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    What predator did this?

    I left the coop door open overnight. Something went in and killed two ducks. One was not eaten at all. The other one's crop was eaten from the back, not the front. Then both ducks were covered by wood-shaving bedding, scraped over them in a mound, from 360 degrees around. I'm thinking bobcat?
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    Preditor killing my Silkie and Duck

    Don't know where you live, but mustelids - weasels, mink, martens, fishers, etc. - attack poultry by the neck. I've been having huge problems with minks, and every single bird has had neck injuries, some with their heads bitten completely off.
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    Mink

    A few weeks ago, a mink killed 16 of our ducks in one night, and injured all ten of the survivors. He came back a couple nights later and I killed him. Biggest one I've ever seen. A few nights ago, I heard a commotion and went outside to see another mink killing a drake. I shot him and drew...
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    What is killing my ducks?

    Update: it was indeed a mink. He came back for seconds and I caught him. Also, I got my favorite drake back. A neighbor down the street told me there was an injured "Canada goose" under his deck. I went and looked, and sure enough. He’s pretty beat up and he was very hungry and thirsty, but...
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    What is killing my ducks?

    Update. Big massacre last night. 11 ducks missing, 6 dead with injuries to their necks. There are ten survivors, and every single one has an injury to the back of its neck. I'll be surprised if all of them recover, a couple are in pretty bad shape. Three of the dead ones were stuck in chain...
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    What is killing my ducks?

    Just found another dead Muscovy. The head and neck were missing, and everything else was pretty much just a skeleton, eaten except for the wings and feet.
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    What is killing my ducks?

    Happens at night:
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    What color is the ‘scovie on the left?

    A "bibbed" blue, because of the white on his chest? Looks like his flight feathers are coming in white, too. His head is darker than his body. He came with two lavender and and several black siblings.
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    What color is the ‘scovie on the left?

    And will he molt to something different? He’s about 3 months old I think.
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    What does "split to" mean in regards to breeding colors?

    For example, what does this mean? It comes from a Muscovy breeder's site. "Black males (split to chocolate) and Chocolate females"
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    Boy or girl Muscovy?

    I hope you are correct. I will let you all know. Fingers crossed.
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    Boy or girl Muscovy?

    I'm gonna have to make some hard decisions about drakes soon. I've got two beautiful blacks, and this lilac to choose from.
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    Boy or girl Muscovy?

    This pic might be a little better.
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    Boy or girl Muscovy?

    This bird seems to know I want a head-on shot, and determined to not let me get one.
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    Boy or girl Muscovy?

    Very uncooperative subject, this was the best I could do.
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