Recent content by FreeRangeDomain

  1. FreeRangeDomain

    Muscovy mother nips and chases some of her ducklings! Is this normal?

    Well after sitting and observing yesterday it seems that the nasty nipping is a thing of the past - when she did it on the few occasions I witnessed it previously, it seemed like she was trying to exclude one of the ducklings as if it were from another brood. All is well that ends well and they...
  2. FreeRangeDomain

    Muscovy mother nips and chases some of her ducklings! Is this normal?

    Thanks for the excellent feedback. I sat and watched them yesterday afternoon for a while and it seems mother has backed off a bit - its difficult to see if she is singling one particular duck out as there are a few with almost identical markings. I will isolate any that she does this to today...
  3. FreeRangeDomain

    Muscovy mother nips and chases some of her ducklings! Is this normal?

    Hi all, My friend and I are relatively new to keeping muscovies and certainly new to raising them! Our first clutch of eggs hatched on 2 Jan 2011 producing 10 ducklings. We have the mother and her ducklings in a seperate run while the drake and the other duck are out and about. This morning I...
  4. FreeRangeDomain

    Hello from South Africa!

    Thank you all for the warm welcome! Nice to see someone also is into Muscovies, we also have some and one new mother duck just hatched out 11 little bundles yesterday. We are mostly keeping a flock for the eggs as we eat them and they are delicious. We dont really eat meat since we switched to...
  5. FreeRangeDomain

    Hello from South Africa!

    Hello to one and all! I found this site when searching for info on pest control using diatomaceous earth. Very happy to have found a vibrant community dedicated to chickens as we are still fairly new to raising and keeping chickens. I live with my best friend on a small holding slightly...
See more
Back
Top Bottom