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She looks normal sized, hens are usually quite a bit smaller and more feminine than the drakes (wish I could say that for myself! lol)

You mentioned two girls out of three ducks, assuming the 3rd is a drake? Could it be your hens are looking for a nesting spot? Do you have an area and materials for them to build a nest in their pen? Just a thought!

Hi, Could be that your humidity was too high, or it could be that the temp of your incubator varied just slightly during the incubation process (been known to happen over night when outdoor temps drop, sometimes hard to regulate with the late winter weather). I would wait a few more days before...

And UP is unpasturized? Thanks everyone!!!

I have incubated a few batches of Muscovy eggs, from different sources, with results of only about 50% hatch. With the rouens and pekins the hatch was 80-85%. I'm guessing the issue is with the humidity. The bigger problem I had was with losing ducklings between the ages of 5-14 days. A bird...

I have not had a Muscovy drake kill his own brood. I have, howeve, had rival drakes, no matter the breed, kill ducklings of other drakes if given the opportunity. This has only happened when the ducklings were young, still in the fluff stage. Last year I confined my hens with their broods in an...

Been reading this site (and forums) for quite some time but I am a newbie member. Started reading the FF thread and have figured out what some of the abbreviations are but there are soooo many pages that I would have to sit for several hours to read them all to figure out ALL the abbreviations...