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So, it has been a while since I've been on. Things are good here but my job's hours make it hard for me to get onto BYC. No more hatchlings for me for 2 months or so. I have been choosing the "keepers" for my Muscovy. And I now have 3 adult chocolate barred hens, 3 chocolate barred...

Muscovy ducklings for sale. I have some hatching today (8/9/13). Ducklings are black barred, some males may carry the chocolate gene. As I have chocolate females. Day old-2 week old- $5 each. 2 week old to 1 month- $7.50 each. 1-3 month old- $10 each. Currently I have day olds, 1 month olds...

I've always been lucky enough to be able to process my birds in cooler temps but due to some poorly chosen hatch times (by me and the hens) I have several ducks that really need to go. Even at 5 am, the temps are now in the high 60s or low 70s here. I always set up the night before. I don't...

Shhhh.... don't tell my husband. This puts me at 44 littles, aged 1 day to 2 week olds. I really should try to sell some but I am paranoid about doing so and how they would be treated. Unfortunately, no chocolate barred in this batch. I got 1 chocolate out of a hatch of 21 and another...

The back story: After 1 year of no night time losses, I've had a bad few weeks. I lost a few of my younger birds in grow out pens and trapped an oppossum. No losses for about 1.5 weeks. Then something got into my adult coop. (I have since reinforced the area of the coop where the pred got...

Over the past few weeks, I've lost a few young chickens and 1 adult to something. Basically, all were my fault as I had gotten complacent in my grow out pen and wasn't closing the door at night. Stupid, I know. I lost 4 two month olds in 1 night. They were torn apart but 3 were still in...

So one of my chocolate barred hens hatched 21 ducklings!! Well, 22 but the first got pushed/pulled out of the nest and swarmed with fire ants. It didn't make it. :( Only 1 dud in the bunch. And, ONE OF THEM IS CHOCOLATE BARRED!!!!! I've been waiting for that. I was a little concerned...

So about 2 weeks ago, 2 of my full flight 5 month old female muscovy went missing. My husband had seen an owl the night before and some of the ducks were flying up to a tall tree to roost overnight. I assumed that they had been taken by a predator leaving me with their siblings, 3 females and...

and more will be coming. I REALLY need to stop allowing them to go broody. I may start advertising ducklings to sell. I should start getting some chocolates soon. I'm a little concerned about this mom, she hatched out a lone duckling in Feb and abandoned it a few days later. I'm hoping...

I am not sure who I should keep for breeding. I have my current adult drake and 2 of his sons out of 1 of the hens. Unfortunately, I lost 2 younger females that were full flight. My hubby told me he'd seen an owl (after the fact) and the girls had started sleeping in a tree near the coop...

I was offered full time at my job so I knew I had to get the ducklings out of the coop (stinky buggers). So, today I built them a house that has a fenced off section within the other birds area, The Pekin are getting HUGE. The Muscovy are a week older but about half the size. I'm hoping this...

My BO hen hatched out some chicks. She was on BO/blue JG and JG eggs. She hatched out 5. Unfortunately, about a 1.5 weeks ago she went missing, the same day that I saw a strange dog in the vicinity of the coop. One of her babies was also unaccounted for, for a while but was found, cold and...

I just couldn't help sharing this. My Great Pyrenees, Yukon, is almost 7 months old and has been wonderful with the birds so far. He is not outside with them full time yet and is not in their run unless I'm there. But, my full flight Muscovy that are 4 months ALWAYS fly out of the run (well the...

Something has been eating the old eggs that I leave in the nest to try to encourage broodiness for the last few days. I went out this morning and let the chickens out. Went into the coop to check on the chicks and fill the feeder up for my broody. In the middle of the nest area I see...

Late yesterday afternoon as I was coming in the front door I saw a dog in the birds area in the back. I grabbed a gun and ran out in my socks. The dog got away :( I then did a head count and thought everyone was accounted for. Then I heard a lot of peeping from the chicken's coop. I went...

I got home from work today to find 3 of my 2 week old muscovy ducklings drowned in the kiddie pool. I know better than to have had it filled but thought I had a bit more time before they were big enough to get in there.Stupid, stupid mistake. I honestly don't know how they were able to get up...

I just have to break the news to the hubby. I found a local that breeds Pekin and owns a feed store. He has about 15 now. I was going back in forth between ordering from Metzer Farms (who I LOVE) or finding local because I didn't really want 10 (and it costs the same to get 5). I'm hoping...

For the last 2 days I've seen a few of my 3.5 month old Muscovy drakelets grabbing at their sisters in an attempt at mating. I was hoping it would be a little longer but.... They won't be able to accomplish much for a while, I'm just surprised that dad isn't more concerned about it. Though I...

This is something I've been working on for a bit. Any comments welcomed. This (as usual) is based on Storey's Guide and Metzer Farms recommendations. The following is information that will help in picking a breed, where to buy stock and what genders to get. Picking the appropriate breed of...

My hen hatched out 5 chicks 3 days ago. I gave her 5 foster chicks and all are doing well. Today, I went outside and found mother hen had left her blocked off area and was setting on a nest of eggs. The area was blocked to prevent chicks from wandering too far, not completely enclosed...