Sure sounds like they aren't feral.
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Most of my Muscovy have been wonderful mamas and take really good care of their ducklings. They will defend them from the rest of the flock but cannot protect them from predators. If you had a way to put mama and chicks inside until they were around 3 weeks old with fencing they will have a much better chance of surviving. It sounds like they have probably never been closed up overnight. Boy do I remember those days when I brought home females for my Muscovy drake and the girls had never been kept up I finally put up fencing so I could corner them of an evening and herd them inside. We're covered up with predators.
Please keep us updated.
Most of my Muscovy have been wonderful mamas and take really good care of their ducklings. They will defend them from the rest of the flock but cannot protect them from predators. If you had a way to put mama and chicks inside until they were around 3 weeks old with fencing they will have a much better chance of surviving. It sounds like they have probably never been closed up overnight. Boy do I remember those days when I brought home females for my Muscovy drake and the girls had never been kept up I finally put up fencing so I could corner them of an evening and herd them inside. We're covered up with predators.