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Male Muscovy and Cayuga drake?
Hi! Just a quick update. The woman selling the muscovies ended up asking me if I would take all three remaining muscovies, so they wouldn't be separated, a boy and two girls, and I went with that. They're gorgeous, they don't like it if I come too close and they're very against being picked up... -
Male Muscovy and Cayuga drake?
Funny! That must have been an interesting sight. I've had some weird dynamics between my ducks. The girls never touch the drake, the only time one has gone for him was a very broody muscovy, aside from that they won't ever attack him. And one of my muscovies, the one who disappeared, came from... -
Male Muscovy and Cayuga drake?
It sounds like it's really up to the individual male, so that makes it more complicated! No "right" choice really, I just have to make an educated guess and hope it works out and everyone can be happy, and if it doesn't then do whatever I can to alleviate that drama. Female muscovies have... -
Breed identification
My 5 year old female Cayuga only has speckles of white around her eyes and bill, so I think it must vary! Maybe depends on their genetics. -
Male Muscovy and Cayuga drake?
Thank you for the responses! Hm, so it does sound like it might be more trouble than it's worth. The muscovy male would be young, around 3 months old. But that probably is also too young to judge character yet, right? Would it be better for me to get two female muscovies? Having 3 might at... -
Male Muscovy and Cayuga drake?
Hi! I have a lone female muscovy at the moment, her friend disappeared without a trace over a month ago, so I've given up hope on her returning and I should be picking up another female muscovy for her next Thursday. I have 3 other ducks, a cayuga drake, and two female ducks, a cayuga and an... -
Missing feathers with yellow scabs on skin. Wet vent on drake. Swollen foot.
Thank you Miss Lydia! I don't see him mount Mei very often, he usually seems to prefer the muscovies (who don't like him). He does spend a lot of time with her though, they're usually together. I'll see if I can figure out a way to separate him to give her a break, see if it makes a... -
Missing feathers with yellow scabs on skin. Wet vent on drake. Swollen foot.
It's a mix of grass and dirt, not super hard but not as soft as it could be either. They have a little tiled area but they mostly only spend time there if they're going to sleep. They do have a small pond, working on getting a bigger one dug out for them, as is not everyone spends much time in... -
Missing feathers with yellow scabs on skin. Wet vent on drake. Swollen foot.
Thank you both very much! I'll have to see if I can get clear iodine, only have the other kind at the moment. Do have Epsom salts so I can try that too. 5 of the 6 ducks have some dark spots on their feet, theirs aren't swollen so they haven't worried me as much. I'll try to treat them too... -
Missing feathers with yellow scabs on skin. Wet vent on drake. Swollen foot.
Hi all! My ducks seem to be having lots of issues at the moment, I didn't want to make separate threads for all of them so hopefully this is alright. I'll just go in the order I listed them in the title. First is one of my Cayuga girls, Mei. I noticed her feather condition has been getting... -
Duck identification and advice welcome
Muscovies have a different body shape than other ducks. They're not even technically ducks. They sound different, different body language, they get along fine with ducks and have a lot of similarities, but they are very distinct. You won't see a tail like that on a mallard derived duck, the bill... -
Duck identification and advice welcome
Hi! You've got a Muscovy! I'm afraid I'm not good at all at telling the gender on them. Size is a big indicator, males get to be about twice the size as females, but I imagine would be harder to tell when you've only got one. Thickness of legs and how far apart they are, I have two female... -
Some general duck questions
If they're well protected from predators, they'll probably be okay. If they aren't, you should definitely catch them. It's not a bad idea to get them used to being in the duck house too. And depends on how cold it gets at night where you are! -
Some general duck questions
I would say they're not that old, ducks grow fast, I'm more unsure about Muscovies but at least Mallard derived breeds look adult at 8-10 weeks, yours still definitely look like babies. From an image search I would say they do look between maybe 3-5 weeks old... -
Some general duck questions
Just a few things I can add Swimming that young is totally fine, as long as you supervise and make sure they don't get too cold, keep the water warm-ish (maybe skin temperature, that's what I did). If they don't preen afterwards and dry themselves off, you can just help them out gently with a... -
Some general duck questions
They should burn out sooner with lighting, and it'll likely be harder on their bodies (Imagine pushing out an egg every day!). Personally I'm much more comfortable with letting them do it however is natural, but my ducks are more pets than anything, I like just watching them and hanging out with... -
Some general duck questions
I believe 80g would be about 2.8oz. One of my Muscovies has a shortly clipped wing and she doesn't even attempt to get height, she can get a little distance if she's up on something already but she's super lopsided and often faceplants into the ground. The other has more of a beauty cut, more... -
Some general duck questions
Honestly I think for quiet Muscovies are the only certain choice. With ducks it depends on their personality from my experience, they're always capable of being loud, but some don't quack often, some are more demanding. If you keep them happy they're quieter, I have a loud Cayuga but usually she... -
Need help IDing this pretty girl
Thank you! I really love my ducks, they are so entertaining to just hang out and watch, or bring them treats. It feels so good when they start to trust you too! That first time they eat out of your hand is pretty amazing He's not quite a gentleman, but he's pretty good. Kiki doesn't... -
Bumblefoot? Other Injury?
I'm afraid I don't know much when it comes to this sort of thing, but I can say it really doesn't look like bumblefoot. Spending lots of time in the water might be good for her. You could try giving her Epsom salt soaks, and/or putting Iodine on it? Is her leg extra warm or anything? That can be...