A friend of mine wanted to rehome her pair of Muscovy ducks and we happily adopted them. Their names are Goose and Affleck.
Muscovy ducks are a meat breed and much larger than my laying ducks. They will only lay about 180 eggs a year whereas my khakis average around 320-340 eggs a year.
Muscovy ducks are supposed to be much better at setting (incubating) the eggs and take better care of their ducklings. Affleck is 2 years old and has not been allowed to set her nest yet, so we will see how she does in the spring.
They got all dirty in the poultry cage on the way to our house. It was so fun to watch how vigorously they cleaned themselves up when I gave them a big basin of warm water.
Here are all the neighbors come over to meet the new arrivals. Goose and Affleck will stay cooped up in the duck house until March. Then I can trust them to stay close by while letting them out to free range. This is also a good way for them to slowly get acquainted with our other animals.
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