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    Muscovy ducks

    I'm not sure that I understand your question. D'Artagnan and Grimaud are two online sellers of processed Muscovy. There are many people who process their own poultry in the U.S., but I believe that if processed under the 1,000 birds per year exemption, you would have to buy it from them directly...
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    more natural feed additive alternatives for health

    I'm guessing that more natural feed additives are for those who make their own poultry feed? So I'm tweaking the original post a bit. I saw some articles about using blood meal in fish food. That got me wondering about using blood itself, not dehydrated, in homemade poultry pellets (or fish...
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    Keeping Ducks Cool In Arizona

    Last summer, I had two muscovies on nests in side-by-side airline dog kennels when a heatwave struck. I put a $12 hose-end plastic mister in front of the kennels, and despite the 107 temperature, a week or two later, hatched 11/11 in one nest and 12/16 in the other.
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    New member raising muscovies in Temecula

    I'm new to this group but I've been lurking for the past year. Years ago, we raised Jersey Giants and Khaki Campbells but our allergic son didn't tolerate eggs from either, so we are raising organic Muscovy ducks for eggs and meat, starting a year agoorganic. Last September's ducklings are now...
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