CLASSIFICATION

  Heavy Breed

ORIGIN 

America formerly called Wild Musk Duck or Brazilian Duck, it’s wild ancestors were found in South America.

SIZE 

Ducks 3kgs. Drakes 5-6kgs.

BREED FOR

Meat & Eggs. Egg Production –laying 18-24per clutch, having 3-4 clutches per year.

INCUBATION TIME 

34-36 days

APPEARANCE

Red crundled face in a large variety of colours eg. White, Black & White, Blue & White, Bronze & White

BREEDING

1 Male to 5-6 Females

GENERAL NOTES.

The Drake is usually  twice the size as the Duck. The Muscovy can fly. Muscovy Duck makes the best mothers in the Duck world