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    Advice Needed: Muscovies Won't Go into Coop at Night

    Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts. I think I'm going to clip one of the girls' wings and see what she does. Our Mama Duck has never been able to fly and she consistently goes into the coop at night so I'm hoping I can re-create the same scenario in our girls. The boys have been coming in at...
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    Advice Needed: Muscovies Won't Go into Coop at Night

    Mealworms - thanks for the tip! I didn't realize they would appreciate a light in the coop. We have a solar light we've been meaning to set up, I guess this is just the incentive we need =) So no one thinks clipping their wings would suppress their wilder instincts and domesticate them...
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    Advice Needed: Muscovies Won't Go into Coop at Night

    Thanks for the reply. What is the night light for? Our Mama duck hatched them so we've had them since they were born at the end of May. Any other thoughts from duck owners?
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    Advice Needed: Muscovies Won't Go into Coop at Night

    Hello All, We have 9 lovely Muscovies (5 months old) that prefer our pond at night over their snug, secure, predator-proof coop. My question: if I clip their wings are they more likely to go into their coop at night? Right now we are given the glorious spectacle of watching them sore over...
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    Chicken sticking neck out and opening mouth wide

    Oh, I've been avidly reading this post hoping that my blue laced red wyandottes could be saved. My rooster and my hen both developed these symptoms for several days: stretching neck, opening mouth, shaking head, sneezing, etc. Then my rooster seemed to improve a bit so I stopped worrying and...
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