Aggresive Muscovy Drake ???

[mrslb333]

Quote:
That's probably the general difference. You're muscovies are imprinted to you and the birds around them. Isolate scovies, like geese, grow to cause problems. Scovy drakes just have more testosterone than geese (so it seems), so isolate drakes cause problems. It's simple.

Maybe that's why you personally had a bad experience with Muscovies, you didn't raise them correctly

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

I don't mean to cause mixed feelings or controversy myself...​

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

Quote:
That's probably the general difference. You're muscovies are imprinted to you and the birds around them. Isolate scovies, like geese, grow to cause problems. Scovy drakes just have more testosterone than geese (so it seems), so isolate drakes cause problems. It's simple.

Maybe that's why you personally had a bad experience with Muscovies, you didn't raise them correctly

Perhaps I should try a good, patient banny hen.

 

[Big Dreamer]

I raised them from when they were little alone, then when they were older introduced them and there was fighting then peace and nothing but it. My drake (RIP) even helped protect and raise the 2 batches of ducklings that were hatched this year. So i think it was just your birds who acted like this. Wonder why? .. Oh well they are all "Liquidated" anyway right? For fighting like all birds do? Well i guess thats the price to pay..

 

[sourland]

Out of all the muscovies that I have had, only one drake became overly aggressive. He and a large RIR used to have periodic power struggles. One day when I came home, the drake had killed the rooster. After that he killed two RIR hens - then Sourland killed him. Easy solution.

I never had any other significant problems with my muscovy drakes.

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

Quote:
I think because they were raised properly (well, properly for everything except scovies and geese), they were more natural. All other species are far for the better to be hen raised, but not those two species. Those two species are real toothcrackers as drakes/ganders by nature, and should be imprinted, like yours were, or else they may grow into attitude.
My weren't liquidated, but their offspring are. To the Meat Bird forum!

 

[Big Dreamer]

Most of my drakes were hen raised (Muscovy) and they are still nice.

 

[mrslb333]

Its a shame some people can't be liquidated

 

[Ducks and Banny hens]

....Hey, You meant ME!!!

 

[TennesseeTruly]

Now GEESE are bad? Muscovys AND Geese? Methinks he should just go back to his Bessemer dream land. UGH!