Parra’s Quackless Quackery

01/03/2024

https://afarmgirlinthemaking.com/raising-ducks-for-eggs-top-13-duck-breeds/

Raising ducks for eggs means keeping prolific layers. Thirteen of the best egg laying ducks can be found in this list, heritage as well as hybrid breeds.

01/03/2024

Golden 300 ducks

01/03/2024

https://thriftyhomesteader.com/muscovy-ducks/

Learn about the pros and cons of keeping Muscovy ducks, as well as their personality, egg laying, care, and their “creepy” appearance.

06/13/2023

06/13/2023

The Muscovy have been busy. A lot of ducklings running around from 1 week to 5 weeks old. Pm if interested.

06/13/2023

So it’s been awhile but things have been a bit crazy here. We had a mountain lion attack and it took out 12 of my Golden 300 flock. I was lucky that 5 survived including 4 ducks and 1 drake. I feel terrible about it and am redoing our coops completely. They are now living in with the Muscovy and are safe.

05/22/2023

3 lavender and white and 9 black and white Muscovy ducklings hatched May 14, 2023. $15 ea or if you buy all 12 then they are $10-ea.
located in Vail (east of Tucson) but willing to meet

05/09/2023

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05/09/2023

Cairina Moschata
Muscovy Ducks also called Barbary Duck are native to the Americas- specifically originally from Mexico. They are a tropical species that roosts high in trees, unlike other domesticated ducks that prefer to stay on the ground. They are the only duck not derived from mallard ducks. Muscovy duck are not actually a duck but genetically something between a duck and goose.

Muscovy ducks are a good meat breed, awesome at hatching eggs and Great Mothers!

Male Muscovy get to be between 10-15lbs and Females 6-8lbs. The dressed muscovy are usually referred to as the Barbary Duck when processed. White Muscovy are most sought after for processing as they have less melanin (dark color skin) than the colored birds. Barbary duck is not fatty and greasy like other ducks and is lean, often referred to as tasting like Veal or Beef.

They are often referred to as the Quackless duck but can actually quack if in distress or duress. Males make a whistle sound and female chips, althoughI would personally call it hissing that the male does.

Female Muscovy prefer to lay in nests built off the ground but will lay on the ground if given no other options. clutches of 12-20 are common with an incubation period of 35 days, longer than other domestic ducks. Females only leave the nest, after becoming broody, once for approximately 20 min a day to eat, drink and preen. Males help to watch over ducklings after they hatch. Hatching can take 24hrs per egg for the ducklings to completely emerge.

05/09/2023

New pens for the Golden 300/Khaki Campbell flock. Still babies

05/09/2023

Black pied ripple with magpie tendency’s

05/09/2023

Black ripple

05/09/2023

White Muscovy hen

05/09/2023

White Muscovy Hen

05/09/2023

White Muscovy Drake