Female Muscovy Aggression , MAYBE

[NickUk]

Our female muscovy always goes nuts when it see my parents and sister except me. I'll describe this.

The duck lowers her head, raises her ass/tail and becomes very vocal. The feathers on her head rise up. She blocks you from walking past and is relentless. This is 24/7 365 days a year. Soon as the duck see's them.
We don't know what she's trying to tell us, if anything. But if you stand around her long enough, she attacks my parents.

This is no young duck either, must be about 8 now. Her sisters never done this sort of behaviour. We are so lost. If anyone has any video or explanation of why this happens I'd love to know.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have other ducks? how is she with them?

 

[ruthhope]

Our female muscovy always goes nuts when it see my parents and sister except me. I'll describe this.

The duck lowers her head, raises her ass/tail and becomes very vocal. The feathers on her head rise up. She blocks you from walking past and is relentless. This is 24/7 365 days a year. Soon as the duck see's them.
We don't know what she's trying to tell us, if anything. But if you stand around her long enough, she attacks my parents.

This is no young duck either, must be about 8 now. Her sisters never done this sort of behaviour. We are so lost. If anyone has any video or explanation of why this happens I'd love to know.

Sounds like one of my Muscovy drakes. When mine comes up behind and attacks, I pick him up and put him in a dogcrate that I keep in the back garden for muscovy time out. He only needs to be in there for a few minutes -- no more than 5 minutes -- and he remembers his manners.

 

[Miss Lydia]

When mine go into attack mode they get a nice bath in their pool compliments of me!

 

[ruthhope]

When mine go into attack mode they get a nice bath in their pool compliments of me!

I've resorted to dropping my disturbed drake into the wading pool, and using the hose on fighting drakes!!! Not too often, but I confess it has been done!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

And it works for a while. lol