Thanks, I won't think ill of him. The duck could have gotten a chill and just didn't recover. Many variables. I think I'll contact the breeder I buy them from and ask if they have any larger Muscovy ducks for sale. I just wish I knew what happened.
He was just in a laying position but no blood or signs of illness, he was really large just not as big as the Muscovy about regular Pekin size. He was very heavy, not thin or sickly. My Muscovy is about 12 lbs or so i cannot catch him to weigh him though last time I did he was very heavy. They...
Hi guys,
I found my Mallard/Pekin mix duck dead this morning. He was only 4 yrs old. I got him a companion last year after his older drake died at the ripe old age of 8. It is a Muscovy Drake. He is much larger than the Mallard Mix but they were getting along. I noticed a little dominance...