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    Muscovy Behavior Interpretation?

    I'm pretty sure that's a possibility. He stalk us when we're in the house, going from window to window.
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    Muscovy Behavior Interpretation?

    My duck tries to preen us a lot. He seems so excited to see us. But then he starts to nip harder and pull and twist. He starts making a huff, huff, huff sound. His head crest puffs up. I take this as territorial behavior. My daughter thinks he's just super excited to see us and can't control...
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    Hello from Washington State!

    I don't know which part of the egg. It was on my blood test, not the prick test. The prick test showed I am allergic to wheat, rye, etc. I also have tested positive for celiac. But, my allergist is the one who suggested we try duck eggs.
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    Well, it seems she is off her nest for awhile. She's currently sleeping in the pen with the ducklings, across from her nest. It's been rather cool this year. Today it's not going to reach 70 here and it's overcast. I'm in Washington State.
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    She goes back to the nest and sits on the eggs with the babies. But she's off more than she's been since she started brooding. It's now been about 2 hours, but she was off the nest about 6 times yesterday. I've been totally surprised by the drakes. They sleep in a circle around her nest at night...
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    Hello from Washington State!

    My Muscovy being hugged by my daughter and our mama mallard:
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    Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks

    I have a mallard who has hatched 3 ducklings in the last two days. She's still got 6 eggs left in the nest. Five look like day 28 when I candle them, but one is pure liquid (you can actually hear it sloshing when you pick it up). I'm planning on leaving them for a couple more days, but she's off...
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    Hello from Washington State!

    I'm raising Mallards for the eggs, but I've fallen in love. Both my boy and I are allergic to chicken eggs but can eat duck eggs just fine. And we have a juvenile Muscovy that has become my daughter's therapy duck. We just had 3 chicks hatch and have a bunch still under the mama hen. Anyway, I'm...
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