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    Cortunix Quail eggs - fertilized or not?

    About a month ago, I picked up 5 Cortunix Quail for the boys to keep/learn about. We kept them in our backyard and put them on the screened porch at night. Over that month, 3 of them flew away. Two remained. During this time, one of them had a very distinct call that I can only assume was a...
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    Raising Quail for first time...advice

    The local feed store has about 30 baby quail (I'm guessing bob-white from pictures?!?!). We live in Florida. I'm thinking of picking up 3 to raise as semi-pets. I have a large fenced in yard and have a great deal of success raising ducks (which come and go as they choose now). I understand...
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    Muscovy broken/dragging wing...advice?

    Folks, I have a Muscovy hen that was attacked while sitting on her nest. She lost all her eggs and her wing was injured. She's dragging it now and has secluded herself from all the others. I finally caught her and have her on my back porch with some water and food. How should I set the wing...
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    Muscovy Drake sitting on nest?

    Okay, first, I'm reaching my 100th Muscovy successfully raised. I know the difference between Drake/Hen. Nonetheless, I'm thoroughly confused about my juvenile Drake (about 5 months old). First, he's huge. He's attempting to mate with the other females. He was a rescue from an attacked...
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    Way to tag Muscovy adolescents that doesn't require retagging them?

    I bought some stiff plastic anklets for my ducks. They work well but I am wanting to give these guys to others in the area that have ponds without ducks. I can't trust these folks will recapture them and put larger anklets on them especially once they can fly. Are there ways to mark the ducks...
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    79 Muscovy Ducklings - should I tag them?

    I have 79 (and counting) Muscovy Ducklings in my backyard. The oldest born on 15 April, the youngest born today. Is there a benefit to tagging them via ankle/number if my goal is to give them to folks who won't eat them? I can't sex them yet as they are too immature, but it's still possible...
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    Best way to protect Muscovy nest?

    A few months ago I almost had a full clutch of Muscovy ducklings hatch right on my front porch (a small bush close to it). Unfortunately, about a week prior to hatch something stole every single egg (without breaking a shell) and scared off the hen. Now she's got a full clutch, turned...
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    Muscovy Ducks - hundreds of eggs, not sitting regularly...?

    So, I have about 9-10 Muscovy ducks that live on the ponds that border my back fence. I've been feeding them once/day the standard layer. Plus, 9 of them are the ones I raised from an abandoned clutch last year. So I understand why they are laying eggs on my property. What I don't...
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    Splayed leg/wry neck duck - future flying/swimming?

    Just wondering from more experienced folks, I saved a Muscovy duckling via emergency hatch. He came out with wry neck and splayed leg. He's eating very well, extremely friendly and talkative. He can completely groom himself - so the neck goes everywhere but is bent hard to the left. I've...
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    12 day old Muscovy with 1 day old Muscovies?

    When I get a few 30 mins I'll post my tragic foray into incubating and hatching Muscovies. In the mean time, I had assisted one egg 12 days ago that we named "Grendel." He has a slight case of wry neck and splay leg (both of which I'm attempting to correct). Other than that, he's totally...
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    Muscovy eggs - 1 week from hatch left @ 50 degrees for more than a few hours?

    Will they survive if I'm now incubating them? A predator scared off Momma duck - and I found the nest abandoned (quite the surprise considering how protective she was) for at least a few hours. The outdoor temp was around 50 degrees F. Just curious if my rescue efforts are futile.
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    Splayed leg prevent swimming?

    I recently assisted hatching a Muscovy duckling (now 5 days old). He came out with wry neck and splayed leg. But he's eating like a champ (meal worms, scrambled eggs, starter crumble, etc.) and very vocal. A fighter! I've been giving him somewhat successfully polyvisol drops to hopefully...
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    An entire nest missing without a single shell either?

    Last year on the side of our house a Muscovy was about 4-5 days from hatching a full clutch. I was watching her daily and then just suddenly she's gone and EVERY single egg too. Not even a shell cracked or egg broken open, nothing! So, I thought someone who hates Muscovies had done it at...
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    When to manually pip Muscovy egg?

    First, yes, yes, yes, I know that a broody mother is better than incubating eggs. So no need to say that. Second, yes, yes, yes, I know that ducks "should" be left in their eggs to die if they're not strong enough to get out themselves. So no need to say that. (I put that up front because I...
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