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Duck Egg?
I went out to gather my eggs this morning and ran across this monster. It's the biggest egg I have ever seen.. and much larger than any egg any of my hens have laid. I have 3 Muscovy females that were hatched on Jul 31st.. and they share a run with my chickens. They also have access to the... -
looking for Muscovy Juveniles/Ducklings
Hi all.. I'm wondering if someone can point me in the right to direction to a good hatchery for Muscovy Ducks. If not, are there some fine folks here that breed and ship? We just suffered a loss this last weekend with some of my chickens and all of my ducks. I lost one of my muscovy and the... -
Lost all my muscovy ducks =(
Had a rough day today.. a coon or fox found a weak spot in my pen, dug under and got 2 of my chickens, 1 of my ducks and mangled my other two ducks pretty bad. I had 2 female Muscovys and 1 Drake. The drake was left and had a broken wing, a large laceration under his wing deep into the meat and... -
Is my pullet a roo? She is crowing!
I have 5 hens, a barred rock, 3 RIRs and 1 Black Australorp. My Australorp is much bigger than the other girls and they are all almost 6 months. Just about a week ago, she/he gets up and crows early in the morning.. and sporadically throughout the day. It sounded awful at first, so I was...- axxell33
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Taming my new ducklings
I have three new 6 week old Muscovy ducklings, 2 females and 1 male. They share a run with my 5 pullets and have their own duck house. However, right now they like sleeping with company inside the chicken coop Anyways, my question is on the best ways to work with them and tame them? Right now... -
First post - Thinking of ducks!
Hi! I have been lurking here for a while and decided to join. I have learned so much from everyone here already! I recently started a backyard flock of laying hens (chickens). Now I am interested in adding maybe a breeding pair of Muscovy to my flock. I currently have a run that is 6'x10' (also...