I got a new duck!!

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CaliFarmsAR said:
I’m soo excited I just got a Muscovy drake and will need to get him some females now! Does anyone know what color he maybe? And is there any I need to know one how to take care of him?? I’ll get some more pictures of him!! View attachment 2327596
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Are you sure its a drake? I've never had scovies, but it seems like a drake would have more caruncles on the face then that. I may be wrong.

Either way, he's beautiful!
 
CaliFarmsAR said:
I’m soo excited I just got a Muscovy drake and will need to get him some females now! Does anyone know what color he maybe? And is there any I need to know one how to take care of him?? I’ll get some more pictures of him!! View attachment 2327596
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What a lovely, handsome boy! I have had Muscovies for 2+ years, but only hens. They have wonderful and complex personalities. They are calm, friendly, and gentle, with the sweetest voices. They can, however, temporarily turn into hateful little hens when broody or molting. My sweetest Muscovy (my white hen) turns absolutely murderous at times. After two years, however, I‘m handling the sudden changes better. My Muscovies eat the same food as my Rouen hen (recently switched to Mazuri Waterfowl) and all 3 hang out together 24/7 and are best friends. I have heard that people with larger groups of Muscovies and Mallard-derived ducks say that their Muscovies and Mallard-derived ducks don’t tend to mingle like mine do.

Healthwise, I’ve been extremely pleased with my ‘Scovy girls. The only problems I’ve had were with my white hen who was very accident-prone when she was young. They’ve had no laying issues at all, unlike my Rouen hen. I think it’s because the Muscovies, as a whole, have had less human interference than the Mallard-derived breeds.

I do have “perches” all around for my ‘Scovies, as they like to be up high. They love to have stumps to stand on.

They swim as much as my Rouen, and I make sure they always have clean swimming water. Some folks have a different experience with that, saying that their ‘Scovies barely swim. Maybe mine swim more as they were raised by my Rouen?

Anyways, congratulations! When you go to get hens, good luck. Go for the little ones with little feet that slightly overlap. But be prepared to play the “drake or hen” game for a bit as they can be hard to sex if you are not incredibly experienced at it!
 
Daphne_loves_mealworms said:
What a lovely, handsome boy! I have had Muscovies for 2+ years, but only hens. They have wonderful and complex personalities. They are calm, friendly, and gentle, with the sweetest voices. They can, however, temporarily turn into hateful little hens when broody or molting. My sweetest Muscovy (my white hen) turns absolutely murderous at times. After two years, however, I‘m handling the sudden changes better. My Muscovies eat the same food as my Rouen hen (recently switched to Mazuri Waterfowl) and all 3 hang out together 24/7 and are best friends. I have heard that people with larger groups of Muscovies and Mallard-derived ducks say that their Muscovies and Mallard-derived ducks don’t tend to mingle like mine do.

Healthwise, I’ve been extremely pleased with my ‘Scovy girls. The only problems I’ve had were with my white hen who was very accident-prone when she was young. They’ve had no laying issues at all, unlike my Rouen hen. I think it’s because the Muscovies, as a whole, have had less human interference than the Mallard-derived breeds.

I do have “perches” all around for my ‘Scovies, as they like to be up high. They love to have stumps to stand on.

They swim as much as my Rouen, and I make sure they always have clean swimming water. Some folks have a different experience with that, saying that their ‘Scovies barely swim. Maybe mine swim more as they were raised by my Rouen?

Anyways, congratulations! When you go to get hens, good luck. Go for the little ones with little feet that slightly overlap. But be prepared to play the “drake or hen” game for a bit as they can be hard to sex if you are not incredibly experienced at it!
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Oh wow! Thank you so much!
 
CaliFarmsAR said:
Do you have any pictures of your Muscovy ducks??
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Probably too many :oops:

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