Recent content by Chikinzies

That’s him in my avatar ;)

Ok thanks for the reply’s. Yes I know the basic stuff and the tail wagging I can sort of get the gist of it. It’s just sometimes it’s seems so specific. And yes the girl muscovies are just amazing. So different than the males but I spose that’s the same with most dusk breeds. I dunno, we’re...

hello, I’m finding it really hard to understand the subtle head dips and changes with my Muscovy drake. There is little to nothing on the net about complex Muscovy language. Is it just a case of no one has mapped it yet? The main behaviours are pretty obvious to me although I think he thinks his...

haha yeh. Well at least he is happy.. kinda. I'm gonna try to get a duck for him i think. That way they can both look in the mirror and there will be all four. Party time! haha

not really. Also i forgot to mention since he was young he has been talking to his mirror which seems to keep him happy. I did noticed him getting lonely a few times when there was no mirror. But he will sit inside his hutch chatting away to his reflection all day. He does not know it is...

Thanks for the replies guys :) Yes i have got some corrugated iron but its only about 70cms high and he peeps over. Ive noticed since he has come into his drake-hood also that the last week or so when i go to pat him he wants to nibble what ever he can get a hold of and sometimes he can even...

Hi, I've got two muscovies that are fairly old and were given to me maybe 6-8 years. They have grown up together a boy and girll. They have never really been picked up and find it alarming. They are fine together however i also have a young boy which i have \hand raised which i pick up and is...

Why are my ducks running from my new duckling? Brand new duckling..3 days old. Actually ive had it for two weeks and Im hand raising it, then i thought id see what the other ducks did if i let it near them. A duck and a Drake (and silky). My duckling runs up to them and they run away from it in...

all also add number 1 is sticking its head right up in the air normally it is down quite low and its back its quite horizontal which is why i thought it may have been a hen

By the way I did notice that 6 backed up at another one and frayed its neck feathers like preparing to fight so this would mean its a roo?

The three young ones are two and a half weeks , the other three larger ones are six weeks :)

Yes I was thinking i should stop letting him out for a while around the yard but then i thought if it's a sprain a light walk could be good. The yard and pen are flat as well. Thanks!

Ahh yes Its dark now but i will check tomorrow - Thankyou so much for the info!

I've read over a few forum posts but none really explain my situation. My drake has recently started to limp. Some days it's a light limp other days it's heavy. He seems to be getting around fairly decent without much bother. It's been around 2 weeks so far now with not much improving. Will it...

So far I'm guessing 1 is a hen, 2 is a hen (although silkies are hard to tell), 3 is a roo, 4 hen, 5 is a roo and 6 is a roo... but I'm still really unsure