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Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 12 2:51 pm    Post subject: Male Muscovy Fertility Reply with quote
    

Does anyone know if male Muscovies lose fertility as they get older and if so at what age have they seen this happen?

Also, how long could I expect my Muscovies to live for?

lottie



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 12 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

one of mine is 4 and the latest batch are clearlyy his--not very scientific I'm afraid

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think Harold is 4 or 5. Hilda sat on a clutch of eggs recently but none hatched. They were however laid in the very cold weather and I brought the eggs in to stop them freezing solid before returning them to the nest when the weather warmed up. Matilda is now laying and I would love to know if Harold is doing the bizz. Chez gave me a crash course in egg candling (thank you so much m'dear) but I am not overly confident in getting it right.

lottie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I've never had an infertile muscovey--so long as he's "performing" it'll be the egg chill factor probably on drake and eggs,

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That's what I thought - I just hope Hilda comes back into lay soon so I don't have to overwinter any ducklings she does hatch.

lottie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Haven't muscoveys got an amazing appendage?

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


jamanda
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

OK - you duck experts need to clarify this, as I have it in my head that male ducks have corkscrew shaped bits, but Sean thinks all birds have cloacas.

lottie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Extermely corkscrew but unlike pigs corkscrew a muscoveys is so long when aroused they trail on the ground

Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yup corkscrew bits.


Rosie - did you post mortem the eggs?

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I cannot believe I just googled this

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

colour it green wrote:
Rosie - did you post mortem the eggs?


I took them to a far corner of the garden and tapped them with a very long stick. Each exploded in a mass of grey liquid sludge

Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Green Rosie wrote:
colour it green wrote:
Rosie - did you post mortem the eggs?


I took them to a far corner of the garden and tapped them with a very long stick. Each exploded in a mass of grey liquid sludge


I would guess them to be fertile then - blank eggs are usually ok even after a long incubation (though i dont know how much longer you let her sit?) whereas eggs that started then stopped are usually the manky ones
in my limited experience.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Green Rosie wrote:
colour it green wrote:
Rosie - did you post mortem the eggs?


I took them to a far corner of the garden and tapped them with a very long stick. Each exploded in a mass of grey liquid sludge


Did the dogs turn up about .00002 seconds later and try to eat/roll in it?

Green Rosie



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 12 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Interesting CiG - I would say she sat for 40 days although it was difficult to say exactly when she started to sit properly, and that in itself may have been the problem.

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