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This is my 3rd post about this so sorry for that but I just know someobody has to have some input or experience like mine somewhere! I have 2 muscovy ducklings from the same hatch 2 weeks old. One looks normal. The other is very small. Not only that but she is puffed out. Not the feathers...

I have a couple 2 week old muscovy ducklings. 1 seems to be growing normally, but the other is very small and also has edema on her back, neck and chest. At least it seems like edema, she is very puffy and swollen. I believe it may be due to metal toxicity as she was kept in a metal tub for...

Hello! I recently got three 1 week old baby Muscovies. Made my own indoor brooder in a large metal tub lined with plastic and covered in fine straw, and with a heat lamp above. Recently changed the straw to a peat moss/coco grow mixture. The first night they were home, one of them died. She...

Hi everyone! Needing some advice on broody ducks. I have 2 newly (first time) laying Muscovy hens. They each picked a spot for their nest and have been laying every day. We have no drake, so we are just taking a few eggs at a time for eating, and leaving the rest so they will keep on laying...

Just doing some research into pinioning the newborns wings. I was told by a friend who raises muscovies that it doesn't hurt them and it rarely ever even bleeds. Wondering how many people do this, or what experiences anyone has had with this procedure (clipping off the cartilaginous tip of the...

Just about fed up with the water freezing, although I know winter's now just about done, somehow we just keep getting snow!! (western PA) So, wondering if anyone's found a really good solution that works well for the ducks. Ive read a couple older threads, and it seems like maybe a heated...

I hope I'm not out of my bounds by posting this in this section, I did read the rules. Just trying to get an idea of some websites to check out. looking for reputable muscovy breeder.

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Hello. I am a first time muscovy owner, with a pair of 8 month-olds (1 drake, 1 hen), that i have been raising since they were 3 weeks old. Six days ago my little hen started a nest in the old duck house that we used to keep them in when they were babies (its a little small for them as...