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    Texas

    Hi guys, I am in Austin and need some advice, please. I am considering rehoming my two rescue Muscovies... it's a difficult thing to consider and I'm struggling to make up my mind. I found them abandoned over a year ago in Indiana and have brought them with me in our cross-country move but...
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    Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers

    Hello, fellow sufferers. I, too, am a victim of a waterfowl, who's seemingly become psychotic overnight. I blame the weather and his hormones. Please keep me in your thoughts as I try to make it out of this mating season alive and with all my toes still attached.
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    Does my Muscovy drake want to mate or dominate?

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    Does my Muscovy drake want to mate or dominate?

    What are the key differences between mating behavior and dominance behavior in Muscovies? He's almost a year old and this is his first mating season. I found him when he was about 5-6 weeks old, so he's not imprinted on me, but he's spent more time around me than with other ducks. He has a...
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    Help me understand Muscovy behavior

    Thank you all for your responses, and the gorgeous photos 😍 I became a duck owner almost by accident and my husband and I were quite unprepared for all that's involved but we are currently working towards a more ideal duck set up, including more girl ducks in the future. @Shadrach, I am jealous...
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    Help me understand Muscovy behavior

    Participants: 1. Duckarys, male, about 3.5 months old. Hand raised as a lone duck from about 5-6 weeks of age after being dumped. Starting to molt his juvenile feathers. 2. Liliana, female, age unknown but has a face mask and caruncles so presumably fully mature. May or may not be Duckarys's...
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    Thank you, just managed to get the pills down her bill, it's very difficult to see her glottis. How do you soak their feet, logistically? I tried soaking her worst foot yesterday, ended up holding her tightly while sitting down with the dodgy foot held in my hand and submerged in a big mug of...
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    I should also add that the vet couldn't shed any light on her age but she is only a bit over 4 pounds! She's a tiny little thing and the vet said she's a bit thin. So I still don't know if she is just a small mature lady or a young woman.
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    Post-vet update on Duck Two (official name Liliana): the bumblefoot is mild (the vet rated the severity 2/10), so we have antibiotics in tablet form... They are big chewables so I'm supposed to give them in her food but so far not much success. Also painkillers/antiinflammatories and I also have...
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    I have another question about the new duck's behavior... I can't find an answer online and maybe I'm not searching for the right terms. She stands, lifts her head up towards the ceiling and rapidly opens and closes her bill, making a soft snapping sound. At the same time, she is making a soft...
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    I just got a good look at her feet and seems she bumblefoot in both. Ugh. Good thing we're seeing an exotics vet tomorrow morning.
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    Her wings are a really sad sight.
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    Hi Ruth, I think you are right about the molting. I had a good look at her this morning and she has a face mask on, so she can't be the same age as Duck One so I think I rescued the Mamaduck and not the Sisterduck. And as she is a mature lady, I guess she's going through the molt. This...
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    Rescued Muscovy female losing feathers

    Hi all! I accidentally became an adoptive parent to two Muscovies, same clutch but I got them at different times. Someone dumped a Muscovy family with ~5-6 week old ducklings at a local pond back in August; one duckling had leg problems and couldn't walk, just sat waterlogged on the shore. I...
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