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Mine don’t set on the eggs until they’re satisfied with the number of eggs in the nest, usually 12-15.

My experience with broody Muscovies is that letting them hatch even one egg can get them through the summer. Then, as the days begin to shorten, something in them tells them to give up setting for the winter. Muscovy ducks are beautiful mothers. My OG mama, CoCo, would disappear under the barn...

My Muscovies won’t be shut up anywhere! The only time they’ll go into any kind of enclosure is in Winter when the weather is really bad. The one exception was last Summer. One of my ducks kept having her eggs stolen, so she decided to make a nest in the coop. One of my hens actually helped set...

I don’t want to clip my ducks, but the 2 females that aren’t setting right now keep crossing the highway (leaving a 1.5-acre pasture) to get away from the drakes. Besides being in danger of being hit by a car, they’re causing some friction with the neighbors. The ducks go in their yard, and...

I did cut the little sacs open, but they kind of collapsed on themselves and I couldn’t get a picture of their insides. They were like deflated balloons with a little mucous-like stuff I took to be albumen and little white stringy bits that looked like chalaza. The girls just started laying in...

Twice in the past week, I’ve found shelless eggs (the membrane is there, so they look like beige water balloons) in the nest boxes. Tonight, I found an “egg balloon” and this odd bit. Is it an eggless shell? I cut it open, and both ends have some albumen and what looked like chalazes.

Wow. This is from 2010. Anyway, I just popped in to say how pleased I was when my search of “why does my cat have black boogers?” brought me to BYC.

This morning I found another duckling with my hen, Iris. Well, sort of with her. She is very attentive to the duckling hatched Thurs, but is ignoring this one. At least she didn’t just kill it, right? I took the new babe and put it near a setting duck (hatching any time) to see what would...

That’s never come up. Will they get enough niacin from free ranging? Our girls usually live 7-10 years.

Thanks, guys! There won’t be an issue with swimming because Muscovies are wood fowl. They only need water for feeding (and to cool off in this hot weather). I feed all my fowl the same food, which is higher in protein to accommodate the ducks. I supplement with calcium for the chickens. Our...

Do I need to separate them from my other hens? I’ve never had a problem in the past, but this is new to me!

Did you put them in a separate place? Will the other hens attack the duckling? I’ve never had a problem in the past, but this is new to me!

My hen, Iris, has been setting on some Muscovy eggs that were laid in the coop. Well, at least one has hatched! Will she accept her deformed chicks, or do I need to rescue them? I honestly didn’t expect this, as 4/7 of the eggs just had dark liquid in them. I must’ve missed one . . .

I never thought it would happen, but Iris, my hen, hatched at least one of the Muscovy eggs she’s been setting! Now what? Will she be okay with her deformed chick, or do I need to rescue it? She was acting funny, and I looked under her—there was a duckling! I’m a little concerned because new...

I have a hen that has been setting for 5 weeks. She decided to set on some eggs that one our ducks had laid in the chicken coop. Weird, but whatever. I’ve checked the duck eggs, and they’re all bad. Nothing but liquid in them. I was thinking of putting a couple chicks under her, but can’t get...

S/he is growing like a weed, though not as big as the older hatch mate. Its little claws are like fish hooks, so between Dinky and the mosquitoes here, I’m a mess! The only problem I foresee is when it’s time for Dink to move out of the house. Every time I take him/her to the pasture with me...

Our Muscovy duck, LouLou, was setting on a clutch of 8 eggs (down from 13 thanks to a skunk). One egg hatched on a Weds. I thought, “ well, it’s to be expected. There’s not been any new genetics introduced, so . . .” And left it at that. Until Sun, when I went out to do chores and found an...

Thanks. I think you’re right.

I’m asking for friend who’d like to try quail eggs and see if she is allergic to them. She def can’t eat chicken eggs. If you have eggs to sell, would you please message me with information? Thanks.

Omigosh! That’s it! I looked up Foamy Eye, and that’s what it looks like. Our ducks are kept for bug control, and I’ve always let the mamas do all the raising. As a result, they really do not like any kind of contact with humans. I had to rescue one that fell into a bucket and you’d have...