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    Broody Hen (s) and Muscovy duck

    So one of the duck eggs hatched and I saw a beak pecking through one of my polish chicken eggs. The duckling had a wound on both sides of the head. I've got two chickens brooding next to each other and a Muscovy duck. I don't want the hens to kill the duckling, any ideas?
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    Broody Hen (s) and Muscovy duck

    Soooooooooooooo, I tried to incubate eggs last month and I couldn't get any to hatch, so right at the end of incubator cycle one of my hens went broody. When none of the eggs from the incubator didn't hatch I let her sit on some eggs and duck eggs. Then two days later my muscovy hen went broody...
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    Ducks suddenly won't go into the Coop....????

    Thanks, that's what I'm doing :) Great set of eggs in your basket, which one lays the purple one?
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    Ducks suddenly won't go into the Coop....????

    Thanks for some hints and advice. I should of probably been more clear. I wasn't willing to ever let my ducks stay out all night. I was asking for hints or suggestions to train them to go in at night so they don't get killed. I don't have an enclosure (yet) so the duck house is where I've been...
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    Ducks suddenly won't go into the Coop....????

    I have 8 Hen Chickens, 1 Rooster, 5 Hen Ducks, and 1 drake. They would all go into the coop at night. Suddenly, the past two weeks 5 of the ducks stopped going into the coop. I thought maybe I could wait them out but at midnight I couldn't wait anymore. Now I have 2 Muscovy Hens and then I have...
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    Amusement for ducks in winter

    DawnB, My Muscovies swim in a little pond I have for them. Not as much as the other breeds I have but they still use it. I think they learn how to play in the ponds from the other breeds too.
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    7 Month Muscovy - Hen or Drake?

    My Muscovys don't quack at all, they make the purring type sound though. Also had to catch to pick up. They used to be in charge of the ducks but then my one of my Campbell's decided he was a drake and now he chases the Muscovys around in a dominate way. Has she laid an egg yet?
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    Intro and Drake cause one of the flock to isolate itself

    So she went back into the coop last night and into her regular spot to sleep. Today we got a duck egg so maybe she was feeling different and was looking for an area to nest. the other muscovy was in the duck house (which is where most of my chickens lay their eggs) so maybe she is getting that...
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    New from Washington State Ducks and Chickens!

    Thanks for the welcome. She was back in the coop last night and now we have a duck egg, (OUR FIRST!!!) today in the duck house. We are very excited.
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    Intro and Drake cause one of the flock to isolate itself

    The duck on the right is now in the duck house when she was Queen of the ducks yesterday
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    Intro and Drake cause one of the flock to isolate itself

    After some research, this city boy was pleasently talked into getting chickens by my wife. We agreed and then suddenly she showed up at the house with 4 chicks she got at the feed store with our 2 kids. I got jealous and went back to the feed store a few days later ( a different one though) and...
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    New from Washington State Ducks and Chickens!

    Thank you so much, Ducks are awesome.
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    Muscovy keepers share your pics!

    My Muscovy as ducklings Them all grown up
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    New from Washington State Ducks and Chickens!

    Hello all, After some research, this city boy was pleasently talked into getting chickens by my wife. We agreed and then suddenly she showed up at the house with 4 chicks she got at the feed store with our 2 kids. I got jealous and went back to the feed store a few days later ( a different one...
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