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    When to put Muscovy baby duck with big ducks and chickens

    I just thought I'd let everyone know I integrated the Muscovy at that time, as well as another Muscovy and baby chicken later on and earlier than the first. All of them were fine. No one tried to hurt anyone. Nothing bad happened. And all are well.
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    How do you know if a duck or chicken is ready to hatch and take care of their own?

    weve had some Muscovy ducks and chickens hatch eggs, how do you know if they're ready To take care of the babies on their own? Our flock is free range, we only close them in at night after they've all gone in. We obviously give them food and water. I know in the wild they'd have to fend for...
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    How old is my baby chick?

    Thanks everyone. I knew only a few days but i didn't know if there was a way to tell between the first few days.
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    When to put Muscovy baby duck with big ducks and chickens

    one of my chickens hatched a Muscovy duck. I took the duck and have been taking care of it away from the flock. My muscovys seem to get along well enough with the chickens. The baby duck is about 5 weeks old now and I've gradually had it outside with everyone. The Muscovy mother is broody now...
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    How old is my baby chick?

    So we have several breeds of chickens as well as muscovy ducks. My Muscovy hatched one of our chicken eggs and I'm not sure how old the chick is. Is there a way to tell? [/IMG] he/she is quite the chirpier, moves around a bunch but is still wobbly walking
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