lets see or hear abt your scovies, pics, stories, names, pens ect.

[Jen4]

Thank You Big Dreamer... all I know is shes a potbelly piglet, she'll be 6 weeks old this week.

 

[Liamm_1]

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bump. Anyone?

 

[swheat]

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bump. Anyone?

Mine free range with chickens just fine. If they are not pinioned or their wings clipped they may fly over a fence.

 

[Birdcrazy]

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bump. Anyone?

Mine free range with chickens just fine. If they are not pinioned or their wings clipped they may fly over a fence.

Mine free range with chickens too. Can clip the wings but I've found mine generally just don't wander, or don't try to. Might be just how they are or its a muscovy thing, not sure, only have 3

 

[Jen4]

My 6 free range with my chickens too. They have their own pen (with a top) and fly over sometimes to meet me at my back door for feedin times, lol. I've only had them since summer but so far they have stayed in our yard.

 

[chris50270]

Here are just a few of my muscovies. They hang out with my geese, chickens, & Wilbur the potbelly pig. Mine do fly over the fence to the big pond but are always back for feeding time. LOVE my muscovies!

 

[maggiemmm]

I have a covered pen for my Muskovies. Flier lived up to her name and took off one day - have not seen her since. Flipper my junk yard dog/duck and little Darkwing are fine with the enclosure. We just live too close to a big lake - I don't put the 4 ducks with the Banties because I had some trouble with the Indian Runners beaking one of my Belgium D'uccles to death. Picked on her all the time and when my back was turned - just attacked her. I do not know how Snakeman can have that heavy duck on his shoulder when I pick Flipper up he weighs a ton. I have to pick him up and throw him in his house so I can do chores - otherwise he is constantly pulling on my pant leg. Fifi-Quack , Ice Cream-Fish and Darkwing are proper little ladies. And Yes, the grandchildren named them.

 

[rainplace]

I don't remember if it was last year or early this year, but I had picked up two muscovies and did not care for them much. The drake tore up one of my runners (no fault of his own, just being a drake and all) and I couldn't handle him without getting clawed all the heck. I did like the female, she was cool flying around and pooping places she shouldn't, but when I decided to get rid of the drake, I got rid of her too. Fast forward to a month ago. I thought to myself, hrmm... I'd like a good meat bird that I won't mind butchering.... how about muscovy? So I went out and bought 5 of the little buggers. They were only a week old.

Well drat. They are by the far the most mellow, sociable bird I have I have ever met. They follow me everywhere, trust me completely, and are SO cute! I dunno how I'm gonna do the deed when the day comes.... maybe they will be one drake to four females and I can keep them to breed next years meat.

 

[rainplace]

I'll post pics later this week.

 

[Bleenie]

Steve,
I LOVE your Scovies... just something adorable about a chubby-looking duck! I always sell any of mine that end up with the slimmer body type, lol.

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