Thank you so much for all the information! We have a Muscovy duckling and wanted to know what to expect. This article really covers everything we need to know. Our duck coop is all non-fliers so it’s great to know the differences with a flying Muscovy.
Thank you for the responses. It turns out that the small one (Jan) is female- she’s just not usually honking. And we traded with the breeder again so we have only female adults now. Funnily enough Jan was MUCH chattier after removing the males 😅
Thank you for all the warm welcomes!
Our Pekins, April, May, and June (shortest to tallest)
Our Anconas, Julian, Jan, and August (left to right)
Our ducklings! The Cayuga is Dex, the Muscovy is Nova.
We’re new to ducks and we had three Pekings who were quite loud. These Anconas are much quieter and we’re wondering if their sounds mean they’re all male. We got them from a nearby breeder intending to only take one male. They’re about eight months old and I haven’t seen any additional eggs...
We just started raising some ducks a few weeks ago! We had been looking to save money on eggs and my wife found a friend in need of rehoming some Pekins. Things quickly escalated and now we find ourselves with three Anconas added to our flock along with Muscovy and Cayuga ducklings! It’s been a...