I have 3, two week old Muscovy duckies that we have taken from their mom and we plan to raise them in a box for a few weeks, or until they are large enough to defend themselves from the evil murdering chickens.
I have ordered 4 freshly hatched African Brown Geese and 2 newborn Indian Runners that should arrive within the next 2 days.... they will be hatched tomorrow.
QUESTIONS: Can all of these babies live in the same box with the 3 baby Muscovies or do I need to keep them separate until they have grown a bit? Can they all eat the same food?
I am nervous about all of this. The 3 remaining Muscovies are from a hatching of 15...our first hatching from our first ducks. I named the survivors: Beethoven, Armed and Dangerous. We lost one to a crow on their first walk with mom, then two days later and within one hour, 11 were murdered by our vicious chickens . I was so mad at the chickens that if I knew which chickens were responsible, they would already be dog food (ok, I still love our girls, but I will never again trust them around babies). grrrr
Anyway, I need some guidance, as it was my ignorance that has already cost me 11 beautiful baby Muscovies. While I had wanted to keep everything natural, losing these little guys have changed everything. I am going to build a nursery and I'm going to buy an incubator.
It's been about 4 days since the mass-murder occurred and the poor mom Muscovy acts like she is still looking for her babies. I think it would be much easier for me to steal her eggs than to take her babies from her.
Thank you for any advice.
Cheers,
Dan
I have ordered 4 freshly hatched African Brown Geese and 2 newborn Indian Runners that should arrive within the next 2 days.... they will be hatched tomorrow.
QUESTIONS: Can all of these babies live in the same box with the 3 baby Muscovies or do I need to keep them separate until they have grown a bit? Can they all eat the same food?
I am nervous about all of this. The 3 remaining Muscovies are from a hatching of 15...our first hatching from our first ducks. I named the survivors: Beethoven, Armed and Dangerous. We lost one to a crow on their first walk with mom, then two days later and within one hour, 11 were murdered by our vicious chickens . I was so mad at the chickens that if I knew which chickens were responsible, they would already be dog food (ok, I still love our girls, but I will never again trust them around babies). grrrr
Anyway, I need some guidance, as it was my ignorance that has already cost me 11 beautiful baby Muscovies. While I had wanted to keep everything natural, losing these little guys have changed everything. I am going to build a nursery and I'm going to buy an incubator.
It's been about 4 days since the mass-murder occurred and the poor mom Muscovy acts like she is still looking for her babies. I think it would be much easier for me to steal her eggs than to take her babies from her.
Thank you for any advice.
Cheers,
Dan
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