Recent content by Bird Purrson

  1. B

    Can Eggs Cooled off Late Term Still Hatch?

    I've got a Muscovy mama who just hatched out seven healthy babies two days ago (right on time at day 35). She's still got seven eggs that have been under her the entire time, and appear to be developed, but she's been a bit distracted with the hatchlings. She's often hovering over the babies...
  2. B

    Should I clip a found duck?

    Thank you so much! Yes, all my muscovies are beloved pets, with names and personalities! I think I'll keep an eye out for lost/found ads for a few more hours, then get her clipped, so she can have a little more space out of the kennel and in the quarantine area. Thanks for your reply!
  3. B

    Should I clip a found duck?

    Thank you. I forgot to mention she is very sweet, and I'm about 20 miles south of any feral population I know of, so I'm assuming she was hand raised somewhere nearby. (I'm in an area of Hawaii where backyard ducks aren't uncommon; the feral population I'm aware of is mainly unwanted drakes...
  4. B

    Should I clip a found duck?

    Edited to add: She does seem as if she was hand raised. Bottom line question: If you received your duck back and a finder had clipped her, would you be offended? Is there some reason I may not recognize that an owner would choose not to clip a pet duck under these circumstances? I'm assuming her...
  5. B

    Drake had multiple surgeries, safe to mate?

    This is very reassuring, thank you so much for the information! Can I ask if you have an estimate of how long it's been since his procedure?
  6. B

    Drake had multiple surgeries, safe to mate?

    Thanks for the input! He's been living with the other drakes in more of less a bachelor situation, free ranging the garden while the girls have been in a large pen, for a number of years, now. While he is definitely bottom of the pecking order, and the other drakes bully him a bit, I thankfully...
  7. B

    Drake had multiple surgeries, safe to mate?

    Aloha, I have a Muscovy drake, Grimlock, who had a prolapsed phallus that was removed by the vet approximately a year and a half ago. (I've heard they *may* grow back.) A couple months after the phallus, he had a vent prolapse, also addressed by the vet. And not long after, another vent...
See more
Back
Top Bottom