I started with one male baby muscovy in December that the owners didn't want. When he matured, I bought a full grown female, who happened to be broody when I brought her home. It was fun to see how excited he was to have a mate. At first it was strange because he didn't seem to know how to fertilize the eggs, so I figured all the eggs would be duds, I never saw them mating successfully. Somehow 4 of her 11 eggs hatched. So now around six months after my first male baby, I have a family of muscovys.
As a first time owner, they are very fun to have around. I don't name them, but if I did have to name the male it would be "Satan" because he is somewhat ornery to the female. They make the most interesting sounds and I do like to feed them at night, they love to eat whatever we cook for dinner.
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