I actually got rid of my drake a few weeks ago. I am going to assume inexperienced.. she is a bit slow lol. But so very sweet. Kind of feel bad for her now :(
Definitely plan on upgrading quite a bit in spring time! Thank you :)
She has a mix of straw, pine bedding and a crap ton of feathers in a built square box.
The other nest (which I thought was toast) ended up hatching out 5 eggs last night!! yay :)
My first nest that had 3 muscovy mamas on it did really good! Hatched out the majority of their eggs. But... different mama, different nest and this is the second egg I have found like this. First one I tried to help it, and it ended up passing the next day :( Left the second one with mama to...
How cute!! look at all those babies <3
So far they seem to be doing good outside (even with it being a little snowy but where I am at in WA it doesnt last long or stay too cold). Saw one roaming around in their area when I went out to feed them this morning! A little chocolate one.
Super...
I adopted the adult ducks back in October. They were hatched last spring so this was their first time hatching anything. I wish I had raised them from ducklings.. though with all these new ones, it may be easier to "start fresh".
The male muscovy is friendly, along with one of the females (when...
The mamas are doing great co parenting lol. They are NOT happy when I come around though. 2 attacked me earlier when I was checking their sectioned off area. Going out there in riot gear from now on haha
I actually had to temporarily section my ducks off from parts of my yard because they were tearing it up! I rarely have to fill their food bowls. However.. I am sure these ducklings I am raising right now will be a little more lazy lol.
side note! the triple nest hatched out 7 babes and they...