I have a sweet Muscovy hen, a year and a half old, who needs a new home. I don't know why but my chickens have started attacking her, although they've lived together for over a year. She doesn't fight back so she gets severely pecked. They are currently separated but it's not a good long term...
A few weeks ago, my Muscovy was attacked by an owl. It had a hold of her by the back and she was beating at it with her wings. She lost a toenail but didn't have any puncture wounds.
She seems back to her normal self, except for one thing. She doesn't fly anymore. She used to love flying, she...
I got my Muscovy hen Sylvie last February. She was young, but old enough to fly. The first day I let her free range with the others, she flew away in the evening. Fortunately I got her back without too much trouble, and clipped one wing the next day. Now she's molted and regrowing her feathers...
I see a lot of threads where people talk about their flock's pecking order. I watch my chickens a lot, and I can't figure out what their pecking order is. I completely understand the concept, but I just don't see it in my flock. I see it with the ducks-my bossy Rouen is definitely in charge, she...
Chickens are funny. I thought that over time they'd each get a particular spot on the roosts, being that they are creatures of habit, but no. They pick a different spot every night. Last night there were nine chickens on one roost and three on another. Tonight it's split six on each roost. What...
I've got eight ducks; two drakes and six hens. The drakes are Indian Runners, and the hens are Runners, Rouens and a Muscovy. Everybody has been together for at least a year, and always gotten along well with no drama. I've always liked the drakes because they were nice to the girls. The drakes...
I heard something wallop the front window a little while ago and went outside to find a small sparrow-like bird laying on the ground stunned. The chickens were very interested in it, so I picked it up as gently as I could and moved it to the fenced garden where nothing can bother it.
It's been...
We were given this abandoned duck back in October. It was found walking along a busy highway. Initially I thought it was a blue Swedish duck because of the coloring. But some of its characteristics don't seem typical of the breed, from what I've researched. It's likely a "mutt duck" but what...