Muscovy bite

[NickUk]

Hi everyone
I have a question about my muscovy.
When it hasn't seen me for a while (few hours)
At first it pecks me hard. It's leaving me with little bruises. Then it calms down.
I' m sure what to make of it.

Once it's had a good hard peck it becomes more affectionate if I can call it that. Trying to groom me it seems.

Its not a duckling anymore I think. Its 3 months old and fully feathered. We raised it alone. Now it has a little duckling buddy but pays no interest to it apart from being curious and doing that hard pecking to that too at first.

 

[h2oratt]

Is it a girl or a boy?

 

[NickUk]

No idea to be honest.
What should I be looking for?

It's not got one of them puffy noses yet ha
It' about the size of a seagull

 

[Hybridchucks]

Hello and Welcome to BYC! (aka Backyardchickens) Its wonderful to have you! Thanks for joining! If you have questions, you will find your answers. There are loads of awesome helpful and active members that will help you if they can.
Best wishes!
-Tov

 

[Hybridchucks]

No idea to be honest.
What should I be looking for?

It's not got one of them puffy noses yet ha
It' about the size of a seagull

A pic would probably help...?

 

[NickUk]

I'l d th later when I'm not working

 

[Hybridchucks]

okie dokie

 

[NickUk]

Here

 

[CayugaJana]

If it an undesirable behavior, you will need to teach it you don’t like it. And ducks are much like a small puppy in that you have to train it over and over until it understands what you are trying to teach it. It could be that the duck is trying to be the alpha duck and put you in your place.
I had a duck that would charge me and shake its neck at me. I would flick it with my finger or thump it’s bill. Not hard mind you but enough that it got the ducks attention. It slowly understood I didn’t like it. Then I had to just raise my finger in the air and it knew I was going to flick it in the bill and would stop. Now it doesn’t do that at all.

 

[chickens really]

Yep, they can get Bossy and just like puppies they use their mouths to communicate ..Don't allow the nipping..
Cute little Duck.