AMaggio
Songster
- Jun 21, 2019
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Hi all, this morning when I got up I am usually greeted by three Muscovy walking over to get breakfast but today there were only two. I'm pretty sure the one missing is a female as she is slightly smaller than the other two, but I'm new to Muscovy so I am not sure. There aren't any signs of a fight, no out of place feathers or blood anywhere, I'm not sure what happened. They patrol my front yard garden and chase off rabbits or eat bugs. I put them into an electric chicken net at night to sleep with my meat birds, turkeys and CC chickens. They have a tree and shade cloth to hide from predators. Every morning the Muscovy let themselves out by flying over the fence, usually around 5-6am when there is more light. The missing one is always the first over and looking for bugs. They are somewhere in the ballpark of 3-4 months old. The only predators we have are raccoons, hawks, and my neighbor's dog that gets out on occasion. I'm trying to decide if she migrated out because one of the other Muscovy might also be female or if she left to build a nest or if a predator actually got her. I only have experience with chickens and ducks, and I have had both types leave to make a nest only to come back when they are really hungry but I didn't know if Muscovy would have that instinct. Anyone think there's hope she might return?