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    What predator could this be?

    Found two ducks like this in my ‘outer’ pen, the daytime one that’s not covered. There’s no holes in the enclosure and no sign of anything digging under. And night they are in a smaller covered run.
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    Mama Muscovy abandoned nest at 3 weeks...

    I went out after dark to check everything and found her wandering around the enclosure, and the eggs were cold to the touch. I guided her back into the nest and waited until she settled on them, but this morning she’s off again, just standing up beside them. The eggs are very cold. 😟 Any...
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    Dog took a chunk out of my duck....will this heal on its own?

    My pug ripped a mouthful of skin and feathers out of my mama duck’s chest when she got too close up his bone. I’ve disinfected it, and she seems completely normal now apart from the bloody hole. Will it scab over? Should I do anything else? Cant really isolate her alone because she has 6...
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    How long will a Muscovy wait for eggs to hatch?

    My Muscovy hen is setting on two eggs that i suspect have died....I would like to swap them out for some that are healthy and developing from another duck, but they are about two weeks younger. Will my Muscovy keep sitting until the new eggs are ready, or will she abandon the nest after the...
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    Muscovy drake/duckling dynamic

    How safe are Muscovy drakes around naturally hatched ducklings? One of my two hens is going to be hatching a batch soon and I’m not sure if I need to separate them or not. Will the hen protect them, or is it even an issue?
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    When to stop collecting eggs if I want my hen to brood?

    Will Muscovy hens start building up a batch of eggs to sit on before they actually start sitting? My laying hen isn’t acting broody at all, but i’ve been leaving the eggs in the nest for the past week to see if she will start. Will they be fertile if my drake has been regularly mounting her, or...
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    Muscovy caruncle question

    I just noticed this yellowed, blistery looking knob on my drake...anyone familiar with what it could be? We did have a cold snap and my rooster got frostbite, but that was at least a month ago and the damaged comb tissue blackened and fell off awhile ago. Could this be mild frostbite damage that...
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    Bucket De-icer too scary?

    I have a small bucket de-icer (about 5 inches in diameter) in the water bucket that i keep with the feeder for my chickens and ducks, and another water bucket out in the outer run that freezes and that i refill daily. For some reason, NOBODY will use the bucket with the heater in it.... i can’t...
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    Chicken sneezing and shaking head. No other symptoms ****this changed**** Video attached.

    I have one chicken that has been sneezing periodically for a few weeks (kind of noticed it in hindsight) but now it’s pretty much constant. No other birds seem to be affected at all. I’m not seeing any change in her behavior, still eating and foraging normally with the others. Any insight? She's...
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    Still not sure! Muscovy sex question....

    I have two older Muscovy hens and two 11-12 week olds....except I’m not entirely convinced that they are female. They are bigger than the older two, but smaller than the slightly older young drake I have. Do Muscovy hens vary in size much? These younger two are from totally different...
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    At what age do Muscovys show size difference due to sex?

    I have two 7 week old Muscovy ducklings and trying to tell what the sex is, but also wondering if drakes and ducks show a noticeable size difference by this age? My last batch was three drakes so never got a chance to see. Hoping these are two ducks since they are still the same size as each...
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    5 week old Muscovys fighting each other...

    Is it normal for 5-6 week old ducklings to fight? Today it looked like one was trying to drown the other in the kiddie pool. Today one of them was actually harassing another adult female, too. Does that mean they are drakes? I asked for help sexing a week or so ago but didn't get any responses.
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    Another Muscovy sexing question....

    These babies are four weeks. They look HUGE to me. Are all three of them Drakes?
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    Muscovy eggs... How many days until you should see veins?

    I got 5 fertile (hopefully) eggs from a farm nearby to stick under my broody Muscovy hen. She has been sitting on them like a champ for the last 6 days, but when I candled them this morning I didn't see any sign of dark spots or any veins. Is it too early? It's hard to believe that none of the...
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    Hi from southern BC

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Fairly new, adopted a few older hens for bug/weed control in my garden last summer and things progressed from there. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Now I have 8. 4 laying, three retired and in henopause, and one...
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