muscovy behavior
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Drake with gander?
Hi everyone. I’m thinking of getting a Muscovy pair that would live with my other two female ducks, and my goose pair. My male goose is rather dominant and doesn’t like when any of the other waterfowl step out of line. Do you think he would have issues with a Muscovy drake? I’ve heard that... -
When will she quit the nest
Hi, I have a muscovy duck called Daisy who's just over a year old. 6 weeks ago she made a nest and started sitting on her eggs. It was her first time and we weren't sure if she had mated, so we just let her carry on and hoped that if nothing comes of the eggs, then she would just give up (like... -
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Help please!! Duckling won’t stop plucking siblings feathers!!
Hi! I have been using these forums for help with my Muscovy ducklings but I made an account just to post this because I need HELP. Long story short I can’t get one duckling to stop plucking the others feathers (I have 4 total, about 4 weeks old now). I tried separating him for a while, giving...- rachelsduckquestions
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Mallard nesting tube for Muscovy
I’m building mallard nesting tubes, and wonder if Muscovy will try using them. Any thoughts?- Gabrielpsherry
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Will my 1 year old muscovys hatch a hatching egg?
I have two female muscovy ducks that I raise in my backyard. From my lurking on this website I learned that muscovys are good hatchers/mothers. If I get a few hatching eggs from online and give them to my muscovys, will they hatch them, or would I need an incubator? If they see a random egg...- Minjojojo
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Muscovy duck behavior questions
We got our first 3 muscovy's last summer. One female and two males. We never had a duck house prepared for them but they had plenty of places around the farm to seek shelter out of the weather. A barn, under the decks, under the house, under boxwoods, etc. This year we have have been blessed...- Muscovy-palooza
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Muscovy behavior, short video and question
This is Wally and Waldo, they are Drake and son. I took them in in June Waldo was just a little guy and Wally chased him much like he does in this video so I have separated them Wally spends most of his time watching the others through a fence. I am wondering, 1. Is this normal "pecking order"... -
Muscovy Hen Acting Different
Two days ago we noticed our Muscovy hen was acting different than she normally does and she has been the same way since. She is much more quieter than usual. When we open the door to let her out of the house, she stays inside. When we open the door to let her outside to forage (something she...- Tay's Ducks
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- hen muscovy behavior
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Couldn't resist, Emergency housing for Muscovy Duck FamilyS
Hi everyone. I was offered free Silkie pair of chickens.:love I love Silkies but gave all mine away when I went back to work. So this was great since I was already set up. When I arrived to pick them up, they were Cochins. No matter I had a lovely boy who I wanted to mate with a frizzle, but...- tjo804
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CockRoaches in my coop ahhhhh! Can Muscovy help?
if I let the Muscovy Ducks overnight in my chicken coop, would they eat the cockroaches? Or is there another way to get rid of those nasty bugs?- tjo804
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Enjoying Nature, or Attracting a Meal? Muscovy Ducks.
Hello I am new to ducks all around. I have taken in A Drake and his Hen along with their 2 Ducklings. They are Muscovy Ducks. When I put up emergency housing I took down the humming bird feeder I had on a tree that is now in a day pen for the ducks. I have heard they eat all manor of pests/... -
Can I let him out?
Hello I have a baby muscovy, that I rescued like a month ago, (so I guess it's about/a month and a half old) Problem is, he's alone, and whenever I have to leave him, he just panicks peeps really loud but then eventually accepts that I'll eventually come back later This was fine until now... -
Why does my muscovy do this?
Is my muscovy drake trying to mate or does he just want her out of his pool? He has done this more than once.- Tay's Ducks
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Lazy Muscovies?
At the risk of offending Muscovy Ducks everywhere, I'm hoping for some insight. We just got 4 ducks a week ago, a drake a couple days later, and I've never seen such lazy behavior from any bird... LOL! We had a new cattle panel hoop coop ready for them, kept them penned in it to bond them to...- HomesteadHeart
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Muscovy laying eggs but not sitting on them
I have 3 females and 1 drake. This is my first time having ducks and they just started laying. We are up to 17 eggs but I have not seen her sit on them. She made a nice nest for them in the duck house and lays the eggs there every night. There have been 2 new eggs in the morning last few days. I...- Breemae123
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Muscovy ducks aren’t laying, ideas?
Hi guys, I have 5 Muscovy ducks. Four of them hatched on st Patrick’s day this year 2 boys and 2 girls and they have not started laying. They’re fully mature and have keen “mating” for more than a month but I haven’t seen eggs ANYWHERE! They have their coop and a large run attached with a dog...