Maybe it is a Niacin deficiency? Regular, non-medicated chick starter doesn't have enough Niacin in it. I have a duckling with a problem with her leg because of niacin deficiency.Some duckling don't absorb it as well as others, so she/he may be deficient. And if the food doesn't have enough in...
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Does anyone know what kind of rooster this is?
I am a duck person, so I don't know much about chickens. We had them when I was a kid, but we had Rhode Island Reds. Anyway, we saw this rooster two days ago, on the side of the road, just at the edge of the woods. I knew he didn't...
I hope someone can come along to help you. Someone with more experience than me. I have had to help three muscovy babies (during two different hatches). All of them were very weak and couldn't walk or stand or anything for a couple of days. I had them in a brooder separate from Mama hen and the...
Thank you! I have heard of barred muscovies but had no idea what they looked like, and it didn't occur to me that he could be that. I think I will go do a google image search and see what I find. I was just surprised to see such a pattern with both of his parents not having it.
Thanks again...
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This is one of my muscovy ducklings that hatched just over 4 weeks ago. He has some unusual markings (that I have not seen in any previous hatches) and I was wondering what this pattern would be called or how he will look when grown. His mom is mostly brown with some white on her wings...
The Muscovy hens are EXCELLENT mothers! I had one this past spring hatch 18 out of 20 eggs and all the babies lived and were nice and healthy. She was a fantastic mama and it was her first time. She had been born the previous spring and had never hatched before!! I thought she did great. She was...
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I haven't been on in awhile and I know I have missed some discussions on this, but I need to know if we can sell/get adoption fee for Muscovy ducklings in Florida? My hen hatched out 18 ducklings which are purebred muscovy. I adopted two out (for free) to a friend. I am keeping at least one...
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My muscovy never ate her eggs that she sits on. She does roll them out of the nest if they are not fertile/bad. I think something is stealing them. Maybe a snake? I think black snakes eat duck eggs. Or maybe even a raccoon. Do you have any way to set up a night time camera to video tape...
Stormy, thank you so much for your reply. These are adult ducks. Sorry I forgot to mention that. Yes, I noticed with my pekins that the girls are very LOUD! and the boys are more hoarse. I also have pure muscovies and they are totally different than other kinds of ducks. I am glad I can tell by...
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I have a chance to get some duck hens from a lady that has a flock of several breeds of ducks. I know how to tell the male and female pekins apart, as I have pekins, but how do I make sure I get females of Cayuga, Rouens and Black swedish? I am not familiar with them at all. Do the boys...
Hmmmm...I wish someone would tell Charlie, one of my muscovy drakes, that he is supposed to be nice and docile. He is mean and temperamental. He has attacked me many times. Once with a claw that sunk pretty deep into my leg and took forever to heal. Usually he just uses his wings and bill. When...
Definitely a hen. My four month old pair (one male, one female) are about the same size/age as yours. My hen has caruncles that look like yours, not much there. The male already had it all over his face and around his eye. So, I vote girl!!
She is very pretty.
Kathy