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    Orphan Muscovy ducklings

    Orphan Update: I've been keeping an eye on the 2 orphan ducklings, mentioned here previously. They were sticking together, like birds of a feather, until late last week. Unfortunately, one of them disappeared and has not been seen since last Tuesday. Out of the two spring clutches that...
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    Orphan Muscovy ducklings

    Last month, in the pictures thread, I posted some shots of the spring ducklings that had hatched on the pond next to my office. There were three clutches. One was from a mallard and the two others were from different Muscovy ducks. Here is the duck I call Lady with her first clutch of the...
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    Share your duck pictures here!

    We have as many as 30 muscovy's and a handful of mallards on the pond next to my office. It seems they have all started to brood. There are 3 confirmed clutches so far. I spotted this lady sitting on a potential 4th. She set up her nest 3 ft from our front door! She's been on there for over...
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    Share your duck pictures here!

    Duckling season has come to the pond by my office. I came back from a weeks vacation to find not 1, not 2, but 3 new clutches of ducklings. This was not a surprise, when we have as many as 20 female scovies taking up residence but I was happy to see that a mallard has also layed a batch too...
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    Duck want chicken ???????

    This reminds me of something I saw at the pond yesterday. The muscovies are in residence but we get quite a few mallards that come and go seasonally. One of the juvenile scovies grabbed a mallard drake by the tail feather and would not let go. It was funny.
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    Can muscovy drakes fly?

    Domesticated males can get up to 14 lbs and when they get that big they don't take to the air very well or often. Around the pond by my office, there are quite a few drakes in the 10-12 lb range and they will regularly fly around the property, in short bursts, usually 50-100 meters. At that...
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    ahoy chickies

    I live and work in the Tampa Bay area. I aspire to have my own duck farm, one day. In the mean time, my office abuts about 2 acres of wetland. I spend my break time observing and documenting the local feathered residents which include a large flock of muscovies. We had 4-5 clutches this...
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