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Muscovy keepers share your pics!
The one I know is female is almost pigeon toed, the other has a wide stance and it's feet point straight out. Their legs are the same size though. The one I'm questioning is a little taller and fatter than the female but relatively the same body shape. They're around 12-13 weeks -
Muscovy keepers share your pics!
Hi, I feel like this is an odd question but here it goes. Which is more reliable when it comes to sexing, the calls/noises they make or their body size, stance, and posture. The reason I'm asking is because both of my muscovies trill but one definitely looks female and the other looks male... -
Muscovy keepers share your pics!
I'm sorry he said no :( I hope you're able to find someone -
Muscovies stopped eating their regular food!
I haven't tried peas yet but I definitely will. It astounds me that they refuse to eat anything besides flies, whatever bugs and stuff they forage, and their regular food. Well, and now mealworms. They love flies and the mealworms the most and I have read of people giving their muscovies a... -
Muscovies stopped eating their regular food!
Currently my 11 week old muscovies are located on my back porch do to having to reconstruct their run and hutch and are not foraging as much as they should be. However, they normally compensate pretty well with their regular pellet food. I decided about half a week ago to introduce mealworms to... -
Muscovy keepers share your pics!
We live in Port Charlotte and have two muscovy ducks (I believe. They both trill but one has the body and stance of a drake so I'm not really sure) I'd have to talk to my husband about it first. Ours are 11 weeks old though. The only thing is is they got relocated to our back porch for now... -
Muscovy keepers share your pics!
My two muscovies are 10 1/2 weeks. I introduced dried meal worms to them a couple days ago as a treat and now they've completely stopped eating their kibble. They currently aren't foraging because we need to fix their enclosure so their regular food is their only nutrition right now and it seems... -
Sexing two 10 wk Muscovies
Well, as an update, they've both started trilling this morning! At least that means I don't have to go get more ducks to better the duck:drake ratio. Quick question as this is my first time having ducks: are they like chickens where they will lay unfertilized eggs without a drake? Or do they... -
Sexing two 10 wk Muscovies
These are the best pictures I could get. It's hard to keep them corralled on the porch for very long xD -
Sexing two 10 wk Muscovies
I've heard that about the quacking. The one on the left only makes the duckling sound so far but it was a bit developmentally behind the right. I'm assuming the right is just growing out of its duckling chirp. It tries to make noise but it just ends up coming out like a very hoarse squawk of... -
Sexing two 10 wk Muscovies
I only have a few pictures on my phone and they aren't the best but I can get more after work. They're a day off from 10 weeks old now. The all black one has a hoarse but quiet quack while the white wing tipped one still has the duckling chirp, although louder. When they were younger we had... -
Welsh Harlequin
Welsh Harlequins are absolutely gorgeous! I would love to get my hands on a good layer but I'm not so sure on all the different breeds specialties. I have two muscovies that are a day under 10 weeks old. We got them from my backyard neighbor who had two muscovy females. They flew off when they... -
Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial
Grabbed a quick pic since they came on the porch this morning to eat flies. The all black one was the one afflicted with either angel wing or an injury. Also got a quick view of the other's pretty white wing tips! It looks like they've finally got all their feathers in. Can't believe they're... -
Angel wing in ducks, & how we wrap to mend it - Pictorial
Well, my muscovy drakes wrap has been off for a little over a day now and looks perfect, other than a little drooping from their wings being heavy right now. When I first took it off it stuck out just a little bit but gave it a full day off and he's adjusted and worked out his wing a lot and got...