Juvenile muscovy Drake is aggressive. What to do?

[Susan Darling]

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He beats up the female and bites if I get too close. I've been trying to gently pet his chest (mistake?) in the hopes that I can teach him that touching him won't hurt him. Will he mellow out with age? I'm thinking that he may turn out to be human aggressive, so I'm not sure what to do proceeding forward. Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

I have a pair of muscovy ducks that were incubated and raised in the house with me. They are about 4 months old now and live outside.

My female is a sweetie and somewhat independent, but my drake has become aggressive!

I have tried pinning him down...chasing with a broom...and just staying away from him. None of that really worked. He almost stalks me. Would wait by my car so I felt like I was his prisoner...hahaha.

My daughter suggested spraying him with vinegar......and guess what!
I sprayed a steady stream at his open mouth when he came to attack....No More Problems

He hates it and gives me my space now. Of course all my house guests may need to be armed, but at least I know how to manage him .

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’ve been able to do pinning on my Imprinted Muscovy drake the thing is consistency. If I have to pin him 10 times I to get my point across. I haven’t had to do that in a long time though he is now 8 yrs old and I just have to remind him once in a while I’m not going to take it. I have also been using the hose on him when he goes after my gander that is working well too. I have 4 Muscovy females for him and they are a tight harem. I don’t know if it’s love but it sure looks like it.

 

[FowlWitch]

Hey I haven't been on here in a while - just wanted to give an update. He's fairly well tempered. He seems to be a little scared of me, which I think is a good thing because it means he keeps his distance. He does have some wing issues, which is my fault for feeding him too much protein. I tried doing the vet wrap fix for a week and that didn't help (wrapping his wings is what lead him to be scared of me in the first place). He seems to be getting along fine, though, so I'm leaving him be. I may just trim the feathers on his wings very short and see if that may help him feel more comfortable. Other than that, he's pretty healthy and lively