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Ducks, ducks everywhere

  • 19-06-2019 8:12pm
    #1
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,129 ✭✭✭✭


    My 3 Muscovey ducks went broody and now there are approximately 50 young Ducks, 3 weeks old running around.

    While this type of duck is a fantastic quality meat bird it is too many for our needs.

    Is it easy to sell them to a butcher or best to sell live on done deal.


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  • #2
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,767 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    I never sold them to a butcher but when we had a few we used to sell them in agricultural shows.

    Tullow, Tinahealy, poultry sections.


  • #3
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Danzy wrote: »
    My 3 Muscovey ducks went broody and now there are approximately 50 young Ducks, 3 weeks old running around.

    While this type of duck is a fantastic quality meat bird it is too many for our needs.

    Is it easy to sell them to a butcher or best to sell live on done deal.

    Also a demand for muscovies as broody ducks - and are good to hatch out any poultry eggs

    Depending where you are maybe look for local monthly poultry sales.


  • #4
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    Danzy wrote: »
    My 3 Muscovey ducks went broody and now there are approximately 50 young Ducks, 3 weeks old running around.

    While this type of duck is a fantastic quality meat bird it is too many for our needs.

    Is it easy to sell them to a butcher or best to sell live on done deal.

    What part of the country are you in? I might know someone who would buy them for the table.


  • #5
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,349 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    Danzy wrote: »
    My 3 Muscovey ducks went broody and now there are approximately 50 young Ducks, 3 weeks old running around.

    While this type of duck is a fantastic quality meat bird it is too many for our needs.

    Is it easy to sell them to a butcher or best to sell live on done deal.
    Buy a large freezer and let them grow into eating weigh - problem solved :)


  • #6
    MickeyShtyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    Danzy wrote: »
    My 3 Muscovey ducks went broody and now there are approximately 50 young Ducks, 3 weeks old running around.

    While this type of duck is a fantastic quality meat bird it is too many for our needs.

    Is it easy to sell them to a butcher or best to sell live on done deal.

    Where are ya, Danzy? Be interested in about a dozen? Not for freezer by the way.


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  • #7
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,129 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    I'm in Cork.

    They would go another month before selling live an d 2 months before table ready.

    Great bird to forage for themselves.


  • #8
    MickeyShtyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    Danzy wrote: »
    I'm in Cork.

    They would go another month before selling live an d 2 months before table ready.

    Great bird to forage for themselves.

    Too far. :(


  • #9
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,767 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    MickeyShtyles wrote: »
    Too far. :(

    They'll fly up.


  • #10
    grassroot1
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    Say my name wrote: »
    They'll fly up.

    no they can swim less damaging co2 emissions


  • #11
    Say my name
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    grassroot1 wrote: »
    no they can swim less damaging co2 emissions

    There was a muscovy duck landed in enniscorthy town years back. It was in the local rags reporting about this strange duck that landed. They were going on about this duck that was native to Brazil. I think it ended up in the Shannon.
    It took off in a storm with a good wind at it's back.
    I wouldn't have the foggiest where it came from though.. I believe it was further than 12 miles.


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  • #12
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Say my name wrote: »
    There was a muscovy duck landed in enniscorthy town years back. It was in the local rags reporting about this strange duck that landed. They were going on about this duck that was native to Brazil. I think it ended up in the Shannon.
    It took off in a storm with a good wind at it's back.
    I wouldn't have the foggiest where it came from though.. I believe it was further than 12 miles.

    I've had Muscovies in the past - species wise they are not considered quite duck nor goose but something in between. Christ but the drakes can be ugly looking yokes. One of them would regularly take off and could fly over the old shed and hedge at the back of that. Clipped the wing feathers before it got further afield. Watching them their body language and movement differ from the normal domestic breeds of duck.


  • #13
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    Danzy wrote: »
    I'm in Cork.

    They would go another month before selling live an d 2 months before table ready.

    Great bird to forage for themselves.

    To far also. Put them on done deal when Reddy to go and you'll sell them.


  • #14
    G-Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭G-Man


    And brave mousers too. Our Muscovies would fight the cats and dog back to get first shot at mice under the straw round bales in the winter.


  • #15
    uck51js9zml2yt
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    What are they like for eggs?


  • #16
    Danzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,129 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Christina Rapid Beanbag wrote: »
    What are they like for eggs?

    Lay a large egg, bout 100 a year, if kept from sitting.

    It's creamy and not strong like duck eggs.


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