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    Muscovy ducks

    The solid black one appears to be a drake, black and white a hen. If you are attached to them.. it’s easy to set up a home for them. All they need is a predator proof coop to sleep in at night. A large chicken coop will do. A kiddie pool to splash around in. Food and water. They make really neat...
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    Fertility

    If the answer is yes.. what can I do to encourage them to sit on any eggs they lay. They don’t seem broody at all. Should I add ceramic eggs or chicken eggs to make the clutch seem bigger?
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    Fertility

    my hens haven’t been around my tom for 8 days. Long story short I no longer own him. Would they still be laying fertile eggs after 8 days.. or is it too late to start letting them keep and hatch eggs starting tomorrow ( day 9) Up until now I’ve been taking their eggs so they have none...
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    Do your toms attack you during or even after breeding season? Honestly...
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    Breeding season aggression 10 month old tom

    I have a 10 month old Tom who I raised since he was a few days old. I know getting attached to a turkey is ridiculous, but I’ve considered him to be a pet. I had no intention of raising him for food, just to keep him and a couple hens as hobby pets. As he got bigger, he became not trustworthy...
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    Breeding genetics Muscovy

    curious if my black pied male and black barred hen had ducklings what color patterns would result. not planning on ducklings but just a fun thought.
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    Introducing drakes as companions

    If the males are breeding eac other like on a regular basis, will it injure them? ( someone mentioned a prolapse ) or is it fine?
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    Introducing drakes as companions

    I have a lone Muscovy male that I adopted last week. I’m guessing he’s around 1 or 2 years old. I am supposed to get him another drake ( same breed and age ) as a friend tomorrow. I can’t get more than 1 more duck.. so I figured another male would be better than a female due to him over...
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    Alone Muscovy

    Someone told me two males may try to mate and end up injuring eachother... true?
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    Alone Muscovy

    I’ve made a few recent posts about this lone Muscovy drake I brought Home from the rooster drop off pen at the Co op. I want to get him another companion but only have space for one more. I’m kind of conflicted if I should get him a female ( will he over breed her? ) or a male buddy. If I get...
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    Duck questions

    new duck owner. He has a doghouse in his run, but doesn’t use it and stands outside in the rain. Is this normal for a duck? I know my turkeys will just chose to hang out in bad weather instead of going in, unsure about ducks. Also I gave him a food dish but I don’t really see him eating from it...
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    Rescued an adult male Muscovy

    I won’t be having any female ducks around. But the last thing I want or need would be males fighting. I’ve heard they can also hurt or kill chickens so I won’t risk that. Would he be ok being a lone duck?
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    Rescued an adult male Muscovy

    hello everyone.. very new to ducks. I brought home a adult male Muscovy that was left in the rooster drop off pen at my local co op. He tugged at my heart seeing him in there so here I am with an unexpected duck. I already have several chickens and 3 turkeys.. all kept separate. So Mr. Duck is...
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    Health advice

    I’m not sure. She had a mate for it but it also became sick and died. She said it was staggering and couldn’t stand properly ( the deceased one ) The current one looks sick as well obviously. I asked if it had yellow poop. She said no. So I’m not sure if it’s blackhead or chicken related
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    Health advice

    an acquaintance has a sick turkey. It has a ruffled and tucked in appearance, clear secretions from its nostrils, and a misshapen looking head I thought likely respiratory or mycoplasma. So I sent her some of my left over Denegard for treatment. But it’s just a sick and odd looking turkey. She...
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    Sibling toms. Storey’s Guide to Raising Turkeys

    Thank you for the info. I figured it was kind of a too good to be true scenario
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    Sibling toms. Storey’s Guide to Raising Turkeys

    I have 2 sibling toms and only 3 hens. All around the same age ( hatched May - June ) I was thinking I’d likely have to re home one of the two toms, but I just read in Storey’s Guide to Raising Turkeys that two genetic sibling toms can live together and the less dominant tom will willingly...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I think I did a few months ago, I just haven't been back on the forum in a while. I'm Shannon. We currently have 4 chickens, a rooster, and 4 turkeys. We are fairly new to Wa. Been here about 3 years from southern Ca.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hi everyone. I'm in Snohomish and this is my first year with chickens and turkeys. That being said, I have a Narragansett heritage turkey ( hatched late may, early june) that I believed was a hen. Turns out Gussy is indeed a Gus. I'm very attached to all my turkeys as backyard pets but I already...
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    Mycoplasma

    Symptoms completely resolved after 5 day Denegard treatment.
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