baby ducks meet the tilapia

baby ducks meet the tilapia

Muscovies are the all time versatile pet -they are interesting looking, cheap to run and are also edible. If you have enough of these birds you can make a quilt!
Appearance

Muscovies are easily distinguished from other breeds by their faces which are devoid of feathers, bright red, flashy and carnunculated (lumpy). The male, when alarmed, excited or angry, will erect the feathers on the top of his head and appear quite leery and wicked.

Male Muscovies are considerably larger than females. Large males weigh as much as eight kilos and females weigh approximately half as much.
Colours

White, black and white, blue (a light grey colour) and white, and bronze and white. A fawn and white colour also occurs but is much less common.
Temperament

Muscovies are docile, placid and slow moving if unthreatened. They do not enjoy being caught and picked up and will squirt their droppings as a form of defense.

Drakes can be bad tempered and aggressive and are not suitable as pets. Drakes will fight together and have been known to kill and even eat ducklings.
Flight

Drakes are too heavy to fly but ducks (unlike other domestic breeds) are perfectly capable of flying and perching. Confining them to your own backyard may be achieved either by keeping them in a fully enclosed pen or by clipping the flight feathers on one wing.
History

The Muscovy is a native South American duck and appears to be the only domestic duck breed which is not a descendant of the Mallard. Muscovy drakes lack the curly tail feathers characteristic of drakes of all other breeds.

The Muscovy belongs to a separate species to other domestic ducks and geese (Cairina moschata). Consequently the progeny which result from crosses between the two groups are sterile.

The name Muscovy is said to be derived from an odour of musk which pervades the skin but which disappears when cooked. Other sources say the Muscovy was named after the Muscovite Trading Company which plied its trade on the South American Coast.
Housing

Predators such as foxes and dogs will often make a meal of a duck and so some form of protective fencing or night time housing is essential. If the ducks muddy their pen it may be necessary to place the drinker on wire over a shallow pit.

It is advisable to stay close-by when letting very young ducklings away from shelter as they are susceptible to attack from predators, even during the day.

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[greenecorevolution]

The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck which is native to Mexico and Central and South America. A small wild population reaches into the United States in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

[ursusarctosana]

I like your pond. What type of pump and filter do you use?

[greenecorevolution]

@ursusarctosana

The pump is from a home water pressure pump 1/2 hp, filter is gravel grow beds

[shelladavis]

that is sooooo cute

[DSi65man]

finally.. a video that is like fresh air!! Thanks for sharing!!

[tcheneyhg]

@hintzofcolorconcepts Tillapia are herbivores,

[lStrawberryl]

soooo cute!

[elpablonicolas]

Wonderful, THANK YOU!

[hintzofcolorconcepts]

Was anyone else waiting for the fish to eat the cute little bird?

[deliciouskoma]

Awwww how cute I want one!!!!

[TheChuggacaprisun]

@fuducker2 it is

[fuducker2]

this sounds like the titanic

[cupidonsarecreepy]

Why is titanic music playing? Also, suddenly hungry for marshmallow peeps.