same species?

Horses and donkeys interbreed and they are the same species being both
from the equidae family. The offspring (mules and hinnies) are
(almost) always sterile. I'm fairly sure that the same "species" rule
applies to both Muscovies and ducks and I know that the sterility bit
does. I've yet to hear of the offspring of the duck/muscovy mating
being fertile.

I'm guessing they would be sterile. Because I had up to 11 different
breeds of duck, only one breed were allowed out of their yard each day
during breeding season. I had way too many orders to get caught up with
crossbreeds.



Farm1 wrote:

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HC wrote:

Are you sure you aren't confusing Muscovies with ducks? Muskies

are

genetically, a goose.

I have heard that before, and certainly Muscovies are very

goose-like

(they hiss rather than quack). But they cross-breed with other

ducks,

so I guess that makes them the same species?


Horses and donkeys interbreed and they are the same species being both
from the equidae family. The offspring (mules and hinnies) are
(almost) always sterile. I'm fairly sure that the same "species" rule
applies to both Muscovies and ducks and I know that the sterility bit
does. I've yet to hear of the offspring of the duck/muscovy mating
being fertile.

Muscovies take 35 days to hatch....as do geese. Ducks, on the other
hand, hatch in 28 days. Muscovies will breed with anything...our dog
discovered this one day much to his disgust!! ROFLMHO!!

wrote:

HC wrote:

Are you sure you aren't confusing Muscovies with ducks? Muskies are
genetically, a goose.


I have heard that before, and certainly Muscovies are very goose-like
(they hiss rather than quack). But they cross-breed with other ducks,
so I guess that makes them the same species?