Larkwell Valley (2023)

[JacinLarkwell]

Scovies are so cool. Imagine a huge drake fly attacking you. That would be breathtaking, very possibly literally

Thankfully Moose never kept his wing brace on like he was supposed to, so no flying for him

 

[fluffycrow]

Thankfully Moose never kept his wing brace on like he was supposed to, so no flying for him

Sad, but safe I guess. Although I don't really think that it's common for them to attack their owners, maybe strangers

 

[Canadian Wind]

That's why if any of my animals become aggressive, they are sent to freezer camp. It's a trait I do not want.

 

[fluffycrow]

That's why if any of my animals become aggressive, they are sent to freezer camp. It's a trait I do not want.

Honestly, scovy drake commandos doesn't sound terrible. Might keep the intruders away, and much more silent than "guard geese"

 

[The Moonshiner]

Jacin
Had a muscovy running around with 9 ducklings when I went to do chores today. Didn't even know I had one setting. Tried to minimize them this year but those muscovy girls are determined.
Trying to cut way back and mostly just focus on lavenders and barred lavenders and a little bit with chocolates.
Looks like all 9 of the babies are lavender or barred or both. Bonus

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Jacin
Had a muscovy running around with 9 ducklings when I went to do chores today. Didn't even know I had one setting. Tried to minimize them this year but those muscovy girls are determined.
Trying to cut way back and mostly just focus on lavenders and barred lavenders and a little bit with chocolates.
Looks like all 9 of the babies are lavender or barred or both. Bonus

I need to get eggs from you next year

 

[JacinLarkwell]

That's why if any of my animals become aggressive, they are sent to freezer camp. It's a trait I do not want.

Same here. Especially Moose. I adore him, but he's, well, a moose. He's even bigger than big Boy, which I thought was impossible for a duck or chicken to do.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I need to get eggs from you next year

I'll let you know when they start laying next spring and you'll just have to figure out how many and when to send them.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Muscovy hens shredded part of my coat sleeve. They have started picking on the chickens and I don't want them clamping their bills on a head, so I penned them just now. I'll catch Moose tomorrow as he leaves the barn, the ducks panic when I move around them and between the sleeping chickens and my pekins, I didn't want anyone injured.

I want to trim his bad wing too (just to make it look a bit better and less snaggable/less heavy), so I might do that as well if I can get a good hold. Unfortunately I vastly underestimated their talons when I got them, so combined with their vs my size, it's difficult for me to handle them.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I haven't gotten pictures, since there isn't really a way to get good ones, but Wes and Ambrose are such good dads. I had a chick from the second youngest batch get stuck in their pen. I can't get him out during the day (and it never occurred to me until this second that I could just move him at night), and at night they take turns letting him sleep under them in their nest boxes so he stays warm.

I really wish that they could have stayed as flock masters longer.