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oliveoil

Got these because they're quiet but their claws are dangerous to my chicken hens

Pros: Quiet, Don't need bathing water, Good for bug patrol
Cons: Claws, Not Layers, Carunkle got frostbite
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Muscovy

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Purchase Date: May 2011

Purchase Price: $5.00

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(8 reviews)

I raised my trio of chocolate muscovy from day olds thinking they would be really tame but they're not.  I wanted them because they're quiet and don't need a pool, although they love playing in water when it's warm. My drake has injured my chicken hens with his claws trying to mate with them and one hen actually died. For this reason, I'm trying to rehome them.  Also, didn't realize they aren't layer ducks, only lay when it's breeding season. I liked my mallards, rouens and saxony MUCH better but I needed something quiet.  I've heard that they're good to eat but that's not why I got them.  Most people really like their muscovy, so maybe I just got a bad batch???

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nanaluvsgps 5/5/12 at 11:51pm
Well it's not his fault that he tried to mate druing breeding season that is just what they do. I get an egg practically every day druing breeding season, and an egg every other day out of breeding season. They are the most friendliest bird on the planet and make absolutely amazing pets, that you will never regret having them. If they aren't raised properly then they are not going to be "pets" when they are adults.
nanaluvsgps 5/5/12 at 11:52pm
and they NEED water to bathe in, otherwise their feet go yuck and it drives them insane to not have water, after all they are ducks
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